Steve Mix

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Steve Mix
No. 23, 50
Power forward
Personal information
Born (1947-12-30) December 30, 1947
Toledo, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Rogers (Toledo, Ohio)
College Toledo (1966–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 61st overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro playing career 1969–1983
Career history
19691971 Detroit Pistons
1971 Denver Rockets (ABA)
19731982 Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1983 Milwaukee Bucks
1983 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 8,357 (10.6 ppg)
Rebounds 4,160 (5.3 rpg)
Assists 1,393 (1.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Steven "The Mayor" Charles Mix (born December 30, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head women's basketball coach at Trine University.

Mix was a forward with a 13-year career from 19691972 and from 19731983. He played for the Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers all of the NBA and the Denver Rockets of the ABA. Mix represented the 76ers in the 1975 NBA All-Star Game.[1] Mix made it to the NBA Finals four times overall, three times with the 76ers (1977, 1980, 1982), he did not win a NBA title. In 1983 when the 76ers did win the NBA title, Mix was a bench player for the Los Angeles Lakers, whom the 76ers swept in the NBA Finals. Following his retirement as a player he spent many years as a color commentator on 76ers television broadcasts. He currently (2011) works as a basketball analyst for SportsTime Ohio.

He attended Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio, and the University of Toledo.

In 2012, Mix was named head women's coach at Trine University.[2]

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