Melvin Levett

Melvin Levett

Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	April 25, 1976 (1976-04-25) (age 35)
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

1. ^ Melvin Levett profile, ibiblio.org
2. ^ "Melvin Levett, Cincinnati". http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1999_draft/Players/levett.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
3. ^ "SI.com - NBA - Melvin Levett Player Page". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3377/. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
4. ^ "CNN/SI - Melvin Levett - -". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/players/44.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 
5. ^ Pointers from the 'Helicopter'

Persondata
Name	Levett, Melvin
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Short description
Date of birth	April 25, 1976
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death
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