| George Nostrand | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Uniondale, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Uniondale (Uniondale, New York) |
| College: | High Point (1941–1944) Wyoming (1944–1945) |
| Career Start: | 1946 |
| Career End: | 1950 |
| Career Number: | 16, 11, 9, 14, 6, 3, 18 |
| Career Position: | Center / forward |
| Years1: | 1946 |
| Team1: | Toronto Huskies |
| Years2: | 1946–1947 |
| Team2: | Cleveland Rebels |
| Years3: | 1947–1949 |
| Team3: | Providence Steamrollers |
| Years4: | 1949 |
| Team4: | Boston Celtics |
| Team5: | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| Team6: | Chicago Stags |
| Bbr: | nostrge01 |
George Thomas Nostrand (January 25, 1924 - November 8, 1981) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'8" (2.03 m) forward/center from High Point University (1941–1944) and the University of Wyoming (1944–1945), Nostrand played four seasons (1946–1950) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Toronto Huskies, Cleveland Rebels, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Chicago Stags. He averaged 8.2 points per game in his professional career.[1]
Nostrand is perhaps best known for appearing in a series of Canadian newspaper advertisements to promote the first National Basketball Association game, a November 1, 1946 contest between Nostrand's Toronto Huskies and the New York Knicks. The advertisements promised that anyone taller than Nostrand would receive free admission to the opening game.[2]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Toronto | 13 | .338 | .393 | .8 | 8.9 |
| 1946–47 | Cleveland | 48 | .281 | .497 | .4 | 7.6 |
| 1947–48 | Providence | 45 | .297 | .540 | .7 | 11.6 |
| 1948–49 | Providence | 33 | .315 | .550 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| 1948–49 | Boston | 27 | .341 | .615 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 1949–50 | Boston | 18 | .300 | .610 | .9 | 6.0 |
| 1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 1 | .500 | .400 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1949–50 | Chicago | 36 | .296 | .514 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Career | 221 | .305 | .538 | .8 | 8.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Cleveland | 3 | .350 | .714 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Career | 3 | .350 | .714 | 1.0 | 11.0 | |