George McGinnis

George McGinnis

Personal information
Born	(1950-08-12) August 12, 1950 Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1970–1971)
NBA draft	1973: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1971–1982
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	30
Career history
1971–1975	Indiana Pacers (ABA)
1975–1978	Philadelphia 76ers
1978–1980	Denver Nuggets
1980–1982	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
2× ABA Champion (1972–1973) ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1973) ABA Most Valuable Player (1975) 3× ABA All-Star (1973–1975) 3× NBA All-Star (1976–1977, 1979) 2× All-ABA First Team (1975–1975) All-ABA Second Team (1973) All-NBA First Team (1976) All-NBA Second Team (1977) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1972) ABA All-Time Team #30 Retired by the Indiana Pacers
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	17,009 (20.2 ppg)
Rebounds	9,233 (11.0 rpg)
Assists	3,089 (3.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

For the United States general see: George Francis McGinnis

George F. McGinnis (born August 12, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American professional basketball player, most notably with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA) (from 1971 to 1975). He was drafted into the ABA from Indiana University in 1971. In the '70-71 season at Indiana, McGinnis became the first sophomore to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding. He averaged 29.9 points per game in his lone season in Bloomington earning All-American and All-Big Ten Honors in 1971.

George McGinnis was one of the marquee players of the ABA, and later teamed with fellow ABA alumni Julius Erving and Caldwell Jones on the Philadelphia 76ers that made the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals in 1977. McGinnis was traded to the Denver Nuggets in 1978. Two years later, the Pacers reacquired him in a trade for high-scoring forward Alex English. However, McGinnis was only a shadow of his former self, and contributed very little during his two-year return to Indiana. Meanwhile, English went on to become one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. This transaction is now considered among the worst (if not the worst) trades in Pacers history, as well as one of the most lopsided deals in NBA history.

McGinnis is one of four players (the others are Roger Brown, Reggie Miller, and Mel Daniels) to have his jersey (#30) retired by the Pacers.

McGinnis attended Washington High School in Indianapolis, where in 1969 his team went unbeaten for the season and won the state championship. McGinnis set an Indiana state tournament scoring record with 148 points in his final four games. He was also named Mr. Basketball for the state of Indiana that year.

George McGinnis is one of the few ABA Most Valuable Players not called up to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, aside from former ABA players already admitted such as: Connie Hawkins (1992), Dan Issel (1993), David Thompson (1996) and Artis Gilmore (2011).

ABA and NBA achievements

• Member of the 1972 and 1973 Indiana Pacers ABA championship teams.
• Second Team All-ABA selection in 1973.
• Three ABA All-Star selections (1973–1975).
• Three All-ABA First Team selections (1974–1976).
• Selected as ABA Co-MVP, with Julius Erving in 1975.
• Won the ABA scoring title in 1975.
• First Team All-NBA selection in 1976.
• Second Team All-NBA selection in 1977.
• Three NBA All-Star selections (1976, 1977, and 1979).
• Member of the ABA's All-Time Team
• Number retired by Indiana Pacers

External links

• George McGinnis at basketball-reference.com