Gene Vance was a professional basketball player who played Guard / Forward as number 25. Vance’s height was 6 ft 3 in. Vance died on February 16, 2012. Vance was born on February 25, 1923, in Clinton, Illinois. This article takes a deep dive into Gene Vance’s net worth.
Vance played basketball in college with Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball (1941-1943, 1946-1947) and started playing professionally in 1947. In the 1947 draft, Vance was chosen number — in round — by the Chicago Stags. Vance left the game of basketball in 1952.
Vance played for the Chicago Stags during 1947-48 BAA season 1948-49 BAA season as well as the Atlanta Hawks in 1949-50 NBA season 1951-52 NBA season.
Vance set a career record of 1,437 (8.3 ppg) points, 103 (2.9 rpg) rebounds, and 399 (2.3 apg) assists.
Basketball player yearly earnings range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, a few with D-league crossover agreements receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although currently no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Gene Vance’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Gene Vance’s net worth at death is:
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