Joe McNamee

John Joseph McNamee (September 24, 1926 – July 16, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.^[1]

Joe McNamee

Personal information
Born	(1926-09-24)September 24, 1926 San Francisco, California
Died	July 16, 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 84) Greenbrae, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Ignatius (San Francisco, California)
College	San Francisco (1946–1950)
NBA draft	1950: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by	Rochester Royals
Playing career	1950–1952
Position	Power forward / center
Number	20, 13
Career history
1950–1951	Rochester Royals
1951–1952	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights
NBA champion (1951)
Career statistics
Points	289 (2.4 ppg)
Rebounds	238 (2.5) rpg)
Assists	58 (0.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6′6″ forward/center from the University of San Francisco, McNamee played two seasons (1950–1952) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951. Joe went on to have a long and successful career in sales for Watson and Meehan, a distributor of Cummins engines. Joe and his wife Alice had eight kids (Sharon, John, Pattie, Casey, Dennis, Peter, Steve and Jim) and 11 grandchildren.

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
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source:^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950–51†	Rochester	60		.287	.643	1.7	.3	2.1
1951–52	Rochester	24	4.9	.194	.333	1.0	.1	.6
1951–52	Baltimore	34	17.0	.325	.636	3.3	1.1	4.5
Career		118	12.0	.298	.620	2.0	.5	2.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1951†	Rochester	13	.293	.750	2.7	.7	2.5