Larry McNeill
Personal information | |
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Born | Hoke County, North Carolina, U.S. | January 31, 1951
Died | December 29, 2004 | (aged 53)
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Westinghouse (New York City, New York) |
College | Marquette (1971–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 2nd round, 25th overall pick |
Selected by the Kansas City–Omaha Kings | |
Playing career | 1973–1984 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 31, 43, 32 |
Career history | |
1973–1976 | Kansas City–Omaha Kings |
1976 | New York Nets |
1977 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1977 | Golden State Warriors |
1978 | Buffalo Braves |
1978–1979 | Rochester Zeniths |
1979 | Detroit Pistons |
1979 | Gilbey's Gin |
1979–1980 | Utica Olympics |
1980–1981 | Rochester Zeniths |
1981–1982 | 1939 Canarias |
1982–1983 | Rochester Zeniths |
1983–1984 | Toronto Tornados |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,533 (8.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,440 (4.8 rpg) |
Assists | 225 (0.8 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Larry McNeill (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.
College career
[edit]McNeill played at college basketball at Marquette University, with the Warriors.
Professional career
[edit]McNeill was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NBA draft, by the Kansas City–Omaha Kings, and would play with the franchise until 1976.[1] That year, he was traded to the New York Nets, for a third-round draft pick. In 1977, he signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors. The following two years, he signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves and Detroit Pistons. McNeil also suited up for several teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, once scoring a then record 88 points, in one local game, in 1983. He also spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association with the Wilkes-Barre Barons, Utica Olympics, and Rochester Zeniths.[2]
McNeill continues to hold the NBA record for the most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975, with the Kings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Larry McNeill". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ 1983–84 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 127
- 1951 births
- 2004 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Buffalo Braves players
- CB Canarias players
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Pistons players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Kansas City Kings draft picks
- Kansas City Kings players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- New York Nets players
- People from Hoke County, North Carolina
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Power forwards
- Rochester Zeniths players
- Toronto Tornados players
- Utica Olympics players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs