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McCoy McLemore Jr.[1] (April 3, 1942 – April 30, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the 1960s and 1970s. He played college basketball for Drake University.

McCoy McLemore

Personal information
Born	(1942-04-03)April 3, 1942 Houston, Texas
Died	April 30, 2009(2009-04-30) (aged 67) Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Jack Yates (Houston, Texas)
College	Moberly Area CC (1960–1962) Drake (1962–1964)
NBA draft	1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1964–1972
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	71, 32, 18, 34, 23, 35, 9
Career history
1964–1966	San Francisco Warriors
1966–1968	Chicago Bulls
1968	Phoenix Suns
1968–1970	Detroit Pistons
1970–1971	Cleveland Cavaliers
1971	Milwaukee Bucks
1971–1972	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1971) First team All-MVC (1964)
Career statistics
Points	5,130 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds	3,161 (5.5 rpg)
Assists	733 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball career

Early years

Born in Houston, Texas, McLemore attended Houston's Jack Yates High School.

College

McLemore first attended Moberly Area Community College, but then transferred to Drake University, leading his team to be co-Missouri Valley Conference champions. McLemore was inducted posthumously into the National Junior College Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.[2]

Professional career

He was a third-round pick by the San Francisco Warriors in 1964. McLemore was a member of the Chicago Bulls' inaugural team after being selected in the 1966 expansion draft. Two years later, the Phoenix Suns drafted McLemore in the 1968 expansion draft. In the middle of the 1968 season, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. 1970 marked the third time McLemore was selected in an expansion draft, this time by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3] The Cavailers then traded McLemore to the Milwaukee Bucks, where Eddie Doucette described him as "a good rebounder off the bench."[4] The Bucks waived McLemore in November 1971, and the Houston Rockets signed him in December 1971. The Rockets did not renew his contract for the 1972 season.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1964–65	San Francisco	78	-	22.2	.337	-	.714	6.3	1.0	-	-	8.3
1965–66	San Francisco	80*	-	18.3	.426	-	.743	6.1	0.7	-	-	7.4
1966–67	Chicago	79	-	17.5	.385	-	.772	4.7	0.8	-	-	9.2
1967–68	Chicago	76	-	27.6	.398	-	.779	5.7	1.7	-	-	12.7
1968–69	Phoenix	31	-	22.9	.385	-	.773	5.4	1.6	-	-	11.8
1968–69	Detroit	50	-	18.2	.396	-	.808	4.7	0.9	-	-	7.3
1969–70	Detroit	73	-	19.5	.466	-	.821	4.6	1.1	-	-	8.0
1970–71	Cleveland	58	-	31.7	.388	-	.773	8.0	3.0	-	-	11.7
1970–71†	Milwaukee	28	-	14.8	.368	-	.829	3.8	1.1	-	-	4.7
1971–72	Milwaukee	10	-	9.9	.321	-	.917	3.4	1.2	-	-	2.9
1971–72	Houston	17	-	8.6	.442	-	.750	2.3	0.6	-	-	2.8
Career		580	-	21.1	.394	-	.771	5.5	1.3	-	-	8.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1966–67	Chicago	3	-	15.0	.400	-	.867	3.0	1.3	-	-	12.3
1967–68	Chicago	5	-	28.4	.388	-	.762	4.8	1.0	-	-	10.8
1970–71†	Milwaukee	10	-	5.2	.250	-	.500	1.6	0.8	-	-	0.7
Career		18	-	13.3	.374	-	.789	2.7	0.9	-	-	5.4

Post-career life

McLemore was a color analyst in the late 1980s for Rockets' television broadcasts on Home Sports Entertainment.[5]

Death

McLemore died of cancer, aged 67, on April 30, 2009.[6]

References

External links

• NBA stats at basketballreference.com
• JC and College stats

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