 Kramer (right) shaking hands with fellow first-team All-American Art Heyman after Duke defeated NYU 81–76 in the 1963 NCAA tournament | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1942 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2025 (aged 82) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Linton (Schenectady, New York) |
| College | NYU (1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Drafted by | San Francisco Warriors |
| Playing career | 1964–1970 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 34, 21, 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1965 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1965 | New York Knicks |
| 1969–1970 | New York Nets |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Barry D. Kramer (November 10, 1942 – January 4, 2025) was an American professional basketball player, jurist and attorney. Kramer was named a first-team Parade All-American basketball player for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York, and a consensus first-team All-American playing collegiately for the NYU Violets. Following his playing career, he served as a trial court judge in the New York state court system.
Basketball career
A 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m), 200-pound (91 kg) guard–forward, Kramer played for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York.[1][2] Future NBA basketball player and coach Pat Riley was a freshman at Linton when Kramer was a senior.[3] Kramer won two Section II championships at Linton and was named a first-team Parade All-American in 1960.[2][4] He was later inducted into the Schenectady School District Hall of Fame.[2][5]
After graduating from Linton in 1960,[2] Kramer attended New York University (NYU). Kramer was named a consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 1963.[6] That year, Kramer was the second-leading scorer in college basketball, averaging 29.3 points per game;[7] he also received the Haggerty Award as the best college basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area.[8] Kramer played in the 1963 NCAA tournament and the 1964 NIT with NYU.[2] As a senior in the 1963–64 season, Kramer was named a third-team All-American by both the Associated Press and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[9][10] He was later named to the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Kramer was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the sixth pick in the 1964 NBA draft. He played one season in the NBA, a portion of which he spent playing for the Warriors and a portion of which he spent playing for the New York Knicks. Kramer averaged 3.6 points per game that season. Kramer later played in the rival American Basketball Association with the New York Nets in the 1969–1970 season.[2][1]
In 2009, Kramer was selected by the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame as the premier area basketball player over the past 50 years.[2] He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.[11][12]
Legal and judicial career
Kramer became an attorney[13] after graduating from Albany Law School in 1968;[2] he finished second in his class.[7] He was appointed to a Surrogate Court judgeship in Schenectady, New York by Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1993, was elected to the post later that year, and was re-elected in 2003.[14] In November 2009, Kramer was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court–a trial-level court–in New York's Fourth Judicial District.[14] After reaching the mandatory retirement age for New York judges in 2012, Kramer continued to serve on the court through a certification process available to retired judges.[15][16] Kramer joined the law firm of McNamee Lochner P.C. in 2019.[17]
Personal life and death
Kramer was born in Schenectady, New York, on November 10, 1942.[1] He died on January 4, 2025, at the age of 82.[18]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| * | Led Metropolitan NY Conference |
Source[19]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–62 | NYU | 24 | .436 | .745 | 9.1 | 17.7 |
| 1962–63 | NYU | 23 | .475 | .830 | 12.0 | 29.3* |
| 1963–64 | NYU | 27 | .428 | .758 | 7.2 | 21.0 |
| Career | 74 | .447 | .787 | 9.3 | 22.5 | |
NBA/ABA
Source[1]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | San Francisco | 33 | 0 | 8.4 | .360 | .682 | 1.8 | .8 | 3.1 | |
| N.Y. Knicks | 19 | 0 | 12.2 | .314 | .750 | 2.2 | .8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1969–70 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 7 | 8.0 | .323 | .000 | .875 | 1.9 | .4 | 3.9 | |
| Career (NBA) | 52 | 0 | 9.8 | .339 | .714 | 1.9 | .8 | 3.6 | ||
| Career (overall) | 59 | 0 | 9.5 | .336 | .000 | .728 | 1.9 | .7 | 3.6 | |
References
- ^ a b c d "Barry Kramer NBA/ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame: Ex-Linton star Kramer No. 1 player over last 50 years". The Daily Gazette. June 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Mason, Justin (April 8, 2008). "Local star Riley was 'destined for great things'". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ Cohen, Haskell (March 27, 1960). "The All-America high school team". Sunday Gazette-Mail – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blaha heads new CD Basketbal Hall of Fame class". The Daily Gazette. February 11, 2014.
- ^ "The Village People". nysportsday.com. April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Four vie in largest judicial district". TimesUnion.com. October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Seton Hall basketball: Myles Powell wins Haggerty Award as metro area's top player". Asbury Park Press.
- ^ "Bradds, Nash, Hazzard, Stallworth, Bradley on AP All America". The Berkshire Eagle. March 4, 1964. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradds Named Player of Year". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. March 22, 1964. p. 9. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schwartz: National Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame Welcomes Its 2014 Class". CBS New York. September 12, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "National Jewish HOF holds induction ceremony". Newsday.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "Abba of Schenectady Recruited For N.Y. U. by Kramer, Ex-Star". The New York Times. November 22, 1970.
- ^ a b "Sch'dy judge 1 of 2 to win Supreme Court jobs". The Daily Gazette. November 5, 2009.
- ^ "3 district judges reach age to retire". The Daily Gazette. January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Portraits of judges Reilly, Kramer unveiled". The Daily Gazette. April 10, 2013.
- ^ Kane, Patricia (January 4, 2019). "Retired Justice Barry Kramer Joins McNamee Lochner". New York Law Journal.
- ^ MacAdam, Mike (January 4, 2025). "Schenectady basketball legend, long-time judge Barry Kramer dead at 82". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Barry Kramer College Stats". College Basketball at Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
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