Al Bunge

Al Bunge
Bunge from the 1960 Terrapin
Personal information
Born(1937-11-24)November 24, 1937
DiedNovember 26, 2019
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalmyra, (Palmyra, New Jersey)
CollegeMaryland (1957–1960)
NBA draft1960: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted byPhiladelphia Warriors
PositionCenter
Number54
Career history
1960–1962Phillips 66ers
Career highlights
  • First-team All-ACC (1960)
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Allan J. Bunge (November 24, 1937 – November 26, 2019) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) first round draft pick (seventh pick overall) of the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1960 NBA draft. Bunge led the Maryland Terrapins to the NCAA tournament in 1958. Bunge's career was interrupted, and his entire life impacted, by flareups of ulcerative colitis that was discovered during his freshman year at Maryland.