Carlisle Towery

Carlisle Towery
Personal information
Born	June 20, 1920; Caldwell County, Kentucky
Died	November 25, 2012 (aged 92); Marion, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Shady Grove; (Shady Grove, Kentucky)
College	Western Kentucky (1938–1941)
Playing career	1941–1950
Position	Power forward / center
Number	24, 77, 10
Career history
1941–1944,; 1946–1948	Fort Wayne Pistons
1948–1949	Indianapolis Jets
1949–1950	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (1944); Second-team All-American – Converse (1941); Third-team All-American – Converse (1940); No. 42 jersey retired by Western Kentucky Hilltoppers;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

William Carlisle Towery (June 20, 1920 – November 25, 2012), nicknamed "Blackie" or "Big Boy",^[1] was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" (1.96 m) forward-center, Towery played for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers from 1938 to 1941. He was a two-time All-America selection and the first Hilltopper to score 1,000 points. He also led the Hilltoppers to three Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.^[2]

After graduating, Towery began his professional career with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons of the National Basketball League. He played three seasons with the Pistons before entering military service in World War II, where he earned a Bronze Star as an infantryman.^[2] He then returned to the Pistons in 1946, and remained with the team as they joined the Basketball Association of America (the modern NBA) in 1948. Towery spent half a season with the Pistons in the BAA, and later served stints for the Indianapolis Jets and Baltimore Bullets. When he retired from basketball in 1950, he had scored 2,317 combined NBL/NBA points.^[3]

In 2003, Western Kentucky University retired his #42 college jersey. He became the sixth Hilltopper to receive such honors.^[2] Towery died on November 25, 2012, at the age of 92.^[4]

BAA/NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	Fort Wayne	22	.259	.712	1.6	7.5
1948–49	Indianapolis	38	.265	.753	3.6	11.5
1949–50	Baltimore	68	.327	.757	2.1	8.8
Career		128	.293	.748	2.4	9.4

Notes

^ "Carlisle Towery Interview". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at Hilltopper Haven. Retrieved on January 13, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Danny Schoenbaechler. "Men's Basketball: 'It's an honor and I'm speechless'^{[permanent dead link]}". College Heights Herald. February 25, 2003. Retrieved on November 25, 2012.
^ The Official NBA Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, 2000. 784.
^ Area deaths. The Crittenden Press. November 25, 2012. Retrieved on November 25, 2012.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "Carlisle Towery Interview". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at Hilltopper Haven. Retrieved on January 13, 2008.

[DS-2] Danny Schoenbaechler. "Men's Basketball: 'It's an honor and I'm speechless'^{[permanent dead link]}". College Heights Herald. February 25, 2003. Retrieved on November 25, 2012.

[3] The Official NBA Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, 2000. 784.

[4] Area deaths. The Crittenden Press. November 25, 2012. Retrieved on November 25, 2012.

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