Joe C. Meriweather

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Joe C. Meriweather (October 26, 1953 – October 13, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'10" center from Southern Illinois University, Meriweather played ten seasons (1975–1985) in the NBA as a member of the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks, and Kansas City Kings. He earned NBA All-Rookie honors in his first season, during which he averaged 10.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks. Over the course of his NBA career, Meriweather averaged 8.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks.[1]

Of note, Meriweather is one of a select few players who have blocked 10 shots in an NBA game more than once. Meriweather accomplished the feat twice during his career, first with the Jazz in 1977 (his only career triple double), and then again later with the Knicks in 1979. Those totals established franchise records for both teams; the Jazz record has since been broken by Mark Eaton numerous times, but Meriweather still holds the record for the Knicks (later tied by Dikembe Mutombo).

He played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[2]

Meriweather spent the 1985–86 basketball season playing for Granarolo Bologna in Italy.[3] He coached the Kansas City Mustangs of the Women's Basketball Association professional league to an undefeated season in 1994.[4] He also served as the head women's basketball coach at Park University in Parkville, Missouri, from 1997 to 2010 before resigning in March 2010.[5]

Meriweather died on October 13, 2013, in Columbus, Georgia.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Houston 81 25.2 .494 .644 6.4 1.0 .4 1.5 10.2
1976–77 Atlanta 74 27.9 .526 .714 8.1 1.1 .6 1.1 11.1
1977–78 New Orleans 54 23.6 .472 .654 6.9 1.1 .3 2.2 8.8
1978–79 New Orleans 36 17.8 .449 .654 5.1 .9 .5 1.1 6.1
1978–79 New York 41 26 25.7 .505 .688 5.5 1.2 .6 1.3 9.5
1979–80 New York 65 30 24.1 .528 .000 .645 5.4 1.0 .6 1.8 9.0
1980–81 Kansas City 74 20.5 .496 – .695 5.3 1.0 .4 1.1 7.6
1981–82 Kansas City 18 10 21.1 .516 – .775 4.9 .9 .7 1.2 6.9
1982–83 Kansas City 78 74 21.9 .570 .626 5.4 .8 .6 1.1 7.9
1983–84 Kansas City 73 31 20.6 .532 .764 4.8 .7 .5 .8 6.6
1984–85 Kansas City 76 4 14.0 .498 .500 .774 3.5 .4 .2 .4 4.5
Career 670 175 22.1 .511 .333 .687 5.6 .9 .5 1.2 8.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981 Kansas City 10 19.9 .490 – .571 3.1 .5 .5 .7 5.6

See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ 1974 USA Basketball Template:Webarchive
  3. ↑ http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=MER-JOE.
  4. ↑ Former Kansas City Kings Player Joe C. Meriweather Dies at 59, retrieved October 15, 2013
  5. ↑ Hall of Famer Meriweather Women's Basketball Coach.
  6. ↑ Former Kansas City Kings Player Joe C. Meriweather Dies at 59, retrieved October 15, 2013

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