| Mel Gibson | |
| Number: | 15 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Birth Date: | December 30, 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Cordova, North Carolina |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Rockingham County (Reidsville, North Carolina) |
| College: | Western Carolina (1959–1963) |
| Draft Year: | 1963 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 16 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career Start: | 1963 |
| Career End: | 1964 |
| Team1: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Team2: | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
| Coach Start: | 1967 |
| Coach End: | 1986 |
| Cyears1: | 1967–1971 |
| Cteam1: | Charleston Southern |
| Cyears2: | 1972–1986 |
| Cteam2: | UNC Wilmington |
| Bbr: | gibsome01 |
Melvin Lee Gibson (born December 30, 1940) is a retired American basketball player and coach. The 6'3" and 180 lb former Western Carolina University guard played a single season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963–64, in which he appeared in nine games and recorded a total of 13 points. He played for the U.S. men's team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[1] Gibson served as the head men's basketball coach at Charleston Southern University from 1967 to 1971 and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNC Wilmington) from 1972 to 1986.
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