George Bruns (basketball)

George William Bruns (born August 30, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American basketball player.

George Bruns

Personal information
Born	(1946-08-30) August 30, 1946 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Augustine (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Manhattan (1962–1966)
NBA draft	1966: undrafted
Playing career	1968–1978
Position	Point guard
Number	3
Career history
As a player:
1968–1969	Hartford Capitols
1970–1971	Hamden Bics
1971–1978	Allentown Jets
1973	New York Nets
As a coach:
1976–1977	Allentown Jets
Career highlights
3× EBA champion (1972, 1975, 1976) 4× All-EBA First Team (1972, 1974–1976)
Stats at Basketball Reference

He played collegiately for Manhattan College graduating in 1966.^[1]

Bruns played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Hartford Capitols, Hamden Bics and Allentown Jets from 1968 to 1978.^[2] He won EBA championships with the Jets in 1972,^[3] 1975^[4] and 1976.^[5] He was selected to the All-EBA First Team in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976.^[2] Bruns served as head coach of the Jets during the 1976–77 season.^[6]

He played for the New York Nets (1972–73) in the ABA for 13 games.

Bruns was also a teacher and head basketball and baseball coach at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York. His 1971 McClancy Crusaders team went to the NY CHSAA City Championships only to lose to LaSalle Academy in the City finals played at Rose Hill at Fordham.

Bruns is currently the boys high school varsity basketball coach at Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York. He led the team to the Nassau County Championship during the 2010–2011 season. He also led the team to the Long Island Championship during the 2018–2019 season, only to lose to Poughkeepsie in the state championships. In the 2021–22 season his team won both the Long Island and New York State Class A Championships. The Indians fell to South Side in the Nassau County Final the following season.

Bruns also runs a basketball camp for kids ages 6–15 every summer, which has been running for over 40 consecutive years.

He was also on the faculty at Nassau Community College where he taught mathematics for fifty years. He was Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Team from 1992 to 2001.