George Reynolds (basketball)

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.

George Reynolds
Personal information
Born (1947-11-23) November 23, 1947
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft1969 / Round: 9 / Pick: 117th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1969–1975
PositionGuard
Number10
Career history
1969Detroit Pistons
1975Swiss Alpines
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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
  1. "George Reynolds not eligible for playoff". The Herald-Mail. (AP). 7 March 1968. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  2. Green, Bob (21 January 1968). "LewCLA dynasty crashes to floor of 'Dome: Houston 71-69, Hayes 39". The Times (Shreveport). (AP) – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  3. Norwood, Robyn (19 January 2008). "Game of the Century". LATimes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "Pistons sign three of 10 draft choices". Ludington Daily News. (UPI). 17 June 1969. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  5. "Pistons ask waiver on George Reynolds". News-Press (Fort Myers, Fl.). (AP). 19 December 1969. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  6. "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.
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