American basketball player (1928–2018)
Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.
A 5'9" point guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.[1]
O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.
Career statistics
NBA
Source[1][2]
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
|
Team
|
GP
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
PPG
|
1952
|
Indianapolis
|
2
|
24.5
|
.455
|
1.000
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
7.5
|
1953
|
Baltimore
|
1
|
18.0
|
.000
|
1.000
|
1.0
|
.0
|
2.0
|
Career
|
3
|
22.3
|
.385
|
1.000
|
1.3
|
1.0
|
5.7
|
See also
References