Paul George McCracken (born September 11, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. He was and ; he played guard.
Early life McCracken was born in New York, New York. He attended high school at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut.
College career For college, McCracken went to California State University, Northridge. He set the school single-season record for rebounds, with 330, in 1970–71. A two-time All-American, two-time All-California Collegiate Athletic Association selection, and 1972 CCAA MVP, he was inducted into the college's Matador Hall of Fame in 1993.
Professional career He made his NBA debut on February 6, 1973, becoming the first player from Northridge to play in the NBA. McCracken played for the Houston Rockets from 1972 to 1974, and the Chicago Bulls from 1976 to 1977.
McCracken played several years in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) / Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Hazleton Bullets, Allentown Jets, Wilkes-Barre Barons and Hawaii Volcanos. For his four-year career, he averaged 19.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. His best season was 1977–78, where he averaged 31.6 points per game for Wilkes-Barre and was named EBA Most Valuable Player.1980–81 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 64
McCracken played for the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1978–79.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !GS !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 24 || || 12.7 || .494 || .590 || 2.1 || .7 || || || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 4 || || 3.3 || .250 || – || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 9 || 0 || 13.2 || .383 || .611 || 1.8 || 1.6 || .7 || .0 || 5.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 37 || 0 || 11.8 || .450 || .596 || 2.0 || .9 || .5 || .0 || 4.3
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