George Gervin

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George Gervin is a Hall of Fame American basketball player, nicknamed "The Iceman," renowned as one of the greatest scorers in ABA and NBA history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ABA player
NBA player
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
basketball player
human
ABAAllStarSelectionCount 3
collegeAttended Eastern Michigan University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1952-04-27
draftStatus undrafted in NBA
era 1970s
1980s
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName George Gervin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gervin
givenName George
HallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1996
height 6 ft 7 in
highSchoolAttended Martin Luther King High School, Detroit
jerseyNumber 44
8
jerseyNumberRetiredBy San Antonio Spurs
knownFor finger roll layup
prolific scoring ability
smooth offensive game
league American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Bulls
San Antonio Spurs
Virginia Squires
Virginia Squires
surface form: Washington Capitols (ABA) / Virginia Squires franchise
NBAAllStarGameMVP 1980
NBAAllStarSelectionCount 9
NBAScoringTitleCount 4
nickname The Iceman
notableAchievement One of the greatest scorers in ABA and NBA history
occupation professional basketball player
placeOfBirth Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
playsStyle offensive-minded wing
positionPlayed shooting guard
small forward
professionalDebutLeague ABA
professionalDebutTeam Virginia Squires
retiredJerseyNumber 44
sexOrGender male
shootingHand right-handed
sport basketball
spursFranchiseIcon true

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ABA notablePlayer George Gervin
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
San Antonio Spurs notablePlayer George Gervin
Virginia Squires notablePlayer George Gervin
Virginia Squires soldPlayerContractOf George Gervin
George Gervin familyName George Gervin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gervin
1974–75 ABA season notablePlayer George Gervin
1973–74 ABA season featuredPlayer George Gervin
ABA All-Star Game notablePlayer George Gervin
The Iceman birthName George Gervin
subject surface form: George Gervin
Martin Luther King High School, Detroit knownFor George Gervin
this entity surface form: producing NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin
ABA All-Time Team player George Gervin
ABA All-Time Team notablePlayer George Gervin
Eagles hasNotableAlumnus George Gervin