Joe Pace
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1953 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Franklin (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1976–1981 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1976–1978 | Washington Bullets |
| 1979–1981 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joe Pace (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Washington Bullets and in Italy.
College career[]
Pace played college basketball at Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State.
Professional career[]
Pace won a league championship with the Washington Bullets in 1977–78.
On August 8, 1978, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Celtics, but he never played a regular season game for the team.
Personal life[]
In May 2008, he resided at a homeless shelter in Seattle.[1] Shortly after The Seattle Post-Intelligencer documented his troubles, he received an outpouring of support from within the NBA community, and has now found a home.[2]
References[]
- ^ Raley, Dan (15 May 2008), "From NBA glory to homeless shelter", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ Raley, Dan (30 June 2008), "Benefactors unite to lift former player from the streets", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
External links[]
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