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 ====== Dean Meminger #14 ======
-{{ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/marq/graphics/hof_DeanMeminger1.jpg}}
+{{men_s_basketball:hof_deanmeminger1.jpg  }}
-**Nickname:** "The Dream"
+**Nickname:** "The Dream"\\
 **Position:** Guard\\
 **Height:** 6'0''\\
 **Weight:** 175 lbs.\\
 **Born:** May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC\\
+**Died:** August 23, 2013 in Harlem, NY\\
 **High School**: [[Rice H.S.]], New York, NY  \\
+\\
-{{ men_s_basketball:deanmeminger.jpg|}}
+\\
 ===== 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).
+During his recruitment, he narrowed his college choices to five: UCLA, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Providence and St. Joe's.
+"UCLA was already established," Meminger said. "I knew that I could start there. . . . I met with John Wooden and (assistant coach) Denny Crum at UCLA. The lifestyle was different for me, California laid back. Everything was on a silver plate. What was the challenge? . . . Wooden told me I would be the heir to Mike Warren. With Kareem we could win more titles."
-===== Marquette Career =====
+===== Marquette University =====
-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:deanmeminger.jpg|}}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.
-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 "quicker than 11:15 mass at a seaside resort."
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 He was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in 1988.
+=== Stats ===
-^ season      ^  G  ^FGM ^FGA  ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^
+^      ^  G  ^FGM ^FGA  ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^
 |[[1968|1968-69]]  |  29|  172|  409|  .421|  131|  233|  .562|  475|  16.4|
 |[[1969|1969-70]]  |  29|  184|  400|  .460|  178|  279|  .638|  546|  18.8|
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 \\
-==== All-Time Marquette Rankings ====
+=== All-Time Marquette Rankings ===
   *11th, Points (1,637)
-=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings ===
+== All-Time Career Leader Rankings ==
   *4th, Scoring Average (18.8)
   *9th, Field Goals Made (572)
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   *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)
   * 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)
-=== All-Time Single Season Rankings ===
+== All-Time Single Season Rankings ==
   *7th, Points (616)
   *6th, Scoring Average (21.2)
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 == All-Time Senior Season Rankings ==
-  *4th, Points (616)
+  *4th (tie), Points (616)
   *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)
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   *7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8)
   *10th, Field Goals Made (184)
-  *2nd, Free Throws Made (178)
+  *3rd, Free Throws Made (178)
   *1st, Free Throws Attempted (279)
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   *1970-71 Sporting News 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.\\
-[[http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MeminDe01|Dean Meminger's NBA Stats]]
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 ===== Personal =====
-His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1. [[http://www.ny1.com/content/about_ny1/staff_profiles/329/dean-meminger/Default.aspx|Profile]]
+His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1.
+While in town to receive a community award, Meminger passed away in the Casablanca Hotel in Harlem, NY on August 23, 2013.
+===== Photos =====
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger1.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger2.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger3.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger4.jpg |}}

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