Cliff Meely

Cliff Meely
Personal information
Born	July 10, 1947; Rosedale, Mississippi
Died	May 29, 2013 (aged 65); Boulder, Colorado
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Harlan (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Northeastern CC (1967–1968); Colorado (1968–1971);
NBA draft	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
	Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career	1971–1981
Position	Power forward
Number	25, 21
Career history
1971–1976	Houston Rockets
1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1979	AMG Sebastiani Rieti
1979–1980	Mulhouse
1980–1981	Lazio
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – USBWA (1971); Third-team All-American – AP (1971); 2× Big Eight Player of the Year (1969, 1971); 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1969–1971); No. 20 retired by Colorado Buffaloes;
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,658 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,703 (5.4 rpg)
Assists	398 (1.3 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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 a first-team 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.^[1]

References[]

^ Former Colorado basketball star Cliff Meely dies of blood infection at age 65

External links[]

Profile – TheDraftReview.com
Profile – Basketball-Reference.com

[1] Former Colorado basketball star Cliff Meely dies of blood infection at age 65

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v t 1971 NBA draft
First round	Austin Carr Sidney Wicks Elmore Smith Ken Durrett George Trapp Fred Brown Cliff Meely Darnell Hillman Stan Love Clarence Glover Curtis Rowe Dana Lewis Jim Cleamons John Roche Kennedy McIntosh Dean Meminger Collis Jones
Second round	Steve Patterson Fred Hilton Willie Sojourner John Mengelt Ted McClain Jim McDaniels Mike Newlin Charlie Yelverton Amos Thomas Rick Fisher Jim Rose Isaiah Wilson Spencer Haywood Joe Bergman Howard Porter Marvin Stewart Gregg Northington Willie Long

Personal information
Born	(1947-07-10)July 10, 1947 Rosedale, Mississippi
Died	May 29, 2013(2013-05-29) (aged 65) Boulder, Colorado
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Harlan (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Northeastern CC (1967–1968) Colorado (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career	1971–1981
Position	Power forward
Number	25, 21
Career history
1971–1976	Houston Rockets
1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1979	AMG Sebastiani Rieti
1979–1980	Mulhouse
1980–1981	Lazio

Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – USBWA (1971) Third-team All-American – AP (1971) 2× Big Eight Player of the Year (1969, 1971) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1969–1971) No. 20 retired by Colorado Buffaloes

Career NBA statistics
Points	2,658 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,703 (5.4 rpg)
Assists	398 (1.3 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com