George Mearns

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George Mearns
Personal information
Born(1922-04-18)April 18, 1922
Westerly, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 27, 1997(1997-12-27) (aged 75)
Rockport, Maine
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolWesterly (Westerly, Rhode Island)
CollegeRhode Island (1940–1943)
Playing career1946–1948
PositionForward
Number10
Career history
19461948Providence Steamrollers
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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]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
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

References

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  1. ^ "George Mearns stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b May, Peter (November 1, 1996). "THE ORIGINALS; Nov. 2, 1946: 4,406 watched". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ^ DeGange, John (December 18, 1940). "Ins and Outs of Sports World". The New London Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2014.



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