Lennie Rosenbluth
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 22, 1933 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Staunton Military Academy (Staunton, Virginia) |
| College | North Carolina (1954–1957) |
| NBA draft | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1957–1959 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 18 |
| Career history | |
| 1957–1959 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 342 |
| Rebounds | 145 |
| Assists | 92 |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Leonard Robert "Lennie" Rosenbluth (born January 22, 1933) is an American former basketball player and All-American at the University of North Carolina.
Rosenbluth attended Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia. In his first year of varsity basketball at the University of North Carolina in 1955, the 6’ 5" forward was the Tar Heels' leading scorer. He was named third team All-America, averaging 25.5 ppg and 11.7 rebounds. In 1956 he also achieved All-America honors, but this time they were split between various first and second team selections. He again led the Tar Heels in scoring with a 26.7 average.
In his senior season in 1957 Rosenbluth averaged 27.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while leading the Tar Heels to a 32–0 record. His regular season performance earned him the Helms Hall of Fame "Collegiate Player of the Year" designation over the University of Kansas's Wilt Chamberlain. Tar Heels went on to defeat Chamberlain's Jayhawks 54–53 in triple overtime for the NCAA Basketball Championship, North Carolina's first, which brought credibility to the fledgling Atlantic Coast Conference. Rosenbluth's scored 20 points in the championship final, was the tournament's overall top scorer at 28.0 ppg, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He was also named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year.
Rosenbluth has been honored for his athletic achievements while at North Carolina. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He was selected to the "All-Decade Final Four" team for the 1950s. He is in the Helms College Basketball Hall of Fame, is listed by some as one of the "100 Greatest College Players of All-Time", and is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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