Joe Belmont

Joseph Elliott Belmont (July 12, 1934 – January 6, 2019) was an American basketball player and coach.[1] He played college basketball at Duke University, and was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He never played in the NBA, however. He had a long playing career with the Denver-Chicago Truckers of the National Industrial Basketball League.

For bird impressionist, see Joe Belmont (bird impressionist).

In 1970, he was hired as the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Denver Rockets, a position he held for as season and a half. He shared ABA Coach of the Year honors in 1970 with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars.

In 2005 Belmont was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

In 1959 Belmont married Helen Sanquist and then had 2 kids. He died on January 6, 2019.[2]

Coaching career

ABA
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
DEN 1969-70 564214.7501st in Western1257.000 Lost in Division Finals
DEN 1970-71 13310.231(fired)---- (fired)
Career 694524.6521257.417

References
  1. "Joseph Elliott Belmont". Legacy.com. January 11, 2019.
  2. "Joseph Elliot Belmont". Aspen Mortuaries. January 15, 2019.


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