George Bruns (basketball)
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George William Bruns is a retired American basketball
player.
He played collegiately for Manhattan College
.
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, NY. He recently led the team to the Nassau County Championship during the 2010-2011 season.
He is also on the faculty of Nassau Community College where he teaches math and has coached basketball at the collegiate level.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
He played collegiately for Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
.
He played for the New York Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(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
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School is an all-boys Catholic high school located in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York. As of Fall 2012, the school will start accepting young women, and will become fully co-educational by 2016. Founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1956,...
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, NY. He recently led the team to the Nassau County Championship during the 2010-2011 season.
He is also on the faculty of Nassau Community College where he teaches math and has coached basketball at the collegiate level.