SEDRAN (Sedransky), BARNEY

SEDRAN (Sedransky), BARNEY (1891–1969), U.S. basketball player. Born in New York, Sedran was considered too small for high school basketball but became a varsity player at the City College of New York (1909–11). He turned professional in 1911, and in 15 seasons his teams won a number of championships. Only five feet four inches tall and weighing 118 pounds, the smallest regular professional player, he excelled nevertheless in all phases of the game, and in 1913 set an all-time scoring record of 34 points on 17 field goals without the benefit of a backboard. From 1932 to 1946, Sedran coached such teams as the Brooklyn Jewels, Kate Smith Celtics, Wilmington Bombers, and New York Gothams. In 1962 he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. -BIBLIOGRAPHY: B. Postal et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports (1965), 92–93. (Jesse Harold Silver)