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| Center / Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 26, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Phenix City, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | Southern Illinois (1971–1975) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1975–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | New Orleans Jazz | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1985 | Kansas City Kings | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Granarolo Bologna (Italy) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Joventut Badalona (Spain) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 5,439 (8.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,764 (5.6 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blocks | 810 (1.2 bpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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Joe C. Meriweather (born October 26, 1953 in Phenix City, Alabama) is an American former 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]
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 served as the head women's basketball coach at Park University in Parkville, Missouri from 1997 to 2010 before resigning in March 2010.[4]
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