A 6'8" forward/center from Monrovia, California by way of Detroit, Trapp played his senior year of high school basketball at Monrovia High School in 1966–67 where Trapp contributed to the Wildcats first CIF basketball Championship. Trapp then went on to play college basketball, initially at Pasadena City College, leading the team to a state community college title, then transferring to Long Beach State, following PCC coach Jerry Tarkanian who had taken the head coaching position at LBSU.[1] Trapp won two Pacific Coast Athletic Association MVP Awards with Long Beach.[2] In 1971, his senior year, Trapp led Long Beach State to the Elite Eight of the 1971 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, but the team lost 57-55 to UCLA, the eventual winner of the tournament.[1]
Professional careeredit
After his college career ended, Trapp was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the fifth pick of the 1971 NBA draft. He played six seasons in the NBA with the Hawks (1971–1973) and Detroit 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 the 1972-73 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 the 1976-77 season, he played for the Rochester in the Continental Basketball Association in the 1977-78 season,[6] and then briefly for the U/Tex Wranglers in the Philippine Basketball Association in 1979.[7][8]
Personal lifeedit
His brother John Trapp was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the 1968 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]
george, trapp, other, people, named, disambiguation, july, 1948, january, 2002, american, professional, basketball, player, trapp, senior, long, beach, statepersonal, informationborn, 1948, july, 1948detroit, michigan, diedjanuary, 2002, 2002, aged, detroit, m. For other people named George Trapp see George Trapp disambiguation George Trapp Jr July 11 1948 January 21 2002 was an American professional basketball player George TrappTrapp as a senior at Long Beach StatePersonal informationBorn 1948 07 11 July 11 1948Detroit Michigan U S DiedJanuary 21 2002 2002 01 21 aged 53 Detroit Michigan U S Listed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh schoolHighland Park Highland Park Michigan Monrovia Monrovia California CollegePasadena CC 1967 1969 Long Beach State 1969 1971 NBA draft1971 1st round 5th overall pickSelected by the Atlanta HawksPlaying career1971 1979PositionPower forward centerNumber30 31Career history1971 1973Atlanta Hawks1973 1976Detroit Pistons1978Rochester Zeniths1978 1979U Tex WranglersCareer highlights and awards2 PCAA Player of the Year 1970 1971 2 First team All PCAA 1970 1971 Career NBA statisticsPoints3 353 8 8 ppg Rebounds1 466 3 9 rpg Assists375 1 0 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesAmateur career editA 6 8 forward center from Monrovia California by way of Detroit Trapp played his senior year of high school basketball at Monrovia High School in 1966 67 where Trapp contributed to the Wildcats first CIF basketball Championship Trapp then went on to play college basketball initially at Pasadena City College leading the team to a state community college title then transferring to Long Beach State following PCC coach Jerry Tarkanian who had taken the head coaching position at LBSU 1 Trapp won two Pacific Coast Athletic Association MVP Awards with Long Beach 2 In 1971 his senior year Trapp led Long Beach State to the Elite Eight of the 1971 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament but the team lost 57 55 to UCLA the eventual winner of the tournament 1 Professional career editAfter his college career ended Trapp was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the fifth pick of the 1971 NBA draft He played six seasons in the NBA with the Hawks 1971 1973 and Detroit 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 the 1972 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 the 1976 77 season he played for the Rochester in the Continental Basketball Association in the 1977 78 season 6 and then briefly for the U Tex Wranglers in the Philippine Basketball Association in 1979 7 8 Personal life editHis brother John Trapp was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the 1968 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 See also editList of homicides in MichiganReferences edit a b George Trapp Long Beach State Athletics Retrieved on August 4 2009 Steve Addy and Jeffrey F Karzen The Detroit Pistons Four Decades of Motor City Memories 2002 79 George Trapp statistics basketball reference com Retrieved on August 4 2009 a b Obituaries The Washington Post Washington D C 2002 01 25 ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 George Trapp Stats Basketball Reference com EBA George Trapp 1979 PBA rosters 13 May 2015 Classic PBA finals showdowns from the 1970s April 2020 PCC Sports Hall of Fame Pasadena City College George Trapp 1991 Hall of Fame Long Beach State University Athletics Ex Piston Trapp dies after stabbing basketball realgm com Obituary for ex imports The Philippine STAR Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Trapp amp oldid 1211741843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
