A 6\'4" (1.93 m) guard–forward, Kramer played for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York. Future NBA player and coach Pat Riley was a freshman at Linton when Kramer was a senior. Kramer won two Section II championships at Linton and was named a first-team Parade All-American in 1960. He was later inducted into the Schenectady School District Hall of Fame.\n', '

After graduating from Linton in 1960, Kramer attended New York University (NYU). Kramer was named a consensus first-team All-American in 1963 when he played with teammate Happy Hairston. That year, Kramer was the second-leading scorer in college basketball (averaging 29.3 points per game); he also received the Haggerty Award for the best college basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area. Kramer played in two NCAA Tournaments with NYU and was later named to the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame. \n', '

Kramer was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the sixth pick of the 1964 NBA draft. He played one season in the NBA, a portion of which he spent playing for the Warriors and a portion of which he spent playing for the New York Knicks. Kramer averaged 3.6 points per game that season. Kramer later played in the rival American Basketball Association with the New York Nets in the 1969-1970 season. \n', '

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