- Dean Meminger
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Dean Meminger No. 7 Point guard Personal information Date of birth May 13, 1948 Place of birth Walterboro, South Carolina Nationality American High school Rice
(New York City, New York)Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Career information College Marquette NBA Draft 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall Selected by the New York Knicks Pro career 1971–1977 Career history 1971–1974 New York Knicks 1974–1976 Atlanta Hawks 1976–1977 New York Knicks Career highlights and awards - NBA Champion (1973)
- Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1971)
Career statistics Points 2,552 (6.1 ppg) Rebounds 1,086 (2.6 rpg) Assists 1,046 (2.5 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Dean Peter Meminger ("Dean the Dream"; "Petey" to his friends and teammates) (born May 13, 1948, in Walterboro, South Carolina) is an American basketball player and coach. Meminger starred at Rice High School in New York City. He attended Marquette University, where he played for coach Al McGuire. He was drafted in the first round (number 16 overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, where he played from 1971 to 1974 and 1976-1977.[1] Meminger played for the Atlanta Hawks from 1974 to 1976.[2]
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Career
Meminger was head coach of the New York Stars in the Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL), which played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981.[3][4] Meminger, with rookie trainer Rick Capistran at his side, guided the Stars to the league championship during the 1979-80 season and was named the league's coach of the year. The team's great success, however, was not enough to save the Stars, which lost so much money the team folded without being able to repeat as champions.[5] Meminger was coaxed to head west, leaving Capistran behind, when he signed up to coach the San Francisco Pioneers in what would be the league's final season.[6]
Among the players Meminger coached to a championship were twins Faye and Kaye Young, fresh out of North Carolina State University. Kaye is married to former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher.[7]
In 1982 Meminger was hired to coach the Albany Patroons in the Continental Basketball Association. He was dismissed for his combative style with his players and replaced by his former Knicks teammate and friend Phil Jackson. Meminger convinced Jackson to let him try out for the team but he was unable to resurrect his career on the court.[8]
Meminger coached the USBL's Long Island Knights in 1987, and in later years, spent some time coaching at Manhattanville College in New York.[9]
Fire Incident
On November 22, 2009, Meminger was rescued from a fire in the Bronx, NYC. Suffering from smoke inhalation, he was admitted to the burn unit of Jacobi Medical Center.[10] Meminger has recovered and is still active in local basketball events. He and trainer Rick Capistran recently reconnected after 30 years when Capistran tracked his old coach down after reading about Meminger's brush with death in the '09 fire.
His son, who goes by the same name, is a news reporter and anchor for NY1 News.[11]
Notes
- ^ NBA Black History month interview
- ^ Basketball-reference.com statistics
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/25/sports/pro-basketball-how-dean-meminger-turned-his-life-around.html?pagewanted=2
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Professional_Basketball_League
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/25/sports/pro-basketball-how-dean-meminger-turned-his-life-around.html?pagewanted=2 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19800110&id=2g0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sgUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,3811339
- ^ http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1981/0406_thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124349/index.htm&usg=__m1iwBY5gNhkqlfGTzhY_SWV7YZ8=&h=132&w=100&sz=9&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=m2DNuE0umI-CeM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=70&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmachine%2Bgun%2Bmolly%2Bbolin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1
- ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20021006cowhers1006fnp7.asp
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/25/sports/pro-basketball-how-dean-meminger-turned-his-life-around.html?pagewanted=2
- ^ The Daily News article: "Meminger featured in The Daily News"
- ^ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/24/dean-meminger-critical-after-suspected-crack-pipe-fire/
- ^ Dean Meminger staff profile at NY1.com
External links
- My Life by Dean Meminger
- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- Mad Season: The Story of the First Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981 by Karra Porter
1971 NBA Draft First round Austin Carr · Sidney Wicks · Elmore Smith · Ken Durrett · George Trapp · Fred Brown · Cliff Meely · Darnell Hillman · Stan Love · Clarence Glover · Curtis Rowe · Dana Lewis · Jim Cleamons · John Roche · Kennedy McIntosh · Dean Meminger · Collis JonesSecond round Steve Patterson · Fred Hilton · Willie Sojourner · John Mengelt · Ted McClain · Jim McDaniels · Mike Newlin · Charlie Yelverton · Amos Thomas · Rick Fisher · Jim Rose · Isaiah Wilson · Spencer Haywood · Joe Bergman · Howard Porter · Marvin Stewart · Gregg Northington · Willie LongNew York Knicks 1972–73 NBA Champions 7 Dean Meminger | 10 Walt Frazier | 12 Dick Barnett | 15 Earl Monroe | 17 Henry Bibby | 18 Phil Jackson | 19 Willis Reed (Finals MVP) | 22 Dave DeBusschere | 24 Bill Bradley | 32 Jerry Lucas | 40 John Gianelli | 43 Harthorne Wingo
Head coach Red HolzmanRegular season • Playoffs 1971 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Austin Carr • Artis Gilmore • Jim McDaniels • Dean Meminger • Sidney WicksSecond Team
Ken Durrett • Johnny Neumann • Howard Porter • John Roche • Curtis RoweCategories:- American basketball coaches
- American basketball players
- African American basketball players
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Continental Basketball Association coaches
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- New Orleans Jazz expansion draft picks
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Living people
- 1948 births
- People from Colleton County, South Carolina
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