Ossie Schectman Autograph

Ossie Schectman was an American professional basketball player, born on March 30, 1919, in New York. He is widely known for making the first basket in NBA history while playing for the New York Knicks in 1946, against the Toronto Huskies. Schectman played college basketball at Long Island University, where he won the National Invitation Tournament championship in 1939 and was an All-American in 1941. More about Ossie Schectman

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After completing his college career, Schectman played for and coached several teams in the American Basketball League before joining the New York Knicks in 1946. He played as a guard for the Knicks for one season, where he averaged 8.1 points and 2.1 assists per game. Schectman helped the Knicks reach the playoffs that season, but they lost in the first round.

Schectman retired from basketball after one season in the NBA and went on to own a sporting goods store in New York City. He continued to be involved in basketball as a referee, coach, and NBA scout until his passing in 2013 at the age of 94. Schectman's contribution to the NBA will always be remembered as one of the pioneers in the league's history by scoring the first basket of the league. Read even more about Ossie Schectman at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Ossie Schectman

In total, we tracked 25 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Ossie Schectman (AUTOGRAPHED JEWISH BASKETBALL ossie schectman old-timers stern auerbach) was sold in August 2013 for $180.00 while the cheapest item (OSSIE SCHECTMAN 100% AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO ! NEW YORK KNICKS !) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was August 2013 with an average selling price of $53.50 for an autographed item of Ossie Schectman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2022 with $119.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2015. In average, an autographed item from Ossie Schectman is worth $29.95.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Ossie Schectman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailAUTOGRAPHED JEWISH BASKETBALL ossie schectman old-timers stern auerbach$180.00logo
thumbnailAUTOGRAPHED PHOTO ossie schectman JEWISH 1946 first basket in nba history!!!$10.00logo
thumbnailOscar Ossie Schectman Basketball Player Signed 8.5x11 Biography The First Basket$14.99logo
thumbnailOscar Ossie Schectman Signed 3x5 Index Card First NBA Basket Jewish Knicks$34.99logo
thumbnailOSCAR OSSIE SCHECTMAN SIGNED 8.5x11 PAPER ~NY KNICKS BASKETBALL ~ 100% GUARANTEE$29.95logo
thumbnailOscar Ossie Schectman Signed Autographed 3x5 Card JSA Scored First NBA Basket$119.95logo
thumbnailOSCAR OSSIE SCHECTMAN Signed Index Card PSA DNA 1st pts NBA History N Y Knicks$79.99logo
thumbnailOSCAR OSSIE SCHECTMAN Signed Index Card PSA DNA 1st pts NBA History N Y Knicks$74.99logo
thumbnailOSSIE SCHECTMAN 100% AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO ! NEW YORK KNICKS !$0.99logo
thumbnailOssie Schectman Autograph Letter Signed On Photo d13 Scored 1st NBA Basket !!!$4.99logo
thumbnailOssie schectman autograph signed 3x5 index card new york knicks deceased$6.50logo
thumbnailOSSIE SCHECTMAN dec 2013 autograph signed 3x5 1946 New York Knicks 1st NBA point$14.99logo
thumbnailOssie Schectman Knicks signed 8x10 photo PSA/DNA Scored First NBA Basket Points$69.99logo
thumbnailOssie Schectman signed 3x5 Index Card With 1st 2 points in NBA inscript PSA/DNA $79.99logo
thumbnailOssie Schectman signed/autographed index card (First basket in the NBA) Knicks$16.50logo