Jeff Cohen (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jeff Cohen (basketball)

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1978

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jeffrey Maxwell Cohen (October 6, 1939 – June 23, 1978) was an All-American basketball player at the College of William & Mary in 1960-61.
He was selected as the 14th pick in the second round (23rd overall) of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards).At William & Mary, Cohen played his way into the NCAA record books.
He is the ninth all-time leading rebounder in the pre-1973 college basketball era, having grabbed 1,679 boards.
He is one of very few men's basketball players in NCAA history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds during a collegiate career.
At the time of his graduation, he was only one of 10 players to ever accomplish that feat.
Cohen's 2,003 career points rank third all-time at William & Mary.
He was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection from 1959 to 1961, and in 1990 he had his jersey number retired posthumously.
Additionally, Jeff set a W&M single game scoring record of 49 points on February 25, 1961.
He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.Despite being drafted to the NBA, Jeff was never signed by any team.
He spent some time playing professionally in the now-defunct American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963.
As a member of the Hawaii Chiefs, he averaged 10.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game for the 1961-62 season.
The following season, Cohen averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing for the Chicago Majors.