George Reynolds

George Reynolds (born November 23, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played collegiately for the Houston Cougars before a brief stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons.

College career Reynolds transferred from Imperial Valley College, a junior college, to Houston in 1967.

He was part of the 1967–68 Cougars team which downed UCLA (then undefeated for 47 games) in the Game of the Century on 20 January 1968. He scored a team second-best 13 points in the 71–69 upset, also contributing good defending.

He was the starting guard for Houston, the No. 1 collegiate team that season, and led the team in assists during the regular season with 157, also scoring 280 points. However, he was ruled ineligible for postseason play in March 1968, a few days before the NCAA tournament, because of insufficient semester hours at Imperial Valley.

Professional career He was drafted in the ninth round (117th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, he signed with the team in June of that year.

Reynolds played eight games for the Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1970–71 season.

He played for the Swiss Alpines of the European Professional Basketball League during the league's only season in early 1975.

Career statistics

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Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG