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Wikipedia / Cliff Meely

Cliff Meely (July 10, 1947 – May 29, 2013) was an American basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, then at the University of Colorado Boulder for three years, from 1968 to 1971. He remains the Colorado Buffaloes' career leader in points per game and rebounds per game. Meely was a Big Eight all-conference performer all three years at Colorado, and was an All-American as a senior. He is one of only three Colorado basketball player to have his number retired.

He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1971 NBA draft. He played for the Rockets for five years, before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in his last NBA season. He went on to play two years in Europe before recurring back spasms forced his retirement. His best season statistically was his rookie season, when he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per games. Meely died at a Boulder, Colorado hospital in 2013 of a blood infection. He was 65.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year

Team

GP

MPG

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

Houston

77

23.6

.406

.675

6.6

1.5

9.9

Houston

82*

20.7

.408

.672

6.0

1.1

7.7

Houston

77

22.8

.427

.643

5.7

1.6

.7

1.0

9.7

Houston

48

15.7

.447

.723

3.4

.9

.4

.4

7.9

Houston

14

12.4

.395

.563

3.7

.7

.6

.3

5.2

L.A. Lakers

20

7.0

.392

.750

2.3

.5

.3

.2

3.2

Career

318

19.9

.417

.675

5.4

1.3

.6

.7

8.4

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