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- | ===== Larry McNeill ===== | + | ===== Larry McNeill |
- | **Nickname: | + | **Nickname: |
**Position: | **Position: | ||
**Height:** 6' | **Height:** 6' | ||
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**Born:** January 31, 1951 in Hoke, NC\\ | **Born:** January 31, 1951 in Hoke, NC\\ | ||
**Died:** 2005\\ | **Died:** 2005\\ | ||
- | **High School:** Westinghouse in New York, NY\\ | + | **High School: |
===== High School Career ===== | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
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===== Marquette Career ===== | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
- | Larry averaged 13.4 points per game and led Marquette in rebounding during the [[1971|1971-72]] season (9.2 rpg). | + | McNeill |
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+ | He was known as a tremendous leaper and a very aggressive player. | ||
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+ | Coach [[Al McGuire]] once said that McNeill had the potential to be the greatest player ever at Marquette. | ||
=== All-Time Marquette Rankings === | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === | ||
- | *33rd (tie), Rebounds (554) | + | *37th (tie), Rebounds (554) |
=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | === All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | ||
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== All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Points (511) | + | *10th, Points (511) |
*10th, Scoring Average (17.6) | *10th, Scoring Average (17.6) | ||
*7th, Field Goals Made (209) | *7th, Field Goals Made (209) | ||
*6th, Field Goals Attempted (441) | *6th, Field Goals Attempted (441) | ||
- | *8th, Rebounds (288) | + | *9th, Rebounds (288) |
*10th, Rebounding Average (9.9) | *10th, Rebounding Average (9.9) | ||
== All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == | == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (74.4%) | + | *9th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (74.4%) |
*7th, Rebounds (266) | *7th, Rebounds (266) | ||
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Leaving at the end of his sophomore year, McNeill was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 2nd round (7th pick) of the 1973 NBA draft. | Leaving at the end of his sophomore year, McNeill was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 2nd round (7th pick) of the 1973 NBA draft. | ||
- | He enjoyed | + | He enjoyed |
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+ | After playing his last season (1978-79, 11 games) with Detroit in the NBA, McNeill signed with the Rochester Zeniths for their inaugural season with the newly renamed Continental Basketball Association (CBA) - formerly, the Eastern League. The Zeniths - coached by Mauro Panaggio, a famous NCAA D-III coach - would win the CBA championship in dominating fashion, and McNeill would be named 1978-79 CBA Playoffs Co-MVP. | ||
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+ | He would leave the U.S. to play overseas in the Philippines for Gilbey' | ||
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+ | Because McNeill (6' | ||
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+ | McNeill once held the all-time highest individual score in a game with 88-point explosion in a 167-163 OT win by his team Winston against Great Taste in 1983. However, in what would be his last season in the PBA, McNeill led his team to the conference finals with a 102-101 victory over rival San Miguel. | ||
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+ | McNeil was one of the most offensive-minded PBA imports of all-time, constantly filling up the box scores with 50 points or more. |