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Peter Press Maravich (/ ˈ m ɛər ə ˌ v ɪ tʃ / MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.
Press Maravich was born to Serb immigrants Vojo and Sara (née Radulović) from Drežnica, a village near Ogulin in modern-day Croatia. [3]After college, he played professional basketball with the Youngstown Bears (1945–1946) of the National Basketball League, and the Pittsburgh Ironmen (1946–1947) of the Basketball Association of America.
Pete Maravich had his no. 44 retired by the Hawks, while his no. 7 is retired by both the Jazz and Pelicans. Maravich is one of three players to have his jersey retired by three different teams, alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal. Moses Malone has his no. 24 retired by the Rockets, while his no. 2 is retired by the 76ers.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU's dome-roofed basketball stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, ... Maravich died in 1988 at the age of 40 after collapsing during a pickup basketball game.
Former LSU basketball player Josh Maravich, son of late Hall of Fame basketball player Pete Maravich, has died at age 42, the university announced Saturday night. Josh Maravich was a reserve for ...
With Caitlin Clark set to eclipse his career point total, here's a look at some the wildest stats from "Pistol" Pete Maravich's record-breaking LSU career:
This tournament represented the final college games for LSU great Pete Maravich, the Men's NCAA all-time leading scorer. Maravich finished his three-year career with 3,667 points, 44.2 per game, records which stand through the 2022–23 season, despite the reinstitution of freshman eligibility (1972–73) and the introduction of the shot clock ...
Maravich’s time didn’t have a 3-point line and freshmen weren’t varsity-eligible. He attempted 38.1 shots per game as the main offensive weapon relied upon by head coach Peter “Press ...