Whitey Kachan

Whitey Kachan
Personal information
Born (1925-09-15)September 15, 1925
Chicago, Illinois
Died March 7, 1993(1993-03-07) (aged 67)
Glenview, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Philip
(Chicago, Illinois)
College DePaul (1943–1948)
BAA draft 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career 1948–1949
Position Guard
Number 4, 20
Career history
1948–1949 Chicago Stags
1949 Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career BAA statistics
Points 112 (2.2 ppg)
Assists 37 (0.7 apg)
Games played 52
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Edwin John "Whitey" Kachan (September 15, 1925 – March 7, 1993) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'2" guard from DePaul University, Kachan played one season (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Chicago Stags and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.2 points per game and won a championship with the Lakers.

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Kachan won a BAA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Chicago 33.220.618.82.0
1948–49† Minneapolis 19.381.682.62.5
Career 52.268.643.72.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949† Minneapolis 8.400.000.3.5
Career 8.400.000.3.5


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