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Dean Meminger

Dean P. Meminger (The Dream)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, South Carolina
High School: Rice in New York, New York
College: Marquette University

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall) of the 1971 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 78 1173 139 293 .474 79 140 .564 185 103 137 357
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 80 1453 188 365 .515 81 129 .628 229 133 109 457
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 78 2079 274 539 .508 103 160 .644 125 156 281 162 62 8 161 651
1974-75 26 ATL NBA 80 2177 233 500 .466 168 263 .639 84 130 214 397 118 11 160 634
1975-76 27 ATL NBA 68 1418 155 379 .409 100 152 .658 65 86 151 222 54 8 116 410
1976-77 28 NYK NBA 32 254 15 36 .417 13 23 .565 12 14 26 29 8 1 17 43
Career NBA 416 8554 1004 2112 .475 544 867 .627 286 386 1086 1046 242 28 700 2552

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 78 15.0 1.8 3.8 .474 1.0 1.8 .564 2.4 1.3 1.8 4.6
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 80 18.2 2.4 4.6 .515 1.0 1.6 .628 2.9 1.7 1.4 5.7
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 78 26.7 3.5 6.9 .508 1.3 2.1 .644 1.6 2.0 3.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 2.1 8.3
1974-75 26 ATL NBA 80 27.2 2.9 6.3 .466 2.1 3.3 .639 1.1 1.6 2.7 5.0 1.5 0.1 2.0 7.9
1975-76 27 ATL NBA 68 20.9 2.3 5.6 .409 1.5 2.2 .658 1.0 1.3 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.7 6.0
1976-77 28 NYK NBA 32 7.9 0.5 1.1 .417 0.4 0.7 .565 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.3
Career NBA 416 20.6 2.4 5.1 .475 1.3 2.1 .627 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 6.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 78 1173 4.3 9.0 .474 2.4 4.3 .564 5.7 3.2 4.2 11.0
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 80 1453 4.7 9.0 .515 2.0 3.2 .628 5.7 3.3 2.7 11.3
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 78 2079 4.7 9.3 .508 1.8 2.8 .644 2.2 2.7 4.9 2.8 1.1 0.1 2.8 11.3
1974-75 26 ATL NBA 80 2177 3.9 8.3 .466 2.8 4.3 .639 1.4 2.1 3.5 6.6 2.0 0.2 2.6 10.5
1975-76 27 ATL NBA 68 1418 3.9 9.6 .409 2.5 3.9 .658 1.7 2.2 3.8 5.6 1.4 0.2 2.9 10.4
1976-77 28 NYK NBA 32 254 2.1 5.1 .417 1.8 3.3 .565 1.7 2.0 3.7 4.1 1.1 0.1 2.4 6.1
Career NBA 416 8554 4.2 8.9 .475 2.3 3.6 .627 1.7 2.3 4.6 4.4 1.5 0.2 2.9 10.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 78 1173 10.3 .503 .474 7.7 11.4 0.8 1.3 2.2
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 80 1453 12.4 .542 .515 7.8 11.6 2.2 2.2 4.4
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 78 2079 11.7 .534 .508 6.3 7.9 7.1 10.4 1.4 0.2 97 2.7 2.3 5.0
1974-75 26 ATL NBA 80 2177 13.9 .515 .466 3.6 6.2 4.8 24.1 2.4 0.3 101 2.5 1.4 3.9
1975-76 27 ATL NBA 68 1418 12.1 .460 .409 4.6 6.4 5.5 21.6 1.8 0.3 104 0.5 0.4 1.0
1976-77 28 NYK NBA 32 254 8.0 .466 .417 5.1 5.7 5.4 13.2 1.4 0.2 104 0.0 0.1 0.2
Career NBA 416 8554 12.1 .512 .475 4.8 6.8 6.4 16.2 1.9 0.3 100 8.8 7.8 16.6

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 16 277 24 57 17 27 43 20 37 65 .421 .630 17.3 4.1 2.7 1.3
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 17 323 31 56 19 34 37 37 29 81 .554 .559 19.0 4.8 2.2 2.2
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 12 179 11 32 1 5 9 24 25 4 0 19 23 .344 .200 14.9 1.9 2.0 2.1
Career NBA 45 779 66 145 37 66 9 104 82 4 0 85 169 .455 .561 17.3 3.8 2.3 1.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1971-72 23 NYK NBA 16 277 7.6 .472 .421 8.0 9.3 0.1 0.2 0.3
1972-73 24 NYK NBA 17 323 11.4 .571 .554 6.1 14.2 0.6 0.3 0.8
1973-74 25 NYK NBA 12 179 7.2 .336 .344 5.1 9.4 7.1 18.7 1.1 0.0 102 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career NBA 45 779 9.1 .486 .455 5.1 9.4 7.0 13.5 1.1 0.0 102 0.4 0.6 1.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (626)

Transactions

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

May 20, 1974: Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz from the New York Knickerbockers in the NBA expansion draft.

May 20, 1974: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz with Bob Kauffman, a 1974 1st round draft pick (Mike Sojourner), a 1975 1st round draft pick (David Thompson), a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Bill Willoughby), a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Alex English) and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Jonathan Moore) to the Atlanta Hawks for Pete Maravich.

January 19, 1977: Signed as a veteran free agent with the New York Knickerbockers.

June, 1977: Waived by the New York Knickerbockers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 New York Knickerbockers NBA $85,000
Career (may be incomplete) $85,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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