George Yardley

School: 
Height: 
6-5
Position: 
Forward
Hometown: 
Newport Harbor, CA
  • All-American Recognition: 1950 (Converse 4th Team)
  • Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1949 (99th) and 1950 (28th)
  • Did not play in NCAA Tournament or NIT
  • Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in first round of 1950 NBA draft (played with San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets in the AAU's National Industrial Basketball League in 1950-51 before serving two years in the U.S. military)
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1947-48

18

22

8

20

.400

52

2.9

1948-49

28

126

377

.334

93

131

.710

345

12.3

1949-50

25

164

452

.363

95

130

.731

423

16.9

Totals

71

312

452

.363

196

281

.698

820

11.5