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This article is about the basketball player. For the actor, see Mel Gibson.
Mel Gibson No. 15 Guard Personal information Date of birth December 3, 1940 Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Career information College Western Carolina NBA Draft 1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers Pro career 1963–1964 League NBA Career history 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 1963–1964 Wilmington Blue Bombers (EPBL) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com MedalsCompetitor for 
United StatesMen's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1963 São Paulo Team Competition Melvin L. "Mel" Gibson (born December 30, 1940) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'3" and 180 lb former Western Carolina University guard played a single season in the 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]
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United States squad – 1963 FIBA World Championship – 4th place 1963 NBA Draft Territorial pick First round Art Heyman · Rod Thorn · Nate Thurmond · Eddie Miles · Gerry Ward · Tom Hoover · Roger Strickland · Bill GreenSecond round Jerry Harkness · Gus Johnson · Gary Hill · Jerry Smith · Jim King · Leland Mitchell · Hershell West · Mel Gibson · Ken SaylorsCharleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches Howard Bagwell (1965–1967) • Mel Gibson (1967–1971) • Al Ferner (1971–1973) • Billy Henry (1973–1975) • Danny Monk (1975–1978) • David Reese (1978–1980) • Phil Carter (1980–1983) • Tommy Gaither (1983–1987) • Gary Edwards (1987–1996) • Tom Conrad (1996–2000) • Jim Platt (2000–2005) • Barclay Radebaugh (2005– )
UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball head coaches Bill Brooks (1951–1972) • Mel Gibson (1972–1986) • Robert McPherson (1986–1990) • Kevin Eastman (1990–1994) • Jerry Wainwright (1994–2002) • Brad Brownell (2002–2006) • Benny Moss (2006–2010) • Brooks Lee # (2010) • Buzz Peterson (2010–)
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Categories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- American basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- United States men's national basketball team members
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball coaches
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs
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