Mike Gminski

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Michael Thomas Gminski (born August 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player and a college basketball TV analyst for the ACC Network, ACC on The CW and CBS Sports.[1] In 2003, Gminski, of Polish descent, was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Early career

Gminski played his high school ball for Masuk High School in Monroe, CT, where he graduated in three years. He is considered a pioneer in reclassifying, graduating early to jump start his college basketball career.[3]

College career

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Gminski at Duke

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.[4]

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 2020,[5] he is eighth 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. He is also second in Duke career rebounds behind Shelden Williams and fifth in points behind JJ Redick, Johnny Dawkins, Christian Laettner, and Kyle Singler. 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.

NBA career

Gminski was drafted in the first round by the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He played for the Nets from 1980 to 1988. Gminski played in the Summer Pro League in 1981, where during a game he was elbowed in the back which caused an infection and blood clot.[6] 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.

In a remarkable start to the 1990 season, Gminski and teammates made a pact that if the Sixers won 10 in a row, they would each get their ears pierced. When the team pulled off 12 in a row, he, Rick Mahorn and the others were sporting diamond earrings to commemorate the feat.[7]

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Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Template:Nbay New Jersey 56 Script error: No such module "sort". 28.2 .423 .000 .767 7.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 13.2
Template:Nbay New Jersey 64 6 11.6 .441 Script error: No such module "sort". .822 2.9 .6 .3 .8 5.2
Template:Nbay New Jersey 80 1 15.7 .500 .000 .778 4.8 .8 .4 1.5 7.5
Template:Nbay New Jersey 82* 2 20.2 .513 .000 .799 5.3 1.1 .5 .9 7.6
Template:Nbay New Jersey 81 54 29.9 .465 .000 .841 7.8 2.0 .5 1.1 12.8
Template:Nbay New Jersey 81 78 31.2 .517 .000 .893 8.2 1.6 .7 .9 16.5
Template:Nbay New Jersey 72 66 31.6 .457 Script error: No such module "sort". .846 8.8 1.4 .7 1.0 16.4
Template:Nbay New Jersey 34 34 35.1 .454 .000 .861 9.4 1.6 .8 1.0 16.9
Template:Nbay Philadelphia 47 47 37.6 .445 Script error: No such module "sort". .938 10.5 1.8 .8 1.8 16.9
Template:Nbay Philadelphia 82* 82 33.4 .477 .000 .871 9.4 1.7 .6 1.3 17.2
Template:Nbay Philadelphia 81 81 32.8 .457 .176 .821 8.5 1.6 .5 1.3 13.7
Template:Nbay Philadelphia 30 29 26.4 .384 .125 .841 6.7 1.1 .5 1.1 9.1
Template:Nbay Charlotte 50 50 28.1 .473 .167 .789 7.6 1.2 .5 .4 11.4
Template:Nbay Charlotte 35 10 14.3 .452 .333 .750 3.4 .9 .3 .5 5.8
Template:Nbay Charlotte 34 0 7.4 .506 Script error: No such module "sort". .900 2.5 .2 .0 .3 2.7
Template:Nbay Charlotte 21 6 12.1 .392 Script error: No such module "sort". .786 2.8 .5 .6 .6 3.5
Template:Nbay Milwaukee 8 1 6.8 .208 Script error: No such module "sort". .750 1.9 .0 .0 .4 1.6
Career 938 547 25.6 .465 .122 .843 6.9 1.3 .5 1.1 11.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1982 New Jersey 1 Script error: No such module "sort". 10.0 .667 Script error: No such module "sort". .500 2.0 .0 .0 0 5.0
1983 New Jersey 2 Script error: No such module "sort". 14.5 .667 Script error: No such module "sort". .750 4.5 .5 .0 2.0 7.5
1984 New Jersey 11 Script error: No such module "sort". 20.3 .580 Script error: No such module "sort". .692 5.0 .5 .6 1.4 8.5
1985 New Jersey 3 0 27.0 .545 Script error: No such module "sort". 1.000 6.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 14.0
1986 New Jersey 3 3 36.3 .372 Script error: No such module "sort". .963 10.0 1.7 1.3 .7 19.3
1989 Philadelphia 3 3 39.3 .396 Script error: No such module "sort". .688 7.7 .7 .0 2.7 16.3
1990 Philadelphia 10 10 34.2 .487 .000 .933 5.4 1.1 .8 2.3 12.8
1993 Charlotte 2 0 2.5 .500 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Career 35 16 26.2 .485 .000 .795 5.5 .8 .6 1.6 11.2

See also

References

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