Mike Gminski

Mike Gminski

No. 42, 43
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	August 3, 1959 (1959-08-03) (age 52)
Place of birth	Monroe, Connecticut
Nationality	American
High school	Masuk (Monroe, Connecticut)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Duke (1976–1980)
NBA Draft	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career	1980–1994
Career history
1980–1988	New Jersey Nets
1988–1991	Philadelphia 76ers
1991–1994	Charlotte Hornets
1994	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
ACC Player of the Year (1979) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1979) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points	10,953 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds	6,480 (6.9 rpg)
Assists	1,203 (1.3 apg)
Mike Gminski at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Thomas Gminski (born August 3, 1959 in Monroe, Connecticut) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. Gminski played his high school ball for Masuk High School in Monroe, CT. From there he played four seasons with the Duke Blue Devils, from 1977 to 1980. He led the team in scoring during his junior and senior years. Gminski was named the ACC Rookie of the Year (tied) in 1977, first team All-ACC three years, 1978, 1979, and 1980, and ACC Player of the Year in 1979. He was also named an AP Second Team All-American in 1979 and 1980, and a UPI First Team All-American in 1979 and Second Team All-American in 1980.

At the time of graduation, he was the Duke career leader in points (2,323), rebounds (1,242), and blocked shots (345). As of early 2006, he is seventh all time in the ACC in points and rebounds. He is sixth in blocked shots all-time in the ACC and second in Duke history, respectively. He is also second in Duke career rebounds behind Shelden Williams and fourth in points behind J. J. Redick, Johnny Dawkins, and Christian Laettner. His jersey number '43' is retired by the Duke men's basketball team. In 2002, Gminski was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

As of March 28, 2010, he was tied for sixth-most career double-figure scoring games at Duke with Grant Hill, behind Jon Scheyer.^[1]

Gminski was drafted in the first round by the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He played for the Nets from 1981 to 1988. He went on to play with the Philadelphia 76ers, as well as the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks. He wore jersey No 42 throughout his career and only got to wear No 43 (his Duke number) in his final 8 games with the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored 10 points in his final NBA game.

Gminski was an exceptional free throw shooter, especially compared to other big men (Gminski is 6'11"/2.11 m). During his career, he converted over 84% of his attempts.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

References

1. ^ "Notes: Duke 78, Baylor 71 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204918040. Retrieved March 30, 2010. 

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Name	Gminski, Mike
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Date of birth	August 3, 1959
Place of birth	Monroe, Connecticut, USA
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