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====== Dean Meminger #14 ====== | ====== Dean Meminger #14 ====== | ||
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**Position: | **Position: | ||
**Height:** 6' | **Height:** 6' | ||
**Weight:** 175 lbs.\\ | **Weight:** 175 lbs.\\ | ||
**Born:** May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC\\ | **Born:** May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC\\ | ||
+ | **Died:** August 23, 2013 in Harlem, NY\\ | ||
**High School**: [[Rice H.S.]], New York, NY \\ | **High School**: [[Rice H.S.]], New York, NY \\ | ||
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===== High School Career ===== | ===== 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). | 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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+ | "UCLA was already established," | ||
- | ===== Marquette | + | ===== Marquette |
- | One of the greatest players ever to don a Marquette basketball jersey, Dean Meminger helped Marquette to a glittering record of 78-9 during his career including a 46-0 mark at the Milwaukee Arena. He averaged 16.3 ppg as a sophomore and was the team’s leading scorer for two years, averaging 18.8 points in the [[1969|1969-70]] season and 21.2 points in [[1970|1970-71]]. He was named team captain and selected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Player of the 1971 team which went undefeated during the regular season (26-0), and advanced to the NCAA Mideast Regional. He closed out his college as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,637 points. | + | {{ men_s_basketball: |
- | 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. | + | 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. |
Coach [[Al McGuire]] once remarked that Meminger was " | Coach [[Al McGuire]] once remarked that Meminger was " | ||
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He was inducted into Marquette' | He was inducted into Marquette' | ||
- | + | === Stats === | |
- | ^ season | + | ^ ^ G ^FGM ^FGA ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^ |
|[[1968|1968-69]] | |[[1968|1968-69]] | ||
|[[1969|1969-70]] | |[[1969|1969-70]] | ||
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- | ==== All-Time Marquette Rankings | + | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === |
*11th, Points (1,637) | *11th, Points (1,637) | ||
- | === All-Time Career Leader Rankings | + | == All-Time Career Leader Rankings == |
*4th, Scoring Average (18.8) | *4th, Scoring Average (18.8) | ||
*9th, Field Goals Made (572) | *9th, Field Goals Made (572) | ||
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*1st, Free Throws Attempted (762) | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (762) | ||
- | === All-Time Single Game Rankings | + | == All-Time Single Game Rankings == |
* 1st in free throws made (tied with two others), 16 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970) | * 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) | * 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) | * 3rd in free throw attempts (tied with two others), 20 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970) | ||
- | === All-Time Single Season Rankings | + | == All-Time Single Season Rankings == |
*7th, Points (616) | *7th, Points (616) | ||
*6th, Scoring Average (21.2) | *6th, Scoring Average (21.2) | ||
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== All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *4th, Points (616) | + | *4th (tie), Points (616) |
*3rd, Scoring Average (21.2) | *3rd, Scoring Average (21.2) | ||
- | *7th, Field Goals Made (216) | + | *8th, Field Goals Made (216) |
- | *2nd, Free Throws Made (184) | + | *3rd, Free Throws Made (184) |
*2nd, Free Throws Attempted (250) | *2nd, Free Throws Attempted (250) | ||
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*7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8) | *7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8) | ||
*10th, Field Goals Made (184) | *10th, Field Goals Made (184) | ||
- | *2nd, Free Throws Made (178) | + | *3rd, Free Throws Made (178) |
*1st, Free Throws Attempted (279) | *1st, Free Throws Attempted (279) | ||
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*1970-71 Sporting News All-American | *1970-71 Sporting News All-American | ||
*1970-71 USBWA All-American | *1970-71 USBWA All-American | ||
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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.\\ | 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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Meminger was the head coach of the following teams: | Meminger was the head coach of the following teams: | ||
- | * New York Stars of the defunct Women' | + | * New York Stars of the defunct Women' |
- | * Albany Patroons during | + | |
+ | * 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." | "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 | * 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 " | * Manhattanville College (NY), an NCAA Division III school, from 2003-2004. He stepped down before the 2004-05 basketball season citing " | ||
===== Personal ===== | ===== Personal ===== | ||
- | His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1. [[http://www.ny1.com/ | + | His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1. |
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+ | While in town to receive a community award, Meminger passed away in the Casablanca Hotel in Harlem, NY on August 23, 2013. | ||
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+ | ===== Photos ===== | ||
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