George Adams (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Kings Mountain, North Carolina | May 15, 1949
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, North Carolina) |
College | Gardner–Webb (1968–1972) |
NBA draft | 1972 / Round: 3 / Pick: 46th overall |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1972–1975 |
Position | Forward / Guard |
Number | 12, 53 |
Career history | |
1972–1975 | San Diego Conquistadors |
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George Adams (born May 15, 1949) is a retired American basketball player.
Born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, he played collegiately for Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Adams was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the third round (46th overall pick) of the 1972 NBA draft.[1] He played in the ABA for the San Diego Conquistadors from 1972 to 1975. He was the first athlete to be inducted into Gardner–Webb University Hall of Fame. On April 27, 2009 he was inducted into the Cleveland County Hall of Fame.
ABA career statistics[]
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 |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1972–73 | San Diego | 60 | – | 14.4 | .490 | .286 | .783 | 3.4 | 1.1 | – | – | 6.2 |
1973–74 | San Diego | 80 | – | 17.9 | .500 | .143 | .757 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | 7.3 |
1974–75 | San Diego | 75 | – | 21.4 | .498 | .333 | .849 | 4.4 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | 9.3 |
Career | 215 | – | 18.2 | .497 | .235 | .794 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .4 | 7.7 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- People from Kings Mountain, North Carolina
- San Diego Conquistadors players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs