Personal information | |
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Born | Westerly, Rhode Island | April 18, 1922
Died | December 27, 1997 Rockport, Maine | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Westerly (Westerly, Rhode Island) |
College | Rhode Island (1940–1943) |
Playing career | 1946–1948 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 10 |
Career history | |
1946–1948 | Providence Steamrollers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
George Mearns (April 18, 1922 – December 27, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers in the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons of the Basketball Association of America.[1] He played in the November 2, 1946 game against the Boston Celtics, which was the Celtics franchise's first-ever game.[2] Providence won the game 59–53.[2]
Mearns, while a senior at Westerly High School in 1939–40, scored 62 points in a 158–12 win over arch rival Stonington High School.[3]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | Providence | 57 | .268 | .720 | .6 | 6.7 |
1947–48 | Providence | 24 | .200 | .484 | .4 | 2.5 |
Career | 81 | .255 | .684 | .6 | 5.5 |