George Peeples (born October 30, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward/center, Peeples played at the University of Iowa during the 1960s. He twice led the Iowa Hawkeyes in rebounds, grabbing 10.4 per game in 1964–65, and 10.8 per game in 1965–66.[1] After his college playing days were over, Peeples was drafted in 1966 on the 4th round (35th overall pick) by the Baltimore Bullets, but he never played in the NBA.
From 1967 to 1973, Peeples played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Indiana Pacers, Carolina Cougars, and Dallas Chaparrals. He averaged 8.1 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game over his ABA career.[2]
Career playing statistics
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 |
ABA
Source[2]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967–68 | Indiana | 65 | 18.5 | .407 | .000 | .612 | 5.8 | .4 | 6.0 |
1968–69 | Indiana | 64 | 17.4 | .439 | – | .711 | 5.6 | .5 | 5.4 |
1969–70 | Carolina | 83 | 26.7 | .409 | .000 | .663 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
1970–71 | Carolina | 82 | 27.1 | .488 | .000 | .603 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
1971–72 | Dallas | 6 | 20.8 | .440 | – | .636 | 5.8 | .8 | 4.8 |
1972–73 | Indiana | 9 | 6.2 | .286 | – | .545 | 1.7 | .4 | 1.6 |
All-Star | 309 | 22.4 | .441 | .000 | .639 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | Indiana | 3 | 20.7 | .571 | – | .667 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
1969 | Indiana | 17* | 24.6 | .395 | .000 | .667 | 6.8 | .6 | 6.0 |
1970 | Carolina | 4 | 31.5 | .357 | – | .692 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
Career | 24 | 25.3 | .410 | .000 | .671 | 8.4 | .8 | 7.0 |
References
- ^ Year by year leaders Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "George Peeples ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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