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'''Steve Downing''' (born September 9, 1950) is a retired American [[basketball]] player.


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'''Steve Downing''' (born September 9, 1950) is an American retired [[basketball]] player.
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A 6'8" [[center (basketball)|center]], Downing starred at [[Indiana University]] during the early 1970s. He won the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball]] award in 1973 as the best player in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref name="Chicago Sports">[http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-000329silverpastmenmar19,1,821227.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines Silver Basketball winners]</ref>


A 6'8" [[center (basketball)|center]], Downing, along with teammate [[George McGinnis]], led Indianapolis [[George Washington Community High School|Washington High School]] to a 31–0 record and a state championship in 1969.<ref>
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Downing later played two seasons for the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. He averaged 2.4 [[points per game]] in his professional career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1974.<ref>{{Basketball-reference}}</ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/keller-mcginnis-never-topped-their-state-championships
| title = For Keller and McGinnis, Memories of Winning State Never Faded
| last = Montieth
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| first = Mark
| date = January 25, 2017
| website = Pacers.com
| publisher = NBA Media Ventures, LLC
| access-date = December 23, 2018
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}}</ref> He went on to star at [[Indiana University]], and won the [[Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball]] award in 1973 as the best player in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref name="Chicago Sports">{{cite web
| url = http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-000329silverpastmenmar19,1,821227.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines
| title = Silver Basketball winners
| website = ChicagoTribune.com
| accessdate = July 9, 2007
}}</ref> Notable performances included the program's first triple-double: 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in an 88–79 win over Michigan at the IU Fieldhouse on February 23, 1971;<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.hoosiertimes.com/herald_times_online/sports/college/iu/mensbasketball/morgan-delivers-historic-triple-double-for-hoosiers/article_5c437a4c-76cb-578e-b48b-777fcad3d566.html
| title = Morgan delivers historic triple double for Hoosiers
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| last = Miller
| first = Mike
| date = December 22, 2018
| website = Herald-Times Online
| publisher = The Hoosier Times
| access-date = December 23, 2018
}}</ref> and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90–89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11, 1971.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Games/19711211Indiana.html
| title = Kentucky vs. Indiana – Saturday, December 11 1971
| website = BigBlueHistory.net
| access-date = December 23, 2018
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Downing later played two seasons for the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. He averaged 2.4 [[points per game]] in his professional career, and won an NBA Championship ring in 1974.<ref>{{cite basketball-reference |id=d/downist01 |name=Steve Downing |accessdate=July 9, 2007}}</ref>

Currently Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis.


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{{1973 NBA Draft}}
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{{Boston Celtics 1973-74 NBA champions}}


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Latest revision as of 06:57, 27 November 2024

For other people named Stephen Downing, see Stephen Downing (disambiguation).

Steve Downing
Personal information
Born (1950-09-09) September 9, 1950 (age 74)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorge Washington
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1973–1974
PositionCenter
Number32
Career history
1973–1974Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Steve Downing (born September 9, 1950) is an American retired basketball player.

A 6'8" center, Downing, along with teammate George McGinnis, led Indianapolis Washington High School to a 31–0 record and a state championship in 1969.[1] He went on to star at Indiana University, and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award in 1973 as the best player in the Big Ten Conference.[2] Notable performances included the program's first triple-double: 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in an 88–79 win over Michigan at the IU Fieldhouse on February 23, 1971;[3] and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90–89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11, 1971.[4]

Downing later played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his professional career, and won an NBA Championship ring in 1974.[5]

Currently Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis.

Notes

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  1. ^ Montieth, Mark (January 25, 2017). "For Keller and McGinnis, Memories of Winning State Never Faded". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Silver Basketball winners". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Miller, Mike (December 22, 2018). "Morgan delivers historic triple double for Hoosiers". Herald-Times Online. The Hoosier Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kentucky vs. Indiana – Saturday, December 11 1971". BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Steve Downing Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2007.


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