Whitey Kachan

American basketball player
Whitey Kachan
Personal information
Born(1925-09-15)September 15, 1925
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMarch 7, 1993(1993-03-07) (aged 67)
Glenview, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Philip (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeDePaul (1943–1948)
BAA draft1948: — round, —
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career1948–1949
PositionGuard
Number4, 20
Career history
1948–1949Chicago Stags
1949Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • BAA champion (1949)
Career BAA statistics
Points112 (2.2 ppg)
Assists37 (0.7 apg)
Games played52
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
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   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

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Chicago 33 .220 .618 .8 2.0
1948–49 Minneapolis 19 .381 .682 .6 2.5
Career 52 .268 .643 .7 2.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Minneapolis 8 .400 .000 .3 .5
Career 8 .400 .000 .3 .5

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Whitey Kachan's obituary
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Minneapolis Lakers 1948–49 BAA champions
  • Regular season
  • Playoffs


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