Steve Downing
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1950 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1970–1973) |
| NBA draft | 1973: 1st round, 17th overall pick |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1973–1974 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1973–1974 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| 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, 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 Feb 23, 1971[3]; and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90-89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on Dec 11, 1971.[4]
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.[5]
Currently Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis.
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Silver Basketball winners
- ^ Miller, Mike (22 December 2018). "Morgan delivers historic triple double for Hoosiers". Herald-Times Online. The Hoosier Times. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Kentucky vs. Indiana - Saturday, December 11 1971". bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Template:Basketball-reference
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