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Jeff Cohen (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

1961–1962
  
Hawaii Chiefs

Height
  
2.01 m

Listed height
  
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

1962–1963
  
Weight
  
102 kg

Listed weight
  
225 lb (102 kg)

Name
  
Jeff Cohen

Position
  
Power forward

Pro career
  
1961–1963

Role
  
Basketball Player


Jeff Cohen (basketball)

Died
  
June 23, 1978, Switzerland

College
  
William & Mary Tribe men's basketball (1958–1961)

NBA draft
  
1961, Washington Wizards (Round: 2 / Pick: 23)

2005 chunk jeff cohen meets the fans at the goonies house


Jeffrey Maxwell Cohen (October 6, 1939 – June 23, 1978) was an All-American basketball player at the College of William & Mary in 1960-61. He was selected as the 14th pick in the second round (23rd overall) of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards).

At William & Mary, Cohen played his way into the NCAA record books. He is the ninth all-time leading rebounder in the pre-1973 college basketball era, having grabbed 1,679 boards. He is one of very few men’s basketball players in NCAA history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds during a collegiate career. At the time of his graduation, he was only one of 10 players to ever accomplish that feat. Cohen's 2,003 career points rank third all-time at William & Mary. He was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection from 1959 to 1961, and in 1990 he had his jersey number retired posthumously. Additionally, Jeff set a W&M single game scoring record of 49 points on February 25, 1961. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

Despite being drafted to the NBA, Jeff was never signed by any team. He spent some time playing professionally in the now-defunct American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963. As a member of the Hawaii Chiefs, he averaged 10.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game for the 1961-62 season. The following season, Cohen averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing for the Chicago Majors.

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Jeff Cohen (basketball) Wikipedia


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