University of San Francisco Athletics

Paul Walter Napolitano was born in Clayton, CA, on February 3, 1923  and attended McClymonds high School in Oakland, CA. He played center for the basketball team and was named the O.A.L. player of the year and to the Oakland All-City Quintet in 1941. He played for the Dons until World War II broke out and he enlisted in the Coast Guard. He played basketball for them and his Coach, John Kundla, called his one-handed jump shot the "California shot" since at the time two-handed shots were the norm.

After the war, he played amateur basketball until he was selected by the St. Louis bombers in the 1947 BAA Draft. he played guard for the Minnesota Lakers and then the Indianapolis Jets. In 1947 he was AAU All-American and in 1948, NBL Champion and World Professional Basketball Tournament Champion. Following his professional career, Napolitano continued to play amateur basketball. He was a bar manager and owner for several years and later worked as a bartender at Original Joe's in San Francisco (Wikipedia).