Gerald Govan

Gerald Govan (born January 2, 1942) is a retired American professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1976. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Govan attended Henry Snyder High School, where he played high school basketball. He had not planned to play college ball, expecting instead to take a factory job, until his high school coach pushed him to apply. A 6'10" forward and center, he attended St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas, and after graduating in 1964 spent a year playing professionally in Italy.

Over his nine years in the now-defunct ABA, Govan played for the New Orleans Buccaneers, Memphis Pros, Utah Stars and Virginia Squires. He tallied 5,251 career points and 7,119 career rebounds and appeared in the 1970 ABA All-Star Game. He is one of only six players to have participated in each of the original ABA's nine seasons, alongside Freddie Lewis, Byron Beck, Stew Johnson, Bob Netolicky and Louie Dampier. Govan appeared in 681 regular-season ABA games, fourth all-time and the most among players who never played in the NBA. He was nicknamed "Go-Go."