George A. Lehmann (May 1, 1941 – November 8, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. Lehmann played only one year of high school basketball as a freshman. He played basketball at Campbell Junior College (now

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) during the 1959–60 season and was third in the nation in scoring amongst junior college players. He transferred to

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and played on the freshman team during the 1960–61 season. In April 1961, Lehmann was expelled by Wake Forest for an honor code violation. Lehmann started his professional career in the

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(EPBL) with the Sunbury Mercuries during the 1962–63 season. He was invited to training camp by the

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in 1963 but declined to move because his family lived in

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. Lehmann was purchased by the

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five games into the 1963–64 season. He was traded to the Trenton Colonials in 1964, and then spent the following three seasons with the team. Lehmann was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in 1967. Lehmann played in the

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and

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from 1967 to 1974 as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks,

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, and

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. He averaged 11.9

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and 4.5

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in his professional career and holds the ABA's third best career

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percentage (.365). Lehmann was the first professional basketball player to make more than 40% of his three-point attempts in a season, which he did in 1970–71. After retiring as a player, Lehmann hosted basketball clinics, worked for Pony Shoes, and owned a T-shirt business. His children, Nicole and

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, played college basketball at

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and

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, respectively. Lehmann died on November 8, 2024, at the age of 83.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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, 11 , , 12.5 , , .388 , , , , .667 , , .8 , , 2.5 , , , , , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Stars (ABA) , 32 , , 29.3 , , .415 , , .350 , , .805 , , 2.3 , , 5.0 , , , , , , 18.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Stars (ABA) , 10 , , 23.7 , , .295 , , .250 , , .917 , , 1.2 , , 2.8 , , , , , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", N.Y. Nets (ABA) , 46 , , 14.8 , , .370 , , .325 , , .862 , , .8 , , 2.3 , , , , , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(ABA) , 15 , , 34.8 , , .375 , , .297 , , style="background:#cfecec;", .839 , , 1.8 , , 7.7 , , , , , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

(ABA) , 28 , , 26.9 , , .396 , , .388 , , .824 , , 1.2 , , 5.4 , , , , , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

(ABA) , 33 , , 16.8 , , .384 , , .360 , , .947 , , 1.1 , , 3.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (NBA) , 66 , , 9.6 , , .356 , , , , .782 , , .8 , , 1.8 , , , , , , 3.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (ABA) , 310 , , 29.3 , , .422 , , .365 , , .845 , , 1.8 , , 5.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 13.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (overall) , 376 , , 25.8 , , .418 , , .365 , , .841 , , 1.6 , , 4.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 11.9

Playoffs

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Notes

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