Dillard Crocker
# Dillard Crocker

James Dillard Crocker (January 19, 1925 – September 1, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He played at the power forward position.

Born in Coffee County, Tennessee in 1925, Crocker played one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During that time, Crocker played for the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–49), the Denver Nuggets (1949–50), the Indianapolis Olympians (1951), and the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–53). He spent the 1950–51 season in the National Professional Basketball League (NPBL). He attended Western Michigan University.

Crocker died in Niles, Michigan on September 1, 2014.

## BAA/NBA career statistics

### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 2 | – | .250 | .667 | – | .0 | 3.0 |
| 1949–50 | Denver | 53 | – | .292 | .735 | – | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 1951–52 | Indianapolis | 6 | 3.8 | .400 | .833 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
| 1951–52 | Milwaukee | 32 | 23.8 | .350 | .662 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| 1952–53 | Milwaukee | 61 | 12.7 | .352 | .688 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Career | Career | 154 | 15.7 | .316 | .706 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
