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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
George McGinnis
Career at a glance
George McGinnis played 11 professional regular seasons (4 in the ABA, 7 in the NBA) between 1971 and 1982. He played for 4 teams: Indiana (ABA) (1971–75, 314 games), Philadelphia (1975–78, 234 games), Denver (1978–80, 121 games), Indiana (1979–82, 173 games). His best scoring season was 1974–75 with Indiana (ABA): 29.8 points per game over 79 games.
He rebounded best in 1973–74 at 15.0 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in scoring once. Championship seasons: 1971–72 (Indiana (ABA)), 1972–73 (Indiana (ABA)).
In the playoffs he appeared in 8 postseason runs. Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 17,000 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About George McGinnis
George F. McGinnis (August 12, 1950 – December 14, 2023) was an American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1971, before starting his pro career in the ABA with the Indiana Pacers. A three-time ABA All-Star with the Pacers, McGinnis was named the ABA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1975 and won two ABA championships with the team. He was a three-time NBA All-Star with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was named to the ABA All-Time Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Born
- August 12, 1950 Harpersville, Alabama, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Listed weight
- 235 lb (107 kg)
- Position
- Power forward
- High school
- George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- College
- Indiana (1970–1971)
- NBA draft
- 1973: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
- Playing career
- 1971–1982
Career highlights and awards
- 3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1977, 1979)
- All-NBA First Team (1976)
- All-NBA Second Team (1977)
- 2× ABA champion (1972, 1973)
- ABA Playoffs MVP (1973)
- ABA MVP (1975)
- 3× ABA All-Star (1973–1975)
- 2× All-ABA First Team (1974, 1975)
- All-ABA Second Team (1973)
- ABA All-Rookie First Team (1972)
- ABA scoring champion (1975)
- ABA All-Time Team
- No. 30 retired by Indiana Pacers
- Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1971)
- Mr. Basketball USA (1969)
- First-team Parade All-American (1969)
- Indiana Mr. Basketball (1969)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72† | Indiana (ABA) | 73 | 29.8 | .465 | .158 | .645 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 16.5 | |||
| 1972–73† | Indiana (ABA) | 82 | 40.8 | .495 | .250 | .665 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 27.6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Indiana (ABA) | 80 | 40.8 | .468 | .147 | .683 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .5 | 25.9 | |
| 1974–75 | Indiana (ABA) | 79 | 40.4 | .451 | .354 | .724 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | .7 | 29.8* | |
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia | 77 | 77 | 38.3 | .417 | .740 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 2.6 | .5 | 23.0 | |
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia | 79 | 78 | 35.1 | .458 | .681 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | .5 | 21.4 | |
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia | 78 | 76 | 32.5 | .463 | .716 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.3 | |
| 1978–79 | Denver | 76 | 33.6 | .474 | .665 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .7 | 22.6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Denver | 45 | 31.6 | .459 | .143 | .541 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .4 | 15.6 | |
| 1979–80 | Indiana | 28 | 28.0 | .437 | .125 | .575 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 13.2 | |
| 1980–81 | Indiana | 69 | 26.7 | .453 | .000 | .538 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .4 | 13.1 | |
| 1981–82 | Indiana | 76 | 4 | 17.6 | .373 | .000 | .453 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 4.7 |
| Career (ABA) | 314 | 38.2 | .470 | .290 | .682 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | .6 | 25.2 | ||
| Career (NBA) | 528 | 235 | 30.7 | .448 | .080 | .651 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .4 | 17.2 | |
| Career (overall) | 842 | 235 | 33.5 | .458 | .273 | .664 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .5 | 20.2 | |
| All-Star (ABA) | 3 | 32.0 | .460 | .000 | .529 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .7 | 18.3 | ||
| All-Star (NBA) | 3 | 2 | 23.3 | .367 | .471 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .0 | 10.0 | ||
| All-Star (overall) | 6 | 2 | 27.7 | .425 | .000 | .500 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | .3 | 14.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972† | Indiana (ABA) | 20 | 31.7 | .406 | .267 | .627 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 15.5 | ||
| 1973† | Indiana (ABA) | 18 | 40.6 | .451 | .000 | .732 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 23.9 | ||
| 1974 | Indiana (ABA) | 14 | 41.8 | .456 | .286 | .744 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 24.0 |
| 1975 | Indiana (ABA) | 18 | 40.6 | .468 | .315 | .688 | 15.9 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .6 | 32.3 |
| 1976 | Philadelphia | 3 | 40.0 | .475 | .611 | 13.7 | 4.0 | .3 | 1.3 | 23.0 | |
| 1977 | Philadelphia | 19 | 31.7 | .374 | .570 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 14.2 | |
| 1978 | Philadelphia | 10 | 27.3 | .424 | .837 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .1 | 14.7 | |
| 1981 | Indiana | 2 | 19.5 | .200 | – | .500 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Career (ABA) | 70 | 38.3 | .449 | .290 | .695 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | .5 | 23.7 | |
| Career (NBA) | 34 | 30.4 | .395 | – | .640 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .3 | 14.6 | |
| Career (overall) | 104 | 35.7 | .435 | .290 | .682 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .4 | 20.7 |
Per-game averages. † won an ABA or NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ league record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 8″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Position
- Power forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1973
- Draft pick
- Round 2 · Pick 22
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