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Frank Gates (basketball)

For the American architect, see Frank P. Gates.

Ben Frank Gates (April 12, 1920 – July 26, 1978) was an American professional basketball player who spent two seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) and one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the 1946–47 NBL season, Gates played for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and later the Anderson Duffey Packers, who he re-signed with for the 1948–49 season. He attended Sam Houston State University.[1][2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Anderson 64 .281 .622 1.4 4.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Anderson 7 .243 .700 1.3 3.6

References

  1. ^ "Frank Gates NBL Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Frank Gates". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.