Melvin Levett
Personal information | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio | April 25, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Euclid (Euclid, Ohio) |
College | Cincinnati (1995–1999) |
NBA draft | 1999: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1999–2003 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
1999–2000 | Cincinnati Stuff |
2000 | Harlem Globetrotters |
2000–2001 | Saskatchewan Hawks |
2001 | Florida Sea Dragons |
2001–2002 | Kentucky Pro Cats |
2002–2003 | Szolnoki Olaj |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Melvin Levett (born April 25, 1976) is a former American basketball player, now an American high school basketball coach for the Colerain High School Cardinals. As a shooting guard he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons and then later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers organization, though he never appeared in a regular season NBA game. He played collegiately for Cincinnati.[1][2][3] While in college, he set the University of Cincinnati single-game record for three-point field goals when he made 10 against Eastern Kentucky.[4]
Coaching career
Colerain High School (Ohio)
2015 Season
In 2015, Levett accepted the job as head basketball coach at Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. His first and only win came on January 8, 2016 over Sycamore High School. Nick Martini led scoring for the Cardinals with 17 points, and 3 rebounds. Despite ending the regular season 1-21, the Cardinals made it to the state playoffs (due to OHSAA rules), but then lost 77-47 in the sectional final to the Lancers of La Salle High School
References
- ^ "Melvin Levett, Cincinnati". Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "SI.com - NBA - Melvin Levett Player Page". CNN. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "CNN/SI - Melvin Levett - -". Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ Pointers from the 'Helicopter'
- 1976 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Cleveland
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs