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- Birth nameOscar B. Schectman
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Ossie Schectman was born on March 30, 1919 in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Evelyn. He died on July 30, 2013 in New York, USA.
- SpouseEvelyn(? - 2011) (her death, 2 children)
- Played the first season of the Basketball Association of America (later the NBA) in 1946-1947, with the New York Knicks.
- Credited with scoring the NBA's first basket on 1 November 1946, against the Toronto Huskies at Maple Leaf Gardens. The New York Knicks won 68-66.
- Inducted into the Long Island University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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