George Mearns

American basketball player

George MearnsPersonal information

Born| (1922-04-18)April 18, 1922
Westerly, Rhode Island
Died| December 27, 1997(1997-12-27) (aged 75)
Rockport, Maine
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]

## 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

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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

## 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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