John Barr (basketball)

American basketball player

John BarrPersonal information

Born| (1918-08-18)August 18, 1918
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Died| July 1, 2002(2002-07-01) (aged 83)
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight| 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school| Shamokin (Shamokin, Pennsylvania)
College| Penn State (1938–1941)
Playing career| 1945–1949
Position| Forward
Number| 8, 13
Career history
As player:
1945–1946| Wilmington Bombers
1946–1947| St. Louis Bombers
1947–1948| Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949| Sunbury Mercuries
As coach:
1948–1949| Sunbury Mercuries
1957–1969| Susquehanna
Career highlights and awards

* Third-team All-American – Converse (1941)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Evans Barr (August 8, 1918 – July 1, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Barr played for the St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for 58 games during the 1946–47 season. He was player-coach for the Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1948–49 season.[1] He led the Mercuries to a 9–21 record during his only season as head coach of the team.[2]

Barr served as head coach of the Susquehanna River Hawks men's basketball team from 1957 to 1969, compiling a 107–115 record.[3]

He is credited for having the first buzzer-beating game winner in the history of the league that is now the NBA.[4]

## BAA career statistics[edit]

Legend

GP  | Games played
FG% | Field-goal percentage
FT% | Free-throw percentage
APG | Assists per game
PPG | Points per game

### Regular season[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP  | FG%  | FT%  | APG  | PPG

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1946–47 | St. Louis | 58 | .283 | .595 | .9 | 5.1
Career  | 58 | .283 | .595 | .9 | 5.1

## References[edit]

1. ^ "S.U. Cagers Face 19 Game Schedule". The Daily Item. 28 November 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
2. ^ "John Barr minor league basketball coaching statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
3. ^ "John Barr resigns after long career as Susquehanna basketball, golf coach". The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune. March 6, 1969. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
4. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/buzzer-beaters.html

## External links[edit]

*   * Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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