Barry Kramer
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Barry D. Kramer is a retired American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

-forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

 from New York University
New York University
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, Kramer was named to the All America third team in both 1962-63 and 1963-1964 (reference http://www.nabc.org/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-60s.html). He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the sixth pick of the 1964 NBA Draft
1964 NBA Draft
The 1964 NBA Draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 4, 1964 before the 1964–65 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility...

. He played one season in the NBA with the Warriors and New York Knicks
New York Knicks
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, averaging 3.6 points per game
Points per game
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. Kramer later played in the rival American Basketball Association with the New York Nets.

Kramer played for Linton High School in Schenectady and was a 1st team All American. Future NBA player and coach Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is an American professional basketball executive, and a retired coach and player in the NBA. Currently, he is team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams...

 was a freshman at Linton when Kramer was a senior.

After he retired from professional basketball, Kramer graduated from Albany Law School. He became a surrogate Court Judge in Schenectady.

He is currently sitting on the State Supreme Court bench in Schenectady County, NY.

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