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Joe Pace (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Washington Bullets and in Italy.

Joe Pace
Personal information
Born (1953-12-18) December 18, 1953 (age 68)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolFranklin (Somerset, New Jersey)
College
  • Maryland Eastern Shore (1972–1974)
  • Coppin State (1974–1976)
NBA draft1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1976–1981
PositionCenter
Number44
Career history
1976–1978Washington Bullets
1978–1979Baltimore Metros
1979–1981Scavolini Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA champion (1978)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career


Pace played college basketball at Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State.


Professional career


Pace won a league championship with the Washington Bullets in 1977–78.

On August 8, 1978, he signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, but walked out of pre-season training camp and was subsequently placed on waivers. In October 1978, he signed with the Baltimore Metros of the Continental Basketball Association.[1] He appeared in 12 games for Baltimore and averaged 17.6 points per game, 2.4 blocks and 8.4 rebounds in 30.8 minutes.[2]


Personal life


In May 2008, he resided at a homeless shelter in Seattle.[3] Shortly after The Seattle Post-Intelligencer documented his troubles, he received an outpouring of support from within the NBA community, and has now found a home.[4]


References


  1. "Ex-Celtics Signs With Metros Five". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. 24 October 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. "Joe Pace minor league basketball statistics". StatsCrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. Raley, Dan (15 May 2008), "From NBA glory to homeless shelter", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  4. Raley, Dan (30 June 2008), "Benefactors unite to lift former player from the streets", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer






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