Leo Barnhorst

Leo A. "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.

Leo Barnhorst

Personal information
Born	(1924-05-11)May 11, 1924 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 76)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1946–1949)
BAA draft	1949: 2nd round
Drafted by	Indianapolis Jets
Playing career	1949–1954
Position	Small forward
Number	20, 8, 15
Career history
1949–1950	Chicago Stags
1950–1953	Indianapolis Olympians
1953–1954	Baltimore Bullets
1954	Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights
2× NBA All-Star (1952, 1953)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,232 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,506 (5.4 rpg)
Assists	1,116 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at University of Notre Dame, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.^[1]

Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.

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^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949–50	Chicago	67	–	.349	.698	–	2.1	6.5
1950–51	Indianapolis	68	–	.346	.689	4.4	3.2	8.0
1951–52	Indianapolis	66*	35.5	.389	.629	6.5	3.9	12.4
1952–53	Indianapolis	71	40.4	.389	.727	6.8	3.9	13.6
1953–54	Baltimore	55	34.2	.352	.707	4.7	3.9	7.9
1953–54	Fort Wayne	17	10.9	.211	.833	2.2	.7	1.7
Career		344	34.8	.368	.665	5.4	3.2	9.4
All-Star		2	18.0	.444	.000	2.5	1.5	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950	Chicago	2	–	.320	1.000	–	2.0	11.0
1951	Indianapolis	3	–	.371	.800	3.0	4.0	11.3
1952	Indianapolis	2	42.5	.412	.429	4.5	4.0	15.5
1953	Indianapolis	2	39.5	.364	.667	11.0	2.5	15.0
1954	Fort Wayne	4	15.0	.526	.600	1.3	1.5	5.8
Career		13	28.0	.390	.703	4.1	2.7	10.8