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Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster
Jack Burmaster, c. 1948.jpg
The Illio, 1948
Personal information
Born (1926-12-23)December 23, 1926
Elgin, Illinois
Died September 27, 2005(2005-09-27) (aged 78)
Glenview, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Elgin (Elgin, Illinois)
College Illinois (1944–1948)
NBA draft 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the St. Louis Bombers
Playing career 1948–1950
Position Guard
Number 5, 10
Career history
1948–1949 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1949–1950 Sheboygan Red Skins
Career NBA statistics
Points 598 (9.8 ppg)
Assists 179 (2.9 apg)
Games played 61
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John H. "Jack" Burmaster (December 23, 1926 – September 28, 2005) was an American basketball player and coach.

He played collegiately for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at Illinois, Burmaster played the 1945 season with two notable future coaches, Johnny Orr and Vic Bubas.

He was selected by the St. Louis Bombers in the 1948 BAA Draft.

Burmaster, at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, began his professional career with the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League during the 1948-49 season. He scored 360 points, fifth best on the team, in playing all 64 games for the All-Stars, who won the Western Division championship with a 37-27 record, one game ahead of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and two ahead of the Sheboygan Red Skins. The All-Stars were defeated by the Anderson Packers in the NBL finals.

When Oshkosh folded soon after the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America in 1949, he joined Sheboygan of the newly minted NBA. Burmaster became one of Sheboygan's best all-around players. Tenacious on defense, he was equally tough on offense, averaging 9.8 points per game (598 points in 61 games). He was the Red Skins' fourth-leading scorer.

In 1950-51, after Sheboygan was kicked out of the NBA, Burmaster continued to star for the Red Skins of the National Professional Basketball League, scoring 467 points in 42 games, an average of 11.1 points per game. He was named to the NPBL's second team and Sheboygan finished with the league's best record at 29-16.

From 1952-75, Burmaster was head basketball coach at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois, where his record of 362-145 included the 1968 Illinois state high school championship. He served as athletic director at the school from 1975-85.

In 2006, Burmaster was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.


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