Mel Bennett
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | January 4, 1955
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Peabody (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College | Pittsburgh (1974–1975) |
NBA draft | 1975: undrafted |
Playing career | 1975–1982 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 34, 9, 33, 52 |
Career history | |
1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
1976–1978 | Indiana Pacers |
1979–1980 | Hawaii Volcanoes |
1980–1981 | Utah Jazz |
1981–1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,402 |
Rebounds | 952 |
Assists | 204 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Melvin P. "Mel" Bennett (born January 4, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.
He played forward for the Virginia Squires (1975–76) of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers (1976–78), Utah Jazz (1980–81) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1981–82) of the National Basketball Association. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played at Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh.
Currently, he works as an aide at Ocean City Intermediate School in Ocean City, New Jersey.
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- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Hawaii Volcanos players
- Indiana Pacers players
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- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Pittsburgh
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Utah Jazz players
- Virginia Squires draft picks
- Virginia Squires players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs