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Paul Carlyle "Curly" Armstrong (November 1, 1918 – June 6, 1983) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1][2]

A 5'11" guard/forward, Armstrong starred at Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he reached two state championship games while leading his team to a 50–6 record. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Armstrong attended Indiana University, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors during his junior year. He then played, and briefly coached, for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons professional basketball team (today's Detroit Pistons). In 1943, he was named the World Professional Basketball Tournament's Most Valuable Player.[3] He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.

He was head basketball coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, for two seasons. His record in 1951–52 was 10 wins and 10 losses. His record in 1952–53 was 9 wins and 10 losses.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 Fort Wayne 52 .306 .698 – 2.0 7.3
1949–50 Fort Wayne 63 .279 .705 – 2.8 7.3
1950–51 Fort Wayne 38 .310 .644 2.3 2.0 5.3
Career 153 .295 .692 2.3 2.3 6.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 3 .182 .250 – 2.0 3.0
1951 Fort Wayne 3 .368 1.000 2.3 1.7 5.0
Career 6 .268 .400 2.3 1.8 4.0

References

  1. ^ "Former IU star, Pistons coach 'Curly' Armstrong dies at 64". The Courier-Journal. 7 June 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Curly's company". News-Sentinel. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Washington takes crown in pro meet". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. 18 March 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 6 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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