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McCoy McLemore
Personal information
Born(1942-04-03)April 3, 1942
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2009(2009-04-30) (aged 67)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolJack Yates (Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft1964: 3rd round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1964–1972
PositionPower forward / center
Number71, 32, 18, 34, 23, 35, 9
Career history
19641966San Francisco Warriors
19661968Chicago Bulls
1968Phoenix Suns
19681970Detroit Pistons
1970–1971Cleveland Cavaliers
1971Milwaukee Bucks
1971–1972Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points5,130 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds3,161 (5.5 rpg)
Assists733 (1.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

McCoy McLemore Jr.[1] (April 3, 1942 – April 30, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1960s and 1970s. He played college basketball at Drake University before being drafted by the San Francisco warriors in the 3rd round of the 1964 NBA draft. McLemore Jr. also played for the Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Houston Rockets before retiring in 1972.

Basketball career

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Early years

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Born in Houston, Texas, McLemore attended Houston's Jack Yates High School.

College

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McLemore first attended Moberly Area Community College, but then transferred to Drake University, leading his team to be co-Missouri Valley Conference champions. McLemore was inducted posthumously into the National Junior College Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.[2]

Professional career

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He was a third-round pick by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1964 NBA draft. McLemore was a member of the Chicago Bulls' inaugural team after being selected in the 1966 NBA expansion draft. Two years later, the Phoenix Suns drafted McLemore in the 1968 NBA expansion draft. In the middle of the 1968 season, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. 1970 marked the third time McLemore was selected in an expansion draft, this time by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3] The Cavailers then traded McLemore to the Milwaukee Bucks, where Eddie Doucette described him as "a good rebounder off the bench."[4] The Bucks waived McLemore in November 1971, and the Houston Rockets signed him in December 1971. The Rockets did not renew his contract for the 1972 season.

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1964–65 San Francisco 78 - 22.2 .337 - .714 6.3 1.0 - - 8.3
1965–66 San Francisco 80* - 18.3 .426 - .743 6.1 0.7 - - 7.4
1966–67 Chicago 79 - 17.5 .385 - .772 4.7 0.8 - - 9.2
1967–68 Chicago 76 - 27.6 .398 - .779 5.7 1.7 - - 12.7
1968–69 Phoenix 31 - 22.9 .385 - .773 5.4 1.6 - - 11.8
1968–69 Detroit 50 - 18.2 .396 - .808 4.7 0.9 - - 7.3
1969–70 Detroit 73 - 19.5 .466 - .821 4.6 1.1 - - 8.0
1970–71 Cleveland 58 - 31.7 .388 - .773 8.0 3.0 - - 11.7
1970–71 Milwaukee 28 - 14.8 .368 - .829 3.8 1.1 - - 4.7
1971–72 Milwaukee 10 - 9.9 .321 - .917 3.4 1.2 - - 2.9
1971–72 Houston 17 - 8.6 .442 - .750 2.3 0.6 - - 2.8
Career 580 - 21.1 .394 - .771 5.5 1.3 - - 8.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966–67 Chicago 3 - 15.0 .400 - .867 3.0 1.3 - - 12.3
1967–68 Chicago 5 - 28.4 .388 - .762 4.8 1.0 - - 10.8
1970–71 Milwaukee 10 - 5.2 .250 - .500 1.6 0.8 - - 0.7
Career 18 - 13.3 .374 - .789 2.7 0.9 - - 5.4

Post-career life

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McLemore was a color analyst in the late 1980s for Rockets' television broadcasts on Home Sports Entertainment.

McLemore was a regular with the Bill Glass Ministries Prison Weekends All-Star Team.

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Death

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McLemore died of cancer, aged 67, on April 30, 2009.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mccoy McLemore Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Four Coaches and Two Players Headed to NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame". NJCAA. January 25, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "McCoy McLemore Player Profile, Houston Rockets, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bucks Remember McCoy McLemore". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Solomon, Jerome (April 30, 2009), "Former Rockets broadcaster McLemore dies at 67", The Houston Chronicle
  6. ^ "Bucks Remember McCoy McLemore". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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