When George “Ice Man” Gervin came to his first ABA camp with the Virgina Squires, he was not well known. He had been recruited to Long Beach State by Jerry Tarkanian but was homesick and transferred back home, attending Eastern Michigan. He racked up some big numbers there before being suspended and basically kicked off the team. Keep in mind that this was in the early 1970’s and scouting, by today’s standards, was both arduous and unsophisticated. Despite averaging nearly 30 ppg and having an invitation to try out for the Olympic team, very few people had seen him play.
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