Jump to content

Larry McNeill: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
(36 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{for|Tlingit-Nisga'a photographer|Larry McNeil (photographer)}}
{{for|Tlingit-Nisga'a photographer|Larry McNeil (photographer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Larry McNeill
| name = Larry McNeill
| image =
| width =
| image =
| caption =
| image_size =
| caption =
| number = 31, 43, 32
| height_ft = 6
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|01|31}}
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_place = [[Hoke County, North Carolina]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|01|31}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|12|29|1951|01|31}}
| birth_place = [[Hoke County, North Carolina]]
| death_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|12|29|1951|01|31}}
| high_school = [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School|Westinghouse]]<br />([[New York City, New York]])
| nationality = American
| college = [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]] (1971–1973)
| high_school = [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School|Westinghouse]]<br/>(New York City, New York)
| draft_year = 1973
| college = [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]] (1971–1973)
| draft_year = 1973
| draft_round = 2
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 25
| draft_team = [[Kansas City–Omaha Kings]]
| draft_pick = 25
| career_start = 1973
| draft_team = [[Kansas City–Omaha Kings]]
| career_start = 1973
| career_end = 1984
| career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| career_end = 1983
| career_number = 31, 43, 32
| years1 = {{nbay|1973|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1973|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}
| team1 = Kansas City–Omaha Kings
| team1 = [[Sacramento Kings|Kansas City–Omaha Kings]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1976|start}}
| years2 = {{nbay|1976|start}}
| team2 = [[New York Nets]]
| team2 = [[New York Nets]]
| years3 = 1977
| years3 = 1977
| team3 = [[Wilkes-Barre Barons]] ([[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]])
| team3 = [[Wilkes-Barre Barons]]
| years4 = 1977
| years4 = 1977
| team4 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| team4 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years5 = 1978
| years5 = {{nbay|1977|end}}
| team5 = [[Buffalo Braves]]
| team5 = [[Buffalo Braves]]
| years6 = 1978–1979
| years6 = 1978–1979
| team6 = [[Rochester Zeniths]] (CBA)
| team6 = [[Rochester Zeniths (basketball)|Rochester Zeniths]]
| years7 = {{nbay|1978|end}}
| years7 = {{nbay|1978|end}}
| team7 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| team7 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years8 = 1979–1980
| years8 = 1979
| team8 = [[Utica Olympics]] (CBA)
| team8 = [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Gilbey's Gin]]
| years9 = 1980–1981
| years9 = 1979–1980
| team9 = Rochester Zeniths (CBA)
| team9 = [[Utica Olympics]]
| years10 = 1982–1983
| years10 = 1980–1981
| team10 = Rochester Zeniths (CBA)
| team10 = Rochester Zeniths
| highlights =
| years11 = 1981–1982
*[[ACB statistical leaders|Spanish League Top Scorer]] (1982)
| team11 = [[CB 1939 Canarias|1939 Canarias]]
| stats_league = NBA
| years12 = 1982–1983
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| team12 = Rochester Zeniths
| stat1value = 2,533 (8.5 ppg)
| years13 = 1983–1984
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| team13 = [[Toronto Tornados]]
| stat2value = 1,440 (4.8 rpg)
| highlights =
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
* 2× [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] champion (1979, 1981)
| stat3value = 225 (0.8 apg)
* [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] Finals MVP (1979)
| bbr = mcneila01
* [[ACB statistical leaders|Spanish League Top Scorer]] (1982)
| letter = m
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 2,533 (8.5 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,440 (4.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 225 (0.8 apg)
}}
}}

'''Larry McNeill''' (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American [[National Basketball Association]] player.
'''Larry McNeill''' (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) player.


==College career==
==College career==
McNeill played at [[college basketball]] at Marquette, with the [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Golden Eagles]].
McNeill played at [[college basketball]] at [[Marquette University]], with the [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Warriors]].


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcneila01.html|title=Larry McNeill|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> 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]].<ref>1983–84 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 127</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcneila01.html|title=Larry McNeill|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 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 (basketball)|Rochester Zeniths]].<ref>1983–84 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 127</ref>


McNeill continues to hold the NBA record for the most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975, with the [[Sacramento Kings|Kings]].
McNeill continues to hold the NBA record for the most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975, with the [[Sacramento Kings|Kings]].
Line 67: Line 76:
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{1973 NBA Draft}}
{{1973 NBA draft}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcneill, Larry}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNeill, Larry}}
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:African-American basketball players]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from North Carolina]]
[[Category:Basketball players from North Carolina]]
[[Category:Buffalo Braves players]]
[[Category:Buffalo Braves players]]
[[Category:CB Canarias players]]
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
[[Category:Detroit Pistons players]]
[[Category:Detroit Pistons players]]
[[Category:Golden State Warriors players]]
[[Category:Golden State Warriors players]]
Line 85: Line 100:
[[Category:People from Hoke County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:People from Hoke County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports]]
[[Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports]]
[[Category:Power forwards]]
[[Category:Rochester Zeniths players]]
[[Category:Rochester Zeniths players]]
[[Category:Toronto Tornados players]]
[[Category:Toronto Tornados players]]
[[Category:Utica Olympics players]]
[[Category:Utica Olympics players]]
[[Category:Wilkes-Barre Barons players]]
[[Category:Wilkes-Barre Barons players]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players]]




Latest revision as of 20:05, 6 November 2024

For Tlingit-Nisga'a photographer, see Larry McNeil (photographer).

Larry McNeill
Personal information
Born(1951-01-31)January 31, 1951
Hoke County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 2004(2004-12-29) (aged 53)
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestinghouse
(New York City, New York)
CollegeMarquette (1971–1973)
NBA draft1973: 2nd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City–Omaha Kings
Playing career1973–1984
PositionPower forward / center
Number31, 43, 32
Career history
1973–1976Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1976New York Nets
1977Wilkes-Barre Barons
1977Golden State Warriors
1978Buffalo Braves
1978–1979Rochester Zeniths
1979Detroit Pistons
1979Gilbey's Gin
1979–1980Utica Olympics
1980–1981Rochester Zeniths
1981–19821939 Canarias
1982–1983Rochester Zeniths
1983–1984Toronto Tornados
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,533 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,440 (4.8 rpg)
Assists225 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Larry McNeill (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

College career

[edit]

McNeill played at college basketball at Marquette University, with the Warriors.

Professional career

[edit]

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 the most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975, with the Kings.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Larry McNeill". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ 1983–84 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 127


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Larry_McNeill&oldid=1255810705"