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Steve Downing
Personal information
Born (1950-09-09) September 9, 1950 (age 74)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 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
19731974Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

A 6'8" center, Downing, along with teammate George McGinnis, lead 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]

Downing later played one season 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.[3]

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

Notes

  1. ^ Montieth, Mark (25 January 2017). "For Keller and McGinnis, Memories of Winning State Never Faded". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ Silver Basketball winners
  3. ^ Template:Basketball-reference