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George Gervin
Gervin with the San Antonio Spurs, c. 1970s
Personal information
Born
(1952-04-27) April 27, 1952 (age 72) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Eastern Michigan (1970–1972)
NBA draft
1974: 3rd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1972–1990
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
44, 8
Coaching career
1992–1994
Career history
As player:
1972–1973
Pontiac Chaparrals
1973–1974
Virginia Squires
1974–1985
San Antonio Spurs
1985–1986
Chicago Bulls
1986–1987
Banco di Roma
1989
Quad City Thunder
1989–1990
TDK Manresa
As coach:
1992–1994
San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
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 First 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
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points
26,595 (25.1 ppg)
Rebounds
5,602 (5.3 rpg)
Assists
2,798 (2.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
George Gervin (/ˈɡɜːrvɪn/GHUR-vin; born April 27, 1952),[1] 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,[2] and in 2021, Gervin was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.[3]
^David L. Porter (1995). African-American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-313-28987-3.
^Cite error: The named reference ACB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Celebrate the NBA 75th". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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spent three years as the team's starting point guard, playing with GeorgeGervin. After the Spurs joined the NBA in 1976, Karl played limited minutes...
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Basketball League, in 1996 and 1998. Gervin's jersey was retired by UTSA in 2006. His older brother, GeorgeGervin, played in the ABA from 1972 to 1976...
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games, Oestrike Stadium for its baseball games, and the multipurpose GeorgeGervin GameAbove Center (formerly the EMU Convocation Center) for its basketball...
in franchise history to be selected as an All-Star starter, joining GeorgeGervin, Larry Kenon, Alvin Robertson, David Robinson and Tim Duncan. On March...
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