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George McGinnis
Center ·Indiana Pacers ·NBA ·#30

George McGinnis

Age76 BornAug 12, 1950 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight107 kg CollegeIndiana Draft1973 · #22
Career averages
15.1PPG
9.0RPG
3.7APG
445 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

IND hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
445Games
6,706Career points
16.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Indiana Pacers · 173 games · 1979-80 to 1981-82
Honors and awards13 total
6×
All-Star Selection1978, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
2×
All-NBA Team1976, 1975
1×
ABA Most Valuable Player1974
3×
All-ABA Team1974, 1973, 1972
1×
All-Rookie Team1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.6PPG · 1978-79 · DEN
11.4RPG · 1978-79 · DEN
4.9APG · 1979-80 · DEN
20.6PER · 1978-79 · DEN
7.9Win shares · 1977-78 · PHI
Draft1973
2Round
22Overall pick
Selected by Philadelphia 76ers · from Indiana
Position rank1981-82
#49PPG rank
#30PER rank
#39Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 64 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Indiana Pacers
1979-80 - 1981-82 · 3 seasons
9.4 PPG 6.7 RPG 3.0 APG
173 games
Denver Nuggets
1978-79 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
20.0 PPG 11.0 RPG 4.1 APG
121 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
20.3 PPG 10.4 RPG 3.8 APG
78 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 PHI 78 76 32.5 20.3 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.3 46.3 0.0 71.6 20.3 7.9
1978-79 DEN 76 0 33.6 22.6 11.4 3.7 1.7 0.7 47.4 0.0 66.5 20.6 7.1
1979-80 NBA 73 18 30.2 14.7 9.6 4.6 1.4 0.3 45.1 13.3 55.3 - -
1979-80 DEN 45 0 31.6 15.6 10.3 4.9 1.5 0.4 45.9 14.3 54.1 15.6 1.0
1979-80 IND 28 18 28.0 13.2 8.5 4.0 1.1 0.2 43.7 12.5 57.5 14.4 0.9
1980-81 IND 69 56 26.7 13.1 7.7 3.0 1.4 0.4 45.3 0.0 53.8 14.9 1.7
1981-82 IND 76 4 17.6 4.7 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.4 37.3 0.0 45.3 11.3 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1979 Denver Nuggets Indiana Pacers
Jul 1978 Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets

All entries are season change.

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About George McGinnis

George F. McGinnis 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