Nationality American Name Porter Meriwether Weight 82 kg Number 14 Height 1.88 m | Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Died November 13, 2009 Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball Player Position Point guard | |
Born March 16, 1940
Evansville, Indiana ( 1940-03-16 ) High school Lincoln (Evansville, Indiana) NBA draft 1962 / Round: 3 / Pick: 21st overall College Tennessee State Tigers basketball | ||
Porter Louis Meriwether (March 16, 1940 – November 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals after a collegiate career at Tennessee State University. Meriwether scored 119 points in his NBA career. He was drafted by the Hawaii Chiefs of the ABL but chose to sign with the Nationals in the more established NBA.
Following his basketball career, he was employed by the Cook County (Illinois) Public Defender Office.
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