George Reynolds (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1969: 9th round, 117th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1969–1975 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1969 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1975 | Swiss Alpines |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
George Reynolds (born November 23, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played collegiately for Houston before a brief stint in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons.
College career
Reynolds transferred from Imperial Valley, a junior college, to Houston in 1967.[1]
He was part of the 1967–68 Cougars team which downed UCLA (then undefeated for 47 games) in the Game of the Century on 20 January 1968. He scored a team second-best 13 points in the 71-69 upset, also contributing good defending.[2] [3] He was the starting guard for Houston, the No.1 collegiate team that season, and led the team in assists during the regular season with 157, also scoring 280 points. However, he was ruled ineligible for postseason play in March 1968, a few days before the NCAA tournament, because of insufficient semester hours at Imperial Valley.[1] Houston would lose 69-101 to UCLA in the tournament semi-finals, with team mate Don Chaney crediting Reynolds' absence as decisive.[3] He again led Houston in assists during the 1968-69 season, also contributing 13 points per game in his senior year.[4]
Professional career
He was drafted in the ninth round (117th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, he signed with the team in June of that year.[4] He played only 10 games for the Pistons (averaging 2.1 points and 1.2 assists) during the 1969–70 NBA season before being waived in mid-December [5]
He played for the Swiss Alpines of the European Professional Basketball League during the league's only season in early 1975.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Grade point drouth cuts Houston cager". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. 7 March 1968. p. 2F. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Green, Bob (21 January 1968). "LewCLA dynasty crashes to floor of 'Dome: Houston 71-69, Hayes 39". The Times (Shreveport). (AP) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Norwood, Robyn (19 January 2008). "Game of the Century". LATimes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Pistons sign three of 10 draft choices". Ludington Daily News. (UPI). 17 June 1969. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pistons ask waiver on George Reynolds". News-Press (Fort Myers, Fl.). (AP). 19 December 1969. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swiss Alpines contre Iberia Superstars" [Swiss Alpines against Iberia Superstars] (PDF). Le Confédéré (in French). 21 March 1975. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via RERO.ch.
