George Mearns

George Mearns
Personal information
Born (1922-04-18)April 18, 1922
Westerly, Rhode Island
Died December 27, 1997(1997-12-27) (aged 75)
Rockport, Maine
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Westerly (Westerly, Rhode Island)
College Rhode Island (1940–1943)
Playing career 1946–1948
Position Forward
Number 10
Career history
1946–1948 Providence Steamrollers
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

George Mearns (April 18, 1922 – December 27, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers in the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons of the Basketball Association of America.[1] He played in the November 2, 1946 game against the Boston Celtics, which was the Celtics franchise's first-ever game.[2] Providence won the game 59–53.[2]

Mearns, while a senior at Westerly High School in 1939–40, scored 62 points in a 158–12 win over arch rival Stonington High School.[3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Providence 57 .268 .720 .6 6.7
1947–48 Providence 24 .200 .484 .4 2.5
Career 81 .255 .684 .6 5.5

References

  1. ↑ "George Mearns stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 May, Peter (November 1, 1996). "THE ORIGINALS; Nov. 2, 1946: 4,406 watched". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ DeGange, John (December 18, 1940). "Ins and Outs of Sports World". The New London Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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