Cliff Meely

Cliff Meely

Power forward)
Personal information
Date of birth	July 10, 1947 (1947-07-10) (age 64) Rosedale, Mississippi
Career information
College	University of Colorado
NBA Draft	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Pro career	1971–1976
Career history
Houston Rockets (1971–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1976)
Career statistics
Points	2658
Rebounds	1703
Assists	398
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cliff Meely is an American basketball player who played one year at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, then at the University of Colorado for three years, from 1968 to 1971. He remains Colorado's career leader in points per game and rebounds per game. Meely was a Big Eight all-conference performer all three years at Colorado, and was a first-team All American as a senior. He is the only Colorado basketball player to have his number retired.

He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1971 NBA Draft. He played for the Rockets for five years, before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in his last year. He went on to play two years in Europe before recurring back spasms forced his retirement. His best season statistically was his rookie season, when he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per games.

References

• Profile —TheDraftReview.com
• Profile —Basketball-Reference.com

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Name	Meely, Cliff
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Date of birth	1947-07-10
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