American basketball player

Forest Edward "Frosty" Able (born July 27, 1932) is an American former basketball player.

A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Able attended Fairdale High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He enrolled at the University of Louisville and played a season on their freshman team before transferring starring at Western Kentucky University in the early 1950s, where he tallied 1,221 career points. As a senior, Able was named the Hilltoppers’ most valuable player and named to the Newspaper Enterprise *ociation 26-man All-America squad.

After his college career, he had a brief stint with the Syracuse Nationals, who selected him in the 1956 NBA draft. Forest is a member of the Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame. Able’s career lasted one game, recording two field goal attempts, an *ist and a rebound against the Rochester Royals. He was released shortly after his debut.

Following the close of his playing career, Able became head coach at his alma mater Fairdale High in 1959.

Contents

• 1 NBA career statistics
  • 1.1 Regular season
• 2 References
• 3 External links

NBA career statistics

Regular season

References

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• WKU HOF List
• Draft Review- College Stats