{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jack Kerris | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 215 | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|1|30}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|12|4|1925|1|30}} | death_place = | nationality = American | high_school = De La Salle Institute<br>(Chicago, Illinois) | college = Loyola Chicago (1945–1949) | draft_league = BAA | draft_year = 1949 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 9 | draft_team = Chicago Stags | career_start = 1949 | career_end = 1953 | career_number = 12, 15, 12 | career_position = Power forward | years1 = {{nbay|1949|start}} | team1 = Tri-Cities Blackhawks | years2 = {{nbay|1949|start}}–{{nbay|1952|end}} | team2 = Fort Wayne Pistons | years3 = {{nbay|1952|end}} | team3 = Baltimore Bullets | highlights = | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 2,057 (7.6 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,286 (6.3 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 667 (2.5 apg) }} '''John Edward Kerris''' (January 30, 1925 – December 4, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Kerris played college basketball for Loyola of Chicago and was the ninth overall pick in the 1949 BAA draft by the Chicago Stags. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Fort Wayne Pistons and Baltimore Bullets in his four-year career.
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===NBA=== Source<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kerrija01.html|title=Jack Kerris|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=5 April 2023}}</ref>
====Regular season==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG |- |style="text-align:left;"| 1949–50 |style="text-align:left;"| Tri-Cities | 4 || – || .308 || '''.833''' || – || 2.0 || 6.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"| 1949–50 |style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 64 || – || .327 || .641 || – || 1.7 || 7.1 |- |style="text-align:left;"| 1950–51 |style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | '''68''' || – || .370 || .681 || 7.0 || 2.7 || '''10.5''' |- |style="text-align:left;"| 1951–52 |style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | style="background:#CFECEC;"|66* || '''32.5''' || .388 || .668 || '''7.8''' || '''3.2''' || 8.9 |- |style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| 1952–53 |style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 52 || 18.9 || .330 || .616 || 4.0 || 2.1 || 3.4 |- |style="text-align:left;"| Baltimore | 17 || 26.0 || '''.442''' || .659 || 5.2 || 2.8 || 5.6 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 271 || 26.5 || .363 || .662 || 6.3 || 2.5 || 7.6 |- |}
====Playoffs==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1950 | style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | '''4''' || – || '''.400''' || .591 || – || 1.3 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1951 | style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 3 || – || .346 || .500 || 6.7 || 3.3 || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1952 | style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 2 || '''31.5''' || .350 || .550 || '''9.0''' || '''4.5''' || '''12.5''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1953 | style="text-align:left;"| Baltimore | 2 || 15.5 || .200 || '''1.000''' || 1.0 || .5 || 3.5 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 11 || 23.5 || .349 || .582 || 5.7 || 2.2 || 8.4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kerrija01.html Stats @ Basketball-reference.com] * [http://www.loyolaramblers.com/genrel/kerris_jack00.html Jack Kerris] at LoyolaRamblers.com
{{1949 BAA Draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerris, Jack}} Category:1925 births Category:1983 deaths Category:American men's basketball players Category:Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players Category:Basketball players from Chicago Category:Chicago Stags draft picks Category:De La Salle Institute alumni Category:Fort Wayne Pistons players Category:Loyola Ramblers men's basketball players Category:Power forwards Category:Tri-Cities Blackhawks players