Nationality American Name Herb Scherer Position Center Number 9, 22, 19 Weight 96 kg | Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg) Height 2.06 m Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Role Basketball Player | |
Born December 21, 1929
Maplewood, New Jersey ( 1929-12-21 ) High school Bloomfield Tech
(Bloomfield, New Jersey) NBA draft 1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall Died June 28, 2012, Roswell, Georgia, United States College LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball | ||
Herbert Frederick "Herb" Scherer (December 21, 1929 – June 28, 2012) was an American basketball player who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Scherer, a 6'10" center, played collegiately at Long Island University from 1946 to 1950. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1950 NBA draft (18th pick overall). Scherer played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the 1950–51 NBA season, averaging 3.4 points per game as a rookie. The following season, he played for the New York Knicks, averaging 3.9 points per game.
Following his NBA career, Scherer started his own construction business. He died on June 28, 2012 in his home in Roswell, Georgia.
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