Education
Hoffman, a 6"2" guard/forward, attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Indiana from 1939 to 1943. His coach was the legendary Cabby O"Neill. After high school, he attended Purdue University, where he played under head coach Ward Lambert.
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Career
He became the only four time First Team-All Big Ten selection in Boilermaker history and one of first two players to be selected in the National Basketball Association Draft with teammate Bulbs Ehlers. Hoffman was a three-time second team Helms Foundation All-American 1945 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Basketball All-Americans1946 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Basketball All-Americans1947 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Basketball All-Americans Hoffman was drafted by the Toronto Huskies in the 1947 Bachelor of Applied Arts Draft. He averaged 10.5 points per game in his rookie season and was named —a designation not currently sanctioned by the National Basketball Association for the 1947-1948 season.
He averaged 2.9 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 10.2 points per game, and scored 3,234 career points.
He helped lead the Bullets to the National Basketball Association Championship 1948. He missed two seasons due to health issues.
Following his playing and collegiate coaching career, he served as the Bullets" general manager for two seasons (1963-1964 & 1964-1965). From 1956 to 1959, he was head baseball coach at Purdue, replacing Hank Stram.
His career totals were 52-49-2 (505) all games and 18-30-1 (367) in Big Ten Conference games.
He was replaced as the head baseball coach by former Boilermaker star Joe Sexson. He also worked as an assistant for the basketball team under head coach Ray Eddy. He served as general manager for the Baltimore Bullets. from June 1963 through May 1965.
The Bullets recorded an overall record of 68-92 (425) and reached the National Basketball Association Western Division Finals in the 1964-1965 season.
In 1977, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1993, at age 68, he was named to the named to the Indiana All-Stars, for the 1942-1943 season.
The All-Stars, an all High School Senior team, are named at the conclusion of the school year. The team originated in 1939.
However, World World War II, kept a team from being named and staging the annual 2-game series with the State of Kentucky.
The Indianapolis Star sponsored the team for decades and the Lions Club was the largest recipient of charitable donations from the series. He died of a brain tumor at 73 in 1998.
Achievements
Membership
He played six seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors.
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