George Mikan

George Lawrence Mikan , born the June 18th 1924 with Joliet in Illinois - deceased the 1 {{er}} June 2005 with Scottsdale, Arizona, was a player of American Basket-ball .

Biography

Number 99 is known like the first big man (with its 2.08 m) and the first star of the history of NBA. It was formed at the University of Of Paul, where he will be twice player of the year and three All-American times and will lead his team to title NIT in 1945. It begins its professional path with the Chicago Gears in NBL (National Basketball League) then plays for the Mineapolis Lakers in ABA . They join NBA in 1948. It dominates its time so much that several rules are founded to reduce its influence. Its aptitude for against is such as NCAA is seen obliged to found a rule prohibiting to counter the ball when it is in downward phase (the goaltending , which will be adopted then by all the professional leagues).

Its influence is such as it enables him to pile up the titles. Its first 4 years as a professional are thus crowned success, 2 in NBL with the GEARs, 1 in ABA and 1 NBA with Lakers. 3 other titles will follow thereafter.

In 1954, it decides to stop its career. But in front of the vexations of its former team, it returns in 1955-56: this time success is not with go and it hangs up again definitively at the end of the season 1956, after nine seasons of tennis shoe pro (including seven of NBA) punctuated by an average of 22,6 points per match.

Statistics by match over 7 years of NBA:

  • 23,1 points with an address of 40,4% (out of 439 matches)
  • 78,2% with the throw-francs
  • 9,5 rebounds
  • 2,8 decisive master keys

In 1967, he becomes the first police chief of the league American Basketball Association, being at the origin of the emblem symbolic system of this one: a white ball blue, red and. It remains until in 1969

He was elected within the Hall off Famed during the first promotion of this one in 1959 and was named among the 50 best players of the history in 1996.

In 2005, it dies following health issues. Shaquille O'Neal, the last big man in the tradition founded by Mikan and which also led the Lakers to him to the title on several occasions decides to financially help the family of Mikan to organize her funeral.

Prize list

  • Champion NBL in 1947, 1948
  • Champion ABA in 1949
  • Champion NBA (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)
  • MVP of the NBL in 1948
  • AlStar MVP in 1953
  • better marker of the league of 1947 with 1952
  • better rebondor of the league of 1953 (the rebounds were counted only as from 1951)
  • Élu with the Hall off Famed in 1959
  • Vainqueur of WPBL in 1948
  • MVP of WPBL in 1946 1948

See too

  • List of the players most titrated in NBA

External bonds

  1. Card NBA in English
  2. Stats NBA per year
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