George Lehmann

George Lehmann (born May 1, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player born in Riverside Township, New Jersey.

George Lehmann

Personal information
Born	(1942-05-01) May 1, 1942 Riverside Township, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Camden Catholic (Camden, New Jersey)
College	Campbell (1959–1960)
Playing career	1967–1974
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	20, 12, 32, 26, 21, 24
Career history
1967–1968	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1968–1969	Los Angeles Stars
1969–1970	New York Nets
1970	Miami Floridians
1970–1972	Carolina Cougars
1972–1974	Memphis Pros / Tams
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'3" 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]

Since retiring as a player, Lehmann has 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]