 Trapp as a senior at Long Beach State | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1948-07-11)July 11, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U. S. |
| Died | January 21, 2002(2002-01-21) (aged 53) Detroit, Michigan, U. S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1971: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Selected by theAtlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1971–1979 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 30, 31 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1973 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1973–1976 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1978 | Rochester Zeniths |
| 1978–1979 | U/Tex Wranglers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,353 (8.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,466 (3.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 375 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
George Trapp Jr. (July 11, 1948 – January 21, 2002) was an American professionalbasketball player.
A 6'8" forward/center fromMonrovia, California by way ofDetroit, Trapp played his senior year of high school basketball atMonrovia High School in 1966–67 where Trapp contributed to the Wildcats first CIF basketball Championship. Trapp then went on to play college basketball, initially atPasadena City College, leading the team to a state community college title, then transferring toLong Beach State, following PCC coachJerry Tarkanian who had taken the head coaching position at LBSU.[1] Trapp won twoPacific Coast Athletic Association MVP Awards with Long Beach.[2] In 1971, his senior year, Trapp led Long Beach State to the Elite Eight of the1971 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, but the team lost 57–55 toUCLA, the eventual winner of the tournament.[1]
After his college career ended, Trapp was selected by theAtlanta Hawks with the fifth pick of the1971 NBA draft. He played six seasons in the NBA with the Hawks (1971–1973) andDetroit Pistons (1973–77), and averaged 8.8 points per game over his career.[3] He was known for his outside shooting and "electrifying drives to the hoop".[4]
His best scoring season was his second year with Atlanta when he averaged 11.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 24.1 mpg as a top reserve in the1972-73 Atlanta Hawks season. He was traded to his hometown Detroit Pistons for a first-round draft choice that off-season. With Detroit, he became a key reserve, helping the Pistons to the post-season in each of his 4 years with the team.[5] After his release by Detroit at the start of the1976-77 season, he played for theRochester in theContinental Basketball Association in the 1977–78 season,[6] and then briefly for theU/Tex Wranglers in thePhilippine Basketball Association in 1979.[7][8]
His brotherJohn Trapp was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the1968 NBA draft. Both Trapp brothers played at Pasadena City College (PCC) and are members of the PCC Athletics Hall of Fame, with George honored in 2013.[9] George is also a member of the Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame, inducted in 1991.[10]
On January 9, 2002, Trapp was stabbed in the stomach during a fight with a roommate in Detroit. He died twelve days later.[4][11][12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
Source[5]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Atlanta | 60 | 14.8 | .371 | .755 | 3.1 | .9 | 6.6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Atlanta | 77 | 24.1 | .436 | .773 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 11.3 | ||
| 1973–74 | Detroit | 82* | 18.2 | .481 | .739 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .6 | .4 | 9.3 |
| 1974–75 | Detroit | 78 | 18.9 | .442 | .756 | 3.5 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 8.7 |
| 1975–76 | Detroit | 76 | 14.4 | .462 | .716 | 3.0 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 8.1 |
| 1976–77 | Detroit | 6 | 11.3 | .517 | .750 | 1.7 | .5 | .0 | .2 | 5.5 |
| Career | 379 | 18.1 | .444 | .752 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 8.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Atlanta | 6 | 11.0 | .432 | .375 | 3.0 | .8 | 6.8 | ||
| 1973 | Atlanta | 6 | 16.5 | .344 | .600 | 3.5 | .5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1974 | Detroit | 7 | 17.0 | .588 | 1.000 | 3.1 | .3 | .0 | .7 | 8.9 |
| 1975 | Detroit | 3 | 27.0 | .545 | .714 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 13.7 |
| 1976 | Detroit | 9 | 17.0 | .416 | .833 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 9.9 |
| Career | 31 | 16.7 | .462 | .700 | 3.8 | .7 | .2 | .5 | 8.3 | |