George Francis Hogan (April 12, 1915 – January 19, 1965) was an American professional basketball player.
 He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans, Chicago Bruins, and Chicago American Gears.
 He averaged 3.1 points per game for his career.
George Harry Yardley III (November 3, 1928 – August 13, 2004) was an American basketball player.
 He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan.
 Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6 ft , 245 lb Mikan is seen as one of the pioneers of professional basketball, redefining it as a game of so-called big men with his prolific rebounding, shot blocking, and his talent to shoot over smaller defenders with his ambidextrous hook shot, the result of his namesake Mikan Drill.
Loren Stokes (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional basketball player from Buffalo, New York.
 He was a combo guard at Hofstra University from the 2003–04 season to 2006–07.
 He is 6'3" and weighs 175 lbs.
 Stokes is one of six players in Hofstra Pride history to score at least 2,000 points, amassing 2,148 points over his four-year career.
 A three time first team CAA player, 2004-05 all defensive CAA player, and 2006-07 CAA player of the year, Stokes was eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft, he went undrafted.
 He was offered an invitation to play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA's summer league.
 Stokes was playing basketball in Cyprus for APOEL, for whom he was averaging 14.4 points per game.
 He has also played in Belgium and Ukraine.
 In early 2011, Stokes signed with the Bay Hawks and in 2012 he was traded to the Canton Charge for Keith McLeod, but was later waived due to personal issues.
 Loren Stokes is also the brother of Leonard Stokes who played basketball for the University of Cincinnati.
DeJuan Shontez Wheat (born October 14, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver Grizzlies.
 He was a star at the University of Louisville from 1993 to 1997, becoming the first player in NCAA Division I history to amass career totals of at least 2,000 points, 450 assists, 300 three-point field goals and 200 steals.
Brittney Yevette Griner (born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and in Russia for UMMC Ekaterinburg.
 She played college basketball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
 She is the only NCAA basketball player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots.
 In 2012, the three-time All-American was named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
Nicholas S. Hashu (February 1, 1917 – April 28, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.
 He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans and Chicago American Gears.
 He averaged 2.2 points per game.
Vincent J. McGowan (August 13, 1913 – April 4, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.
 He played in the National Basketball League for several teams, including the Whiting/Hammond Ciesar All-Americans, Chicago Bruins, and Chicago American Gears.
 McGowan was a second-team all-NBL selection in 1937–38.
 For his career he averaged 5.3 points per game.
Stanley "Stan" Szukala (June 12, 1918 – October 30, 2003) was an American basketball player.
 He was an All-American college player at DePaul University and played for four seasons in the American National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He was a member of the 1947 NBL champion Chicago American Gears, playing alongside future Hall of Fame center George Mikan.
Pierre "Huck" Hartman (1920 – March 25, 1946) was an American professional basketball player.
 Hartman played in the National Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Raiders in 1944–45 and the Youngstown Bears in 1945–46.
 He died on March 25, 1946 from pneumonia, just two weeks after competing in a game against the Chicago American Gears.
 Hartman was the first active player to die in the NBL.

Question: What was the nickname of an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears, who's point record was broken by the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season?
Answer: Mr. Basketball