George Trapp

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George Trapp
Personal information
Born(1948-07-11)July 11, 1948
Detroit, Michigan
DiedJanuary 21, 2002(2002-01-21) (aged 53)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1971–1979
PositionPower forward / Center
Number30, 31
Career history
1971–1973Atlanta Hawks
1973–1976Detroit Pistons
1978Rochester Zeniths
1978–1979
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,353 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds1,466 (3.9 rpg)
Assists375 (1.0 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

George Trapp, Jr. (July 11, 1948 – January 21, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'8" forward/center from Monrovia by way of Detroit, Trapp played his senior year of high school basketball at Monrovia High School in 1966–67. Trapp contributed to the Wildcats first CIF basketball Championship. Trapp then went on to play his college basketball at Long Beach State, where he was coached by Jerry Tarkanian[1] and won two Pacific Coast Athletic Association MVP Awards.[2] In 1971, Trapp led Long Beach State to the Elite Eight of the 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, but the team lost to UCLA, the eventual winner of the tournament.[1]

After his college career ended, Trapp was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the fifth pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA with the Hawks (1971–1973) and Detroit Pistons (1973–77), and averaged 8.8 points per game over his career.[3] He was known for his shooting ability.[4]

His brother John Trapp was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the 1968 NBA draft.

On January 9, 2002, Trapp was stabbed in the stomach during a fight with another man in Detroit. He died twelve days later.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b George Trapp. Long Beach State Athletics. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Steve Addy and Jeffrey F. Karzen. The Detroit Pistons: Four Decades of Motor City Memories. 2002. 79.
  3. ^ George Trapp statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Girard, Fred (January 22, 2002). "Ex-Piston Trapp dies after stabbing". The Detroit News. WZZM-TV. Retrieved May 23, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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