George Sutor
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1943 |
| Died | August 29, 2011 (aged 67) Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | La Salle (1962–1965) |
| NBA draft | 1965: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1965–1974 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 14, 15, 52, 43 |
| Career history | |
| 1965–1966 | Johnstown C-J's |
| 1967–1968 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
| 1967–1968 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1968–1969 | Minnesota Pipers |
| 1969–1970 | Carolina Cougars |
| 1969–1970 | Miami Floridians |
| 1970–1971 | Camden Bullets |
| 1971–1972 | Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers |
| 1972–1973 | Hamilton Pat Pavers |
| 1973–1974 | Hazleton Bullets |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 380 (4.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 404 (5.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 30 (0.4 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
George Joseph Sutor (September 14, 1943 – August 29, 2011) was an American professional basketball player who played three seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Kentucky Colonels (1967–68), the Minnesota Pipers (1968–69), the Carolina Cougars (1969–70), and the Miami Floridians (1969–70). He attended La Salle University.
A center, Sutor played six seasons in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Johnstown C-J's, Wilmington Blue Bombers, Camden Bullets, Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers and Hazleton Bullets.[1]
After leaving basketball, he ran a restaurant in Somers Point, New Jersey named "Sutor's" before moving to Wisconsin in the late 1990s to run "Big Swede's". On August 5, 2011, Sutor was involved in an ATV wreck in which the vehicle flipped over, causing a serious head injury. 24 days later, Sutor died at the age of 67.[2][3]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
ABA
[edit]Source[4]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | Kentucky | 1 | 5.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
| 1968–69 | Minnesota | 64 | 13.8 | .350 | – | .623 | 5.4 | .4 | 5.5 |
| 1969–70 | Carolina | 11 | 12.3 | .293 | .000 | .467 | 4.6 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Miami | 3 | 4.0 | .000 | – | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | |
| Career | 79 | 13.1 | .341 | .000 | .595 | 5.1 | .4 | 4.8 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.0 | .000 | – | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "George Sutor minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Owner of Big Swede's Resort involved in serious ATV crash".
- ↑ https://goexplorers.com/news/2011/8/31/MBB_0831112943.aspx
- ↑ "George Sutor ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Basketball Reference
- George Sutor Sr Obituary
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Philadelphia
- Carolina Cougars players
- Centers (basketball)
- Father Judge High School alumni
- Kentucky Colonels players
- La Salle Explorers men's basketball players
- Miami Floridians players
- Minnesota Pipers players
- Wilmington Blue Bombers players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs