Paul Nolen

Paul Edward Nolen (September 3, 1929 – May 7, 2009) was an American basketball player. A 6'10" center,^[2] Nolen attended Texas Technological College^[3][4] (now Texas Tech University), where he was a three-time all-conference selection in the Border Conference, including first-team honors as a sophomore^[5] and senior.^[6] In 1951, he won the Border Conference scoring crown after averaging 19.9 points per game.^[7][8] Over his career with the Raiders, he scored 1,306 points.^[9]

Paul Nolen

Personal information
Born	(1929-09-03)September 3, 1929 Tulia, Texas
Died	May 7, 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 79) Fort Worth, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Career information
High school	Alvarado (Alvarado, Texas)
College	Texas Tech (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953: 5th round, 35th overall pick
Drafted by	Baltimore Bullets
Position	Center
Career history
1953	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights
2× First-team All-Border Conference (1951, 1953) Second-team All-Border Conference (1952)[1]
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets with the 35th pick in the 1953 NBA draft, he signed with the team during the summer,^[10] and appeared in one NBA game for the team on November 7, 1953. Following hs NBA stint, he played for the Washington Generals,^[11] the exhibition team that always plays the Harlem Globetrotters. On December 6, 1953, he scored 6 points in the Generals 49–48 win against the Philadelphia Warriors.^[12]

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^[13]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1953–54	Baltimore	1	2.0	.000	–	1.0	.0	.0