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American professional basketball player
Joe C. Meriweather
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| Born
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1953-10-26
)
October 26, 1953
Phenix City, Alabama
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| Died
| October 13, 2013
(2013-10-13)
(aged 59)
Columbus, Georgia
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| Nationality
| American
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| Listed height
| 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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| Listed weight
| 215 lb (98 kg)
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| High school
| Central
(Phenix City, Alabama)
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| College
| Southern Illinois
(1972?1975)
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| NBA draft
| 1975
: 1st round, 11th overall pick
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| Selected by the
Houston Rockets
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| Playing career
| 1975?1988
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| Position
| Center
/
power forward
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| Number
| 50, 25, 31
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| 1975?1976
| Houston Rockets
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| 1976?1977
| Atlanta Hawks
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| 1977
?
1979
| New Orleans Jazz
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| 1979
?
1980
| New York Knicks
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| 1980
?
1985
| Kansas City Kings
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| 1985?1986
| Granarolo Bologna
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| 1987?1988
| Joventut Badalona
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| Points
| 5,439 (8.1 ppg)
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| Rebounds
| 3,764 (5.6 rpg)
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| Blocks
| 810 (1.2 bpg)
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Stats
 at NBA.com
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| Stats
at Basketball-Reference.com
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Joe C. Meriweather
(October 26, 1953 ? October 13, 2013) was an American professional
basketball
player.
A 6'10"
center
from
Southern Illinois University
, Meriweather played ten seasons (1975?1985) in the
NBA
as a member of the
Houston Rockets
,
Atlanta Hawks
,
New Orleans Jazz
,
New York Knicks
, and
Kansas City Kings
. He earned NBA All-Rookie honors in his first season, during which he averaged 10.2 points, 6.4
rebounds
, and 1.5
blocks
. Over the course of his NBA career, Meriweather averaged 8.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks.
[1]
Of note, Meriweather is one of a select few players who have blocked 10 shots in an NBA game more than once. Meriweather accomplished the feat twice during his career, first with the Jazz in 1977 (his only career triple double), and then again later with the Knicks in 1979. Those totals established franchise records for both teams; the Jazz record has since been broken by
Mark Eaton
numerous times, but Meriweather still holds the record for the Knicks (later tied by
Dikembe Mutombo
).
He played for the
US national team
in the
1974 FIBA World Championship
, winning the bronze medal.
[2]
Meriweather spent the 1985?86 basketball season playing for
Granarolo Bologna
in Italy.
[3]
He coached the
Kansas City Mustangs
of the
Women's Basketball Association
professional league to an undefeated season in 1994.
[4]
He also served as the head women's basketball coach at
Park University
in
Parkville, Missouri
, from 1997 to 2010 before resigning in March 2010.
[5]
Meriweather died on October 13, 2013, in
Columbus, Georgia
.
[6]
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