Joe Belmont
Joseph Elliott Belmont (July 12, 1934 – January 6, 2019) was an American basketball player and coach.[1] He played college basketball at Duke University, and was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He never played in the NBA, however. He had a long playing career with the of the National Industrial Basketball League.
In 1970, he was hired as the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Denver Rockets, a position he held for as season and a half. He shared ABA Coach of the Year honors in 1970 with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars.
In 2005 Belmont was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
Personal life[]
In 1959 Belmont married Helen Sanquist and then had 2 kids. He died on January 6, 2019.[2]
Coaching career[]
ABA[]
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 1969-70 | 56 | 42 | 14 | .750 | 1st in Western | 12 | 5 | 7 | .000 | Lost in Division Finals |
| DEN | 1970-71 | 13 | 3 | 10 | .231 | (fired) | - | - | - | - | (fired) |
| Career | 69 | 45 | 24 | .652 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
References[]
- ^ "Joseph Elliott Belmont". Legacy.com. January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Elliot Belmont". Aspen Mortuaries. January 15, 2019.
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