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Mel Bennett

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Nationality
  
American

NBA draft
  
1975 / Undrafted

Height
  
2.01 m

Listed height
  
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Pro career
  
1975–1982

Weight
  
91 kg


Listed weight
  
200 lb (91 kg)

Name
  
Mel Bennett

Career start
  
1975

College
  
Pittsburgh (1974–1975)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Positions
  
Basketball positions

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Born
  
January 4, 1955 (age 69) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (
1955-01-04
)

Education
  
Peabody High School, University of Pittsburgh

Melvin P. "Mel" Bennett (born January 4, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.

He played forward for the Virginia Squires (1975–76) of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers (1976–78), Utah Jazz (1980–81) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1981–82) of the National Basketball Association. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played at Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh.

Currently, he works as an aide at Ocean City Intermediate School in Ocean City, New Jersey.

References

Mel Bennett Wikipedia