Melvin Lee Gibson (born December 30, 1940) is a retired American basketball player and coach. The 6'3" and 180 lb former Western Carolina University guard played a single season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963–64, in which he appeared in nine games and recorded a total of 13 points. He played for the U.S. men's team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[1] Gibson served as the head men's basketball coach at Charleston Southern University from 1967 to 1971 and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNC Wilmington) from 1972 to 1986.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 30, 1940 Cordova, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Rockingham County (Reidsville, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Western Carolina (1959–1963) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1963: 2nd round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1963–1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1967–1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Wilmington Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Charleston Southern | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1986 | UNC Wilmington | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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NBA career statistics
edit| 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 |
Regular season
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| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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| 1963–64 | L.A. Lakers | 9 | 5.9 | .300 | .500 | .4 | .7 | 1.4 |
References
edit- ^ 1963 USA Basketball Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mel Gibson". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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