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- | ====== Dean Meminger #14 ====== | ||
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- | **Height:** 6' | ||
- | **Weight:** 175 lbs.\\ | ||
- | **Born:** May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC\\ | ||
- | **High School**: [[Rice H.S.]], New York, NY \\ | ||
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- | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
- | Meminger was a highly-sought after recruit, after becoming only the second high school player in New York City history to be named All-City, three years in a row (Lew Alcindor was the first). | ||
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- | ===== Marquette University ===== | ||
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- | Dean was the MVP of the NIT in 1970, in which Marquette topped St. John’s for the championship. Meminger was also named to the All-Tournament team of the NIT, and the All- Tournament teams of the 1969 and 1971 NCAA. Meminger was also a part of the first all-black, consensus All-America team in 1971. | ||
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- | Coach [[Al McGuire]] once remarked that Meminger was " | ||
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- | He was inducted into Marquette' | ||
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- | === Stats === | ||
- | ^ ^ G ^FGM ^FGA ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^ | ||
- | |[[1968|1968-69]] | ||
- | |[[1969|1969-70]] | ||
- | |[[1970|1970-71]] | ||
- | | TOTALS | ||
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- | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === | ||
- | *11th, Points (1,637) | ||
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- | == All-Time Career Leader Rankings == | ||
- | *4th, Scoring Average (18.8) | ||
- | *9th, Field Goals Made (572) | ||
- | *10th, Field Goals Attempted (1,234) | ||
- | *2nd, Free Throws Made (493) | ||
- | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (762) | ||
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- | == All-Time Single Game Rankings == | ||
- | * 1st in free throws made (tied with two others), 16 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970) | ||
- | * 2nd in free throw attempts, 21 vs. Creighton (February 28, 1970) | ||
- | * 3rd in free throw attempts (tied with two others), 20 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970) | ||
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- | == All-Time Single Season Rankings == | ||
- | *7th, Points (616) | ||
- | *6th, Scoring Average (21.2) | ||
- | *3rd, Free Throws Made (184) | ||
- | *4th, Free Throws Made (178) | ||
- | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (279) | ||
- | *3rd, Free Throws Attempted (250) | ||
- | *7th, Free Throws Attempted (233) | ||
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- | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *4th (tie), Points (616) | ||
- | *3rd, Scoring Average (21.2) | ||
- | *8th, Field Goals Made (216) | ||
- | *3rd, Free Throws Made (184) | ||
- | *2nd, Free Throws Attempted (250) | ||
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- | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *7th, Points (546) | ||
- | *7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8) | ||
- | *10th, Field Goals Made (184) | ||
- | *3rd, Free Throws Made (178) | ||
- | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (279) | ||
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- | == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == | ||
- | *5th, Points (475) | ||
- | *7th, Scoring Average (16.4) | ||
- | *9th, Field Goals Made (172) | ||
- | *4th, Field Goals Attempted (409) | ||
- | *3rd, Free Throws Made (131) | ||
- | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (233) | ||
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- | === Accolades === | ||
- | *1969 Milwaukee Classic MVP | ||
- | *1969 NCAA All-Tournament Team | ||
- | *1970 Milwaukee Classic MVP | ||
- | *1970 NIT All-Tournament Team | ||
- | *1970 NIT MVP | ||
- | *1969-70 Chuck Taylor Converse All-American | ||
- | *1969-70 NEA All-American | ||
- | *1971 NCAA All-Tournament Team | ||
- | *1970-71 AP All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 UPI All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 Chuck Taylor Converse All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 Helms All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 NABC All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 NEA All-Americann | ||
- | *1970-71 Sporting News All-American | ||
- | *1970-71 USBWA All-American | ||
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- | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
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- | Following his graduation, he was a first-round NBA draft pick by New York. He went on to enjoy a seven-year pro career with New York and Atlanta.\\ | ||
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- | ===== Coaching Career ===== | ||
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- | Meminger was the head coach of the following teams: | ||
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- | * New York Stars of the defunct Women' | ||
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- | * Albany Patroons (their inaugural CBA season in 1982) | ||
- | "The team's first year in the league was not a strong one, and former New York Knicks head coach Dean Meminger had trouble finding quality players to win games. And because of a dispute between the NBA and the CBA over the existence of the CBA's Detroit Spirits franchise in NBA territory, the few players qualified to be called up were ignored by the NBA - including Albany forward Mike Davis. Meminger was later replaced by another former New York Knick, Phil Jackson." | ||
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- | * Long Island Knights of the USBL in 1987 | ||
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- | * Manhattanville College (NY), an NCAA Division III school, from 2003-2004. He stepped down before the 2004-05 basketball season citing " | ||
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- | ===== Personal ===== | ||
- | His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1. |