Mel Gibson (basketball)
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | (1940-12-30) December 30, 1940 (age 83) Cordova, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
1963–1964 | Wilmington Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||||
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1967–1971 | Charleston Southern | ||||||||||||||
1972–1986 | UNC Wilmington | ||||||||||||||
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