George Tinsley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1946 The Floridians |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 704 (5.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 385 (2.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 114 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
George T. Tinsley (born September 19, 1946) is a retired American basketball player.
Background
Born in
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in 1966, 1968 and 1969, being named Most Outstanding Player in 1969.[1] Tinsley was also a two time All American at Kentucky Wesleyan.[1]
Basketball career
Tinsley was selected in the sixth round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and in the 1969 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.[2]
Tinsley ended up playing with the
Decatur Bullets of the Continental Basketball Association on December 30, 1970.[3]
Tinsley then played for
New York Nets in the 1972 dispersal draft of Floridians players upon the franchise's dissolution, but he did not play for the Nets.[2]
Business career
Tinsley was later a successful businessman with
Kentucky Fried Chicken and was inducted into the Kentucky Wesleyan College Alumni Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kentucky Wesleyan College Alumni Hall of Fame George Tinsley page[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c DatabaseBasketball.com George Tinsley page Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bullets Sign Former ABA Cager Tinsley". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. 31 December 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 29 March 2022.