Ray Hamann
Personal information
Born(1911-08-19)August 19, 1911
Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 2005(2005-05-07) (aged 93)
Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolYankton (Yankton, South Dakota)
CollegeWisconsin (1932–1935)
PositionGuard / forward
Career history
As player:
1935–1940Oshkosh All-Stars
1937–1938Kimberly Athletic Association
1940–1941Thorpe Gamble All-Stars
1941Kimberly Pipe Makers
As coach:
1937–1938Kimberly HS
19??–19??Appleton HS
1942–1945Lawrence
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

Raymond Henry Hamann (August 19, 1911 – May 7, 2005) was an American professional basketball player and college coach.[1][2] By playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars during the 1937–38 and 1938–39 seasons,[1][3] Hamann became the first South Dakotan to play organized professional basketball.[4] He also competed for the All-Stars when they were a barnstorming independent team.[2]

Hamann played college basketball at Wisconsin from 1932–33 to 1934–35 and helped guide the Badgers to a co-conference championship as a senior.[2] During his professional career he coached basketball at Kimberly and Appleton high schools.[4] He served in the Navy during World War II.[2] When he returned, Hamann earned a master's degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, while also serving as their head men's basketball coach from 1942–43 to 1944–45.[4][5] Although he compiled a cumulative record of 11 wins and 15 losses, he led the Vikings to a Midwest Conference championship in his first season.[4][6]

Hamann died on May 7, 2005, in his hometown of Yankton, South Dakota.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ray Hamann NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ray Hamann". Peach Basket Society. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ray Hamann Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ray Hamannn – Yankton, 1931". sdbbhof.com. South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Men's Basketball Records (through 2016–17)" (PDF). lawrence.edu. Lawrence University. 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Ray Hamann obituary". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. May 10, 2005. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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