George A. Kaftan (February 22, 1928 – October 6, 2018)[1] was an American professional basketball player.

George grew up in New York City and went to Xavier in Manhattan before going to Holy Cross for college.

Though just 6'3", Kaftan was the starting center for the College of the Holy Cross team that won the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament.

Kaftan later played professionally for the Boston Celtics (1949–1950), New York Knicks (1950–1952) and Baltimore Bullets (1952–1953).

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