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Jack George
Personal information
Born(1928-11-13)November 13, 1928
Swissvale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1989(1989-01-30) (aged 60)
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school St. John's College
(Washington, D.C.)
College La Salle (1949–1951)
NBA draft 1953: 13th round, 102nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1953–1961
Position Guard
Number4, 17, 5
Career history
1953– 1959 Philadelphia Warriors
1959– 1961 New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points5,153 (10.2 ppg)
Rebounds2,129 (4.2 rpg)
Assists2,169 (4.3 apg)
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John Edwin George, Jr. (November 13, 1928 – January 30, 1989) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.

George attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. He played basketball and baseball at La Salle University in the early 1950s. He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1953 NBA draft and played eight seasons in the league with the Warriors and New York Knicks. Among the highlights of his NBA career were his NBA Championship with the Warriors in 1956 and his NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1956 and 1957. The 6'2" guard ranked within the NBA's top ten in assists per game six times throughout his career and led the league in total minutes played (2,840) in 1955–56.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league
† Denotes season in which George won an NBA championship
* Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953–54 Philadelphia 71 37.3 .352 .590 5.4 4.4 9.5
1954–55 Philadelphia 68 36.5 .385 .660 4.4 5.3 11.4
1955–56† Philadelphia 72 39.4* .374 .757 4.3 6.3 13.9
1956–57 Philadelphia 67 33.3 .337 .683 4.7 4.6 10.5
1957–58 Philadelphia 72 26.5 .370 .736 4.0 3.3 8.9
1958–59 Philadelphia 46 30.2 .341 .730 4.6 3.6 9.8
1958–59 New York 25 19.8 .358 .824 3.3 2.2 6.6
1959–60 New York 69 23.2 .385 .767 2.9 3.5 9.5
1960–61 New York 16 16.8 .333 .667 2.0 2.4 5.1
Career 506 31.3 .364 .704 4.2 4.3 10.2
All-Star 2 21.0 .385 1.000 2.0 3.5 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955–56† Philadelphia 10 40.5 .390 .746 4.7 5.2 13.6
1956–57 Philadelphia 2 31.5 .467 .667 3.5 3.0 9.0
1957–58 Philadelphia 8 34.6 .370 .800 4.8 3.9 9.5
1958–59 New York 2 15.5 .333 – 2.0 1.5 4.0
Career 22 35.3 .385 .753 4.4 4.2 10.8

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