Corky Devlin
Height6 ft
Height in5
Weight lb195
Birth dateDecember 21, 1931
Birth placeAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Death dateApril 28, 1995 (aged 63)
High schoolCentral (Newark, New Jersey)
College
Draft year1955
Draft round2
Draft pick9
Draft teamPhiladelphia Warriors
Career start1955
Career end1958
Career number7, 8, 13
Years 1–
Team 1Fort Wayne Pistons
Team 2Minneapolis Lakers
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value1,496 (7.1 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value449 (2.1 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value446 (2.1 apg)

Walter James "Corky" Devlin (December 21, 1931 – April 28, 1995[1]) was an American professional basketball player. Devlin played college basketball for the Potomac State Catamounts and George Washington Colonials.[2] He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with two different teams: two seasons with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1955–56 and 1956–57) and one with the Minneapolis Lakers (1957–58). He played in 210 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Fort Wayne6922.2.370.7602.52.07.9
Fort Wayne7117.5.378.6782.12.06.7
Minneapolis7017.8.348.7731.92.46.8
Career21019.2.366.7422.12.17.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1956Fort Wayne10*27.5.406.6002.12.39.7
1957Fort Wayne125.0.7501.0005.05.013.0
Career1127.3.431.6152.42.510.0

References

  1. ^ John Grasso, Robert Bradley, Bill Hoover, David Bender and Frank Lawler. "Known Deceased Basketball Individuals". APBR.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Walter "Corky" Devlin". The Draft Review. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Corky Devlin NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2023.