Gary Melchionni Explained

Gary Melchionni
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:19 January 1951
Birth Place:Camden, New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:Bishop Eustace Preparatory
(Pennsauken, New Jersey)
College:Duke (1970–1973)
Draft Year:1973
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:33
Draft Team:Phoenix Suns
Career Start:1973
Career End:1977
Career Number:25
Career Position:Point guard
Years1:
Team1:Phoenix Suns
Years2:1975–1976
Team2:Hazleton Bullets
Years3:1976–1977
Team3:Udinese
Highlights:
  • First-team All-ACC (1973)
  • Second-team All-ACC (1972)

Gary Dennis Melchionni (born January 19, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He is a former Phoenix Suns guard and a former All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer while he was with the Duke Blue Devils, where he was the first player to captain twice. He is the father of former Duke basketball player Lee Melchionni.

Gary captained his Bishop Eustace Prep team to an undefeated 26–0 record and a New Jersey state championship his senior year. After his professional basketball career, Gary returned to Duke for law school. He later became President of the Duke alumni association and has had a successful career in law at Stevens and Lee, a Lancaster, PA law firm.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Dean Melchionni Bio - TexasSports.com - Official website of University of Texas Athletics - Texas Longhorns. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514180043/http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/melchionni_dean00.html. dead. May 14, 2013. May 14, 2013. May 21, 2018.

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