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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 7:44 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
George Gervin
About George Gervin
George Gervin (/ˈɡɜːrvɪn/GHUR-vin; born April 27, 1952), nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history, in 1996 Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021 was included in the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.
- Born
- April 27, 1952 (age 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 180 lb (82 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- High school
- Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
- College
- Eastern Michigan (1970–1972)
- NBA draft
- 1974: 3rd round, 40th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1972–1990
Career highlights and awards
- 9× NBA All-Star (1977–1985)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (1980)
- 5× All-NBA First Team (1978–1982)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (1977, 1983)
- 4× NBA scoring champion (1978–1980, 1982)
- 3× ABA All-Star (1974–1976)
- 2× All-ABA Second Team (1975, 1976)
- ABA All-Rookie Team (1973)
- No. 44 retired by San Antonio Spurs
- NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
- ABA All-Time Team
- No. 24 retired by Eastern Michigan Eagles
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- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1974
- Draft pick
- Round 3 · Pick 40
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