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George Lehmann
Personal information
Born(1941-05-01)May 1, 1941
Riverside Township, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 2024(2024-11-08) (aged 83)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolCamden Catholic
(Camden, New Jersey)
CollegeCampbell (1959–1960)
Playing career1967–1974
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number20, 12, 32, 26, 21, 24
Career history
1967–1968St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1968–1969Los Angeles Stars
1969–1970New York Nets
1970Miami Floridians
1970–1972Carolina Cougars
1972–1974Memphis Pros / Tams
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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George Lehmann (May 1, 1941 – November 8, 2024) was an American professional basketball player born in Riverside Township, New Jersey.

A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard from Campbell University, Lehmann played in the NBA and ABA from 1967 to 1974 as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Stars, New York Nets, Miami Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros, and Memphis Tams. He averaged 11.9 points per game and 4.5 assists per game in his professional career and holds the ABA's third best career three-point field goal percentage (.365).[1] Lehmann was the first professional basketball player to make more than 40% of his three-point attempts in a season, which he did in 1970–71.[2]

After retiring as a player, Lehmann hosted basketball clinics,[3] worked for Pony Shoes,[4] and owned a T-shirt business.[5] His children, Nicole and Todd, played college basketball at North Carolina State University and Drexel University, respectively.[6][7]

Lehmann died on November 8, 2024, at the age of 83.[8]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1967–68 St. Louis 55 9.0 .343 .814 .8 1.7 2.8
1968–69 Atlanta 11 12.5 .388 .667 .8 2.5 5.5
1968–69 L.A. Stars (ABA) 32 29.3 .415 .350 .805 2.3 5.0 18.9
1969–70 L.A. Stars (ABA) 10 23.7 .295 .250 .917 1.2 2.8 11.6
1969–70 N.Y. Nets (ABA) 46 14.8 .370 .325 .862 .8 2.3 7.5
1969–70 Miami (ABA) 25 43.1 .405 .329 .815 2.8 5.0 17.9
1970–71 Carolina (ABA) 83 35.2 .451 .403* .836 2.4 5.6 17.3
1971–72 Carolina (ABA) 38 36.8 .499 .392 .897 1.9 7.8 16.0
1971–72 Memphis (ABA) 15 34.8 .375 .297 .839 1.8 7.7 15.8
1972–73 Memphis (ABA) 28 26.9 .396 .388 .824 1.2 5.4 9.9
1973–74 Memphis (ABA) 33 16.8 .384 .360 .947 1.1 3.5 .4 .1 5.2
Career (NBA) 66 9.6 .356 .782 .8 1.8 3.2
Career (ABA) 310 29.3 .422 .365 .845 1.8 5.0 .4 .1 13.7
Career (overall) 376 25.8 .418 .365 .841 1.6 4.5 .4 .1 11.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968 St. Louis 1 2.0 .000 – .0 2.0 .0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "George Lehmann NBA/ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Bill Hass. "Roots of 3-pointer in wide open ABA". Greensboro News and Record. 3 March 1991.
  3. ^ Bill Buchalter. "Shooting clinic free to basketball players". The Orlando Sentinel. 15 October 1991.
  4. ^ Jeff White. "Hoop wizards stress need for discipline". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 14 December 1988.
  5. ^ Leonard Laye. "Notable Cougars". The Charlotte Observer. 19 March 2003.
  6. ^ Lou Misselhorn. "Catching up with ------Nicole Lehmann Tharrington". Burlington County Times. 23 January 2005.
  7. ^ Ted Silary. "It's in the genes: Like his father, Lehmann is able to score from long range". Philadelphia Daily News. 21 November 1989.
  8. ^ "George A. Lehmann". Weber Funeral Home Inc. November 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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