Buddy O'Grady

Buddy O'Grady
Personal information
Born	(1920-01-19)January 19, 1920 New York, New York
Died	February 19, 1992(1992-02-19) (aged 72)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Peter's Boys (Staten Island, New York)
College	Georgetown (1939–1942)
Playing career	1946–1949
Position	Guard
Number	6, 21, 9
Coaching career	1949–1952
Career history
As player:
1946–1947	Washington Capitols
1947–1949	St. Louis Bombers
1949	Providence Steamrollers
As coach:
1949–1952	Georgetown

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Francis David "Buddy" O'Grady (January 19, 1920 – February 29, 1992) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 5'11" guard from Georgetown University, O'Grady played professionally in the Basketball Association of America from 1946 to 1949. He competed for the Washington Capitols, St. Louis Bombers, and Providence Steamrollers and averaged 3.7 points per game.^[1]

For three seasons from 1949 to 1952, O'Grady served as head coach of Georgetown University's men's basketball team, with an overall record of 35-36 and no post-season tournament appearances. He was elected to Georgetown's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1958.^[2]^[3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	Washington	55	.238	.717	.4	2.7
1947–48	St. Louis	44	.261	.667	.2	3.9
1948–49	St. Louis	30	.295	.739	1.4	4.6
1948–49	Providence	17	.282	.600	1.5	4.8
Career		146	.265	.691	.7	3.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	Washington	6	.100	1.000	.0	1.5
1947–48	St. Louis	7	.333	1.000	.0	3.6
Career		13	.245	1.000	.0	2.6

Head coaching record

Sources^[3]^[4]^[5]

Season	Team	Overall
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1949–1952)
1949–50	Georgetown	12–12
1950–51	Georgetown	8–14
1951–52	Georgetown	15–10
Total:		35–36
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches

Maurice Joyce (1906–1911)
James Colliflower (1911–1914)
John D. O'Reilly (1914–1921)
James Colliflower (1921–1922)
Jock Maloney (1922–1923)
John D. O'Reilly (1923–1927)
Elmer Ripley (1927–1929)
Bill Dudak (1929–1930)
John T. Colrick (1930–1931)
Fred Mesmer (1931–1938)
Elmer Ripley (1938–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Ken Engles (1945–1946)
Elmer Ripley (1946–1949)
Buddy O'Grady (1949–1952)
Buddy Jeannette (1952–1956)
Tommy Nolan (1956–1960)
Tommy O'Keefe (1960–1966)
Jack Magee (1966–1972)
John Thompson (1972–1999)
Craig Esherick (1999–2004)
John Thompson III (2004–2017)
Patrick Ewing (2017– )

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