| Jack George | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Swissvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| High School: | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) |
| College: | La Salle (1949–1951) |
| Draft Year: | 1953 |
| Draft Round: | 13 |
| Draft Pick: | 102 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career Start: | 1953 |
| Career End: | 1961 |
| Career Number: | 4, 17, 5 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Years2: | – |
| Team2: | New York Knicks |
| Highlights: | |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 5,153 (10.2 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 2,129 (4.2 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 2,169 (4.3 apg) |
| Bbr: | georgja01 |
John Edwin George, Jr. (November 13, 1928 – January 30, 1989) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.
George attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. He played basketball and baseball at La Salle University in the early 1950s. He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1953 NBA draft and played eight seasons in the league with the Warriors and New York Knicks. Among the highlights of his NBA career were his NBA Championship with the Warriors in 1956 and his NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1956 and 1957. The 6'2" guard ranked within the NBA's top ten in assists per game six times throughout his career and led the league in total minutes played (2,840) in 1955–56.
| † | Denotes season in which George won an NBA championship | |
| Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | Philadelphia | 71 | 37.3 | .352 | .590 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 9.5 | |
| 1954–55 | Philadelphia | 68 | 36.5 | .385 | .660 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 11.4 | |
| 1955–56† | Philadelphia | 72 | 39.4* | .374 | .757 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 13.9 | |
| 1956–57 | Philadelphia | 67 | 33.3 | .337 | .683 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 10.5 | |
| 1957–58 | Philadelphia | 72 | 26.5 | .370 | .736 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 8.9 | |
| 1958–59 | Philadelphia | 46 | 30.2 | .341 | .730 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 9.8 | |
| 1958–59 | New York | 25 | 19.8 | .358 | .824 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6.6 | |
| 1959–60 | New York | 69 | 23.2 | .385 | .767 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9.5 | |
| 1960–61 | New York | 16 | 16.8 | .333 | .667 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.1 | |
| Career | 506 | 31.3 | .364 | .704 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10.2 | ||
| All-Star | 2 | 21.0 | .385 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56† | Philadelphia | 10 | 40.5 | .390 | .746 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 13.6 | |
| 1956–57 | Philadelphia | 2 | 31.5 | .467 | .667 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 9.0 | |
| 1957–58 | Philadelphia | 8 | 34.6 | .370 | .800 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 9.5 | |
| 1958–59 | New York | 2 | 15.5 | .333 | – | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |
| Career | 22 | 35.3 | .385 | .753 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 10.8 | ||