McCoy McLemore

McCoy McLemore
Personal information
Born (1942-04-03)April 3, 1942
Houston, Texas
Died April 30, 2009(2009-04-30) (aged 67)
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Jack Yates (Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft 1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career 1964–1972
Position Power forward / Center
Number 71, 32, 18, 34, 23, 35, 9
Career history
1964–1966 San Francisco Warriors
1966–1968 Chicago Bulls
1968 Phoenix Suns
1968–1970 Detroit Pistons
1970–1971 Cleveland Cavaliers
1971 Milwaukee Bucks
1971–1972 Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 5,130 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds 3,161 (5.5 rpg)
Assists 733 (1.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

McCoy "Mac" McLemore[1] (April 3, 1942 – April 30, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the 1960s and 1970s. He played college basketball for Drake University.

Basketball career

Early years

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

College

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

He was a third-round pick by the San Francisco Warriors in 1964. McLemore was a member of the Chicago Bulls' inaugural team after being selected in the 1966 expansion draft. Two years later, the Phoenix Suns drafted McLemore in the 1968 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.

Post-career life

McLemore was a color analyst in the late 1980s for Rockets' television broadcasts on Home Sports Entertainment.[5]

Death

McLemore died of cancer, aged 67, in 2009.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mccoy McLemore Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Four Coaches and Two Players Headed to NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame". NJCAA. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. ↑ "McCoy McLemore Player Profile, Houston Rockets, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Bucks Remember McCoy McLemore". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  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 2016-12-21.


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