George Kaftan

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George Kaftan (born February 22, 1928 in New York, New York) is a retired American basketball player.

Though just 6'3", Kaftan was the starting center for the College of the Holy Cross team that won the 1947 NCAA Basketball Tournament. He won Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 21 points per game in three games.[1]

Kaftan later played professionally for the Boston Celtics (1948–1950), New York Knicks (1950–1952) and Baltimore Bullets (1952–1953). He averaged 7.5 points per game in his professional career.[2]

Kaftan is now a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame and the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Little Team That Could. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
  2. ^ George Kaftan Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
  3. ^ Hall of Fame Inductees. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
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Bob Kurland		 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Most Outstanding Player (men's)
1947		 Succeeded by
Alex Groza
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