Mel Bennett
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Peabody (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Pittsburgh (1974–1975) |
| NBA draft | 1975: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1975–1982 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 34, 9, 33, 52 |
| Career history | |
| 1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
| 1976–1978 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1979–1980 | Hawaii Volcanoes |
| 1980–1981 | Utah Jazz |
| 1981–1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,402 |
| Rebounds | 952 |
| Assists | 204 |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Melvin P. Bennett (born January 4, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.
He played forward for the Virginia Squires (1975–76) of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers (1976–78), Utah Jazz (1980–81) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1981–82) of the National Basketball Association. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played at Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh.
Currently, he works as an aide at Ocean City Intermediate School in Ocean City, New Jersey. There, he gives students snacks as prizes for answering his trivia questions. In 2015, he was voted by the students to dress like a turkey for Thanksgiving.[1]
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Pittsburgh
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Hawaii Volcanos players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Undrafted NBA players
- Utah Jazz players
- Virginia Squires draft picks
- Virginia Squires players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs