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Mike Gminski
Center ·Brooklyn Nets ·NBA ·#43

Mike Gminski

Age67 BornAug 3, 1959 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight113 kg CollegeDuke Draft1980 · #7
Career averages
11.8PPG
7.1RPG
1.3APG
1,128 games · 14 seasons

At a glance

BKN hub
Career snapshot
14Seasons
1,128Games
13,266Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Brooklyn Nets · 550 games · 1980-81 to 1987-88
Draft1980
1Round
7Overall pick
From Duke
Career highsSingle season
17.2PPG · 1988-89 · PHI
10.5RPG · 1987-88 · PHI
2.0APG · 1984-85 · BKN
18.5PER · 1988-89 · PHI
7.0Win shares · 1988-89 · PHI
Position rank1990-91
#18PPG rank
#54PER rank
#52Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 65 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

New Orleans Pelicans
1990-91 - 1993-94 · 4 seasons
6.7 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.8 APG
140 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1993-94 - 1993-94 · 1 seasons
1.6 PPG 1.9 RPG 0.0 APG
8 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1987-88 - 1990-91 · 4 seasons
14.9 PPG 9.0 RPG 1.6 APG
240 games
Brooklyn Nets
1980-81 - 1987-88 · 8 seasons
11.7 PPG 6.7 RPG 1.3 APG
550 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 BKN 56 0 28.2 13.2 7.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 42.3 0.0 76.7 - -
1981-82 BKN 64 6 11.6 5.2 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 44.1 0.0 82.2 - -
1982-83 BKN 80 1 15.7 7.5 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.5 50.0 0.0 77.8 - -
1983-84 BKN 82 2 20.2 7.6 5.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 51.3 0.0 79.9 - -
1984-85 BKN 81 54 29.9 12.8 7.8 2.0 0.5 1.1 46.5 0.0 84.1 - -
1985-86 BKN 81 78 31.2 16.5 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 51.7 0.0 89.3 - -
1986-87 BKN 72 66 31.6 16.4 8.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 45.7 0.0 84.6 - -
1987-88 NBA 81 81 36.6 16.9 10.0 1.7 0.8 1.5 44.8 0.0 90.6 - -
1987-88 BKN 34 34 35.1 16.9 9.4 1.6 0.8 1.0 45.4 0.0 86.1 - -
1987-88 PHI 47 47 37.6 16.9 10.5 1.8 0.8 1.8 44.5 0.0 93.8 17.5 4.5
1988-89 PHI 82 82 33.4 17.2 9.4 1.7 0.6 1.3 47.7 0.0 87.1 18.5 7.0
1989-90 PHI 81 81 32.8 13.7 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.3 45.7 17.6 82.1 15.7 6.0
1990-91 NBA 80 79 27.5 10.6 7.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 44.2 14.3 81.0 - -
1990-91 NOP 50 50 28.1 11.4 7.6 1.2 0.5 0.4 47.3 16.7 78.9 - -
1990-91 PHI 30 29 26.4 9.1 6.7 1.1 0.5 1.1 38.4 12.5 84.1 12.7 0.7
1991-92 NOP 35 10 14.3 5.8 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.5 45.2 33.3 75.0 - -
1992-93 NOP 34 0 7.4 2.7 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 50.6 0.0 90.0 - -
1993-94 NBA 29 7 10.7 3.0 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 35.0 0.0 77.8 - -
1993-94 NOP 21 6 12.1 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 39.2 0.0 78.6 - -
1993-94 MIL 8 1 6.8 1.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 20.8 0.0 75.0 2.0 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1993 New Orleans Pelicans Milwaukee Bucks season change
Oct 1990 New Orleans Pelicans Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1990-91 to 1990-91
Jul 1990 Philadelphia 76ers New Orleans Pelicans season change
Jul 1987 Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers season change

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About Mike Gminski

Michael Thomas Gminski is an American former professional basketball player and a college basketball TV analyst for the ACC Network, ACC on The CW and CBS Sports. In 2003, Gminski, of Polish descent, was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.