Roy Pugh was a professional basketball player who played Center / Forward as number 16. Pugh’s height was 6 ft 6 in. Pugh died on August 3, 2006, in Jacksonville, Texas. Pugh was born on October 16, 1922, in Jacksonville, Texas. Pugh’s weight was 210 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Roy Pugh’s net worth.
Pugh played basketball in college with SMU Mustangs men’s basketball (1942-1943, 1946-1948) and started playing professionally in 1948. In the 1948 draft, Pugh was chosen number — in round — by the Philadelphia Warriors. Pugh left the game of basketball in 1949.
Pugh played for the Indianapolis Kautskys during 1948 as well as the Indianapolis Jets in 1948-49 BAA season. Later, Pugh played for the Fort Wayne Pistons throughout 1948-49 BAA season, and the Philadelphia Warriors over 1948-49 BAA season.
Some of Pugh’s most prominent statistics included a Point number of 32 (1.4 ppg), and a Assist number of 9 (0.4 apg).
Basketball salaries can range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although currently nobody makes anywhere near that much money. The top players earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Roy Pugh’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Roy Pugh’s net worth at death is:
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