Washington High School gym renamed after George McGinnis

INDIANAPOLIS— On Thursday night, the gym at George Washington High School will officially be renamed in honor of an Indiana basketball legend. It will now be George McGinnis Gymnasium.

McGinnis died in December 2023 at the age of 73, but his teammates, old classmates, and family members will be at the ceremony.

“We did a lot of things that kids do together and that was fun, that’s the George that I grew up with,” recalled Jim Arnold, who played basketball with McGinnis at George Washington High School.

Arnold met his high school best friend when they were freshmen.

“They had tryouts for the freshman team and we’re all shooting around in the gym and this big guy comes walking in and it was George and we hit it off quickly,” said Arnold.

In 1969, McGinnis and Arnold helped lead the George Washington Continentals to a perfect season. They went 31-0 and won a state title.

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