- Melvin Levett
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Melvin Levett Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth April 25, 1976 Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College Cincinnati NBA Draft 1999 / 2nd round (54th pick) Selected by the Detroit Pistons Pro career 1999–present Career history Detroit Pistons (1999)
Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2000)Stats at NBA.com Melvin Levett (born April 25, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American basketball player. He was drafted by the shooting guard the Detroit Pistons and then later traded to Los Angeles Lakers organizations, though he never appeared in a regular season NBA game. Nicknamed 'The Helicopter' for his lengthy hangtime,[1] he played collegiately for the University of Cincinnati.[2][3][4] While in college, he set the University of Cincinnati single-game record for three-point field goals when he made 10 against Eastern Kentucky.[5]
References
- ^ Melvin Levett profile, ibiblio.org
- ^ "Melvin Levett, Cincinnati". http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1999_draft/Players/levett.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "SI.com - NBA - Melvin Levett Player Page". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3377/. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "CNN/SI - Melvin Levett - -". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/players/44.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ Pointers from the 'Helicopter'
1999 NBA Draft First round Elton Brand · Steve Francis · Baron Davis · Lamar Odom · Jonathan Bender · Wally Szczerbiak · Richard Hamilton · Andre Miller · Shawn Marion · Jason Terry · Trajan Langdon · Aleksandar Radojević · Corey Maggette · William Avery · Frédéric Weis · Ron Artest · Cal Bowdler · James Posey · Quincy Lewis · Dion Glover · Jeff Foster · Kenny Thomas · Devean George · Andrei Kirilenko · Tim James · Vonteego Cummings · Jumaine Jones · Scott Padgett · Leon SmithSecond round John Celestand · Rico Hill · Michael Ruffin · Chris Herren · Evan Eschmeyer · Calvin Booth · Wang Zhizhi · Obinna Ekezie · Laron Profit · A. J. Bramlett · Gordan Giriček · Francisco Elson · Louis Bullock · Lee Nailon · Tyrone Washington · Ryan Robertson · J. R. Koch · Todd MacCulloch · Galen Young · Lari Ketner · Venson Hamilton · Antwain Smith · Roberto Bergersen · Rodney Buford · Melvin Levett · Kris Clack · Tim Young · Manu Ginóbili · Eddie LucasCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- People from Cleveland, Ohio
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs
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