most free throws in a single game 1947

Ernie Calverley drained the most free throws in a game in 1946-47, with 16 made versus the Detroit Falcons on March 1, 1947.

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most free throws by a player in a single regular-season game 1947
NAMEFTMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
16
3/1/1947
vs
26
5
17
94.1
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
14
1/16/1947
vs
36
11
19
73.7
4
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
14
1/12/1947
@
32
9
19
73.7
4
4Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
13
3/12/1947
@
35
11
17
76.5
5Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
13
1/9/1947
vs
35
11
15
86.7
4
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
13
1/4/1947
@
31
9
15
86.7
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
12
2/24/1947
@
22
5
13
92.3
2
8Earl Shannon
E. Shannon
12
2/1/1947
vs
28
8
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
12
1/23/1947
vs
28
8
14
85.7
5
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
12
11/30/1946
@
26
7
11Tom King
T. King
11
3/12/1947
vs
23
6
12
91.7
12Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
11
3/2/1947
@
21
5
14
78.6
4
13Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
11
2/12/1947
vs
19
4
12
91.7
3
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
11
1/14/1947
@
41
15
16
68.8
3
15Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
11
12/30/1946
@
19
4
12
91.7
16Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
10
3/27/1947
vs
34
12
11
90.9
4
17Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
10
3/22/1947
@
20
5
13
76.9
18Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
10
3/22/1947
@
24
7
10
100.0
19Art Hillhouse
A. Hillhouse
10
3/11/1947
vs
20
5
11
90.9
3
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
10
3/6/1947
vs
20
5
21Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
10
2/15/1947
@
32
11
12
83.3
22Stan Stutz
S. Stutz
10
2/2/1947
@
22
6
23Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
10
1/21/1947
vs
22
6
24Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
10
1/8/1947
vs
22
6
13
76.9
5
25Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
10
12/26/1946
vs
16
3
11
90.9
4

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