Larry McNeill
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Personal information | |
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Born | Hoke County, North Carolina |
January 31, 1951
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Westinghouse (New York City, New York) |
College | Marquette (1971–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25th overall |
Selected by the Kansas City–Omaha Kings | |
Playing career | 1973–1983 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 31, 43, 32 |
Career history | |
1973–1976 | Kansas City–Omaha Kings |
1976 | New York Nets |
1977 | Wilkes-Barre Barons (CBA) |
1977 | Golden State Warriors |
1978 | Buffalo Braves |
1978–1979 | Rochester Zeniths (CBA) |
1979 | Detroit Pistons |
1979–1980 | Utica Olympics (CBA) |
1980–1981 | Rochester Zeniths (CBA) |
1982–1983 | Rochester Zeniths (CBA) |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,533 (8.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,440 (4.8 rpg) |
Assists | 225 (0.8 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Larry McNeill (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American National Basketball Association player. McNeill was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings and would play with the franchise until 1976.[1] That year, he was traded to the New York Nets for a third-round draft pick. In 1977, he signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors. The following two years, he signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves and Detroit Pistons. McNeil also suited up for several teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, once scoring a then record 88 points in one local game in 1983. He also spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association with the Wilkes-Barre Barons, Utica Olympics and Rochester Zeniths.[2]
McNeill continues to hold the NBA record for most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975 with the Kings.
He played at the collegiate level at Marquette.
References
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- 1951 births
- 2004 deaths
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Buffalo Braves players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Kansas City Kings draft picks
- Kansas City Kings players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- New York Nets players
- People from Hoke County, North Carolina
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Rochester Zeniths players
- Toronto Tornados players
- Utica Olympics players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American men's basketball players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs