page_title: Gene Berce
hierarchical_section_title: Gene Berce
caption_attribution_description: English: Marquette University basketball player Gene Berce in 1947
context_page_description: Eugene Daniel Berce was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Cornell Big Red and what are now the Marquette Golden Eagles.
  He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1948 BAA draft.
  He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the NBA for 3 games. He was the first Marquette player to score 1,000 career points, and is in the Marquette Hall of Fame.
  Berce died on November 17, 2018 at age 91.
context_section_description: Eugene Daniel Berce (November 22, 1926 – November 17, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Cornell Big Red and what are now the Marquette Golden Eagles.
  He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1948 BAA draft. 
  He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949–50) in the NBA for 3 games. He was the first Marquette player to score 1,000 career points, and is in the Marquette Hall of Fame.
  Berce died on November 17, 2018 at age 91.
caption: Berce from the 1947 "Hilltop"
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