George McGinnis
| Position | Forward–Center |
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| Height | ft in ( m) |
| Weight | lb ( kg) |
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| Born | August 12 1950  Indianapolis, Indiana |
| College | Indiana |
| Draft | 1973 – 2nd round (4th pick, 22nd overall) by the Philadelphia 76ers |
| Pro career | 1971–1982 |
| Former teams | Indiana Pacers (1971–75) Philadelphia 76ers (1975–78) Denver Nuggets (1978–80) Indiana Pacers (1980–82) |
| Awards | 1971 ABA MVP |
George F. McGinnis (born August 12, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former 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 1972. In the 71-72 season at Indiana, McGinnis became the first sophomore to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding.
George McGinnis has been one of the marquee players of the ABA and later teamed with Julius Erving on the Philadelphia 76ers that made the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals in 1977. McGinnis finished out his NBA playing career with the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers.
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.
His ABA and NBA achievements include:
- Member of the 1972 and 1973 Indiana Pacers ABA championship teams.
- Second Team All-ABA selection in 1973.
- 3-time ABA All-Star selections (1973-1975).
- 3-time All-ABA First Team selections (1974-1976).
- Selected as ABA Co-MVP, with Julius Erving in 1975.
- First Team All-NBA selection in 1976.
- Second Team All-NBA selection in 1977.
- 3-time NBA All-Star selections (1976-1977 and 1979).
McGinnis also won the ABA scoring title in 1975.
| American Basketball Association | ABA's All-Time Team |
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| Marvin Barnes •
Rick Barry • Zelmo Beaty • Ron Boone • Roger Brown • Mack Calvin • Darel Carrier • Billy Cunningham • Louie Dampier • Mel Daniels Julius Erving • Donnie Freeman • George Gervin • Artis Gilmore • Connie Hawkins • Spencer Haywood • Dan Issel • Warren Jabali • Jimmy Jones • Freddie Lewis Maurice Lucas • Moses Malone • George McGinnis • Doug Moe • Bob Netolicky • Billy Paultz • Charlie Scott • James Silas • David Thompson • Willie Wise |
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