George Dempsey (basketball)
George P. Dempsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2017 (aged 88) Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 1954–1959 |
| Known for | NBA player for Philadelphia Warriors and Syracuse Nationals; 1956 NBA champion |
George P. Dempsey (July 19, 1929 – October 7, 2017) was a professional basketball player from the United States.
Originally from Philadelphia, Dempsey later relocated to Merchantville, New Jersey, where he captained the 1947 Merchantville High School squad to capture the New Jersey Group II state title.
Dempsey spent five seasons as a guard at The King's College between 1954 and 1959. Following his collegiate tenure, he played in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia Warriors and the Syracuse Nationals. Throughout his NBA career, he maintained an average of 5.0 points per contest and contributed to Philadelphia’s league championship victory in 1956.
He lived in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey until his passing in 2017.
NBA
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Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nbay | Philadelphia | 48 | 28.9 | .353 | .695 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
| Template:Nbay† | Philadelphia | 72 | 20.1 | .475 | .633 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| Template:Nbay | Philadelphia | 71 | 16.2 | .444 | .539 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Template:Nbay | Philadelphia | 67 | 15.6 | .360 | .667 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| Template:Nbay | Philadelphia | 23 | 12.3 | .480 | .697 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Template:Nbay | Syracuse | 34 | 12.1 | .400 | .795 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Career | 315 | 18.2 | .407 | .661 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956† | Philadelphia | 10* | 13.4 | .400 | .700 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 1957 | Philadelphia | 2 | 37.0 | .429 | .438 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 12.5 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia | 8 | 12.6 | .500 | .556 | 2.3 | .8 | 4.1 |
| 1959 | Syracuse | 5 | 6.0 | .375 | .750 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.8 |
| Career | 25 | 13.6 | .437 | .592 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | |