Cliff Meely

Cliff Meely

Personal information
Born	(1947-07-10)July 10, 1947 Rosedale, Mississippi
Died	Boulder, Colorado
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Harlan (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Northeastern CC (1967–1968) Colorado (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career	1971–1981
Position	Power forward
Number	25, 21
Career history
1971–1975	Houston Rockets
1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1979	AMG Sebastiani Rieti (Italy)
1979–1980	Mulhouse (France)
1980–1981	Lazio (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – USBWA (1971) Third-team All-American – AP (1971) 2× Big Eight Player of the Year (1969, 1971) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1969–1971) No. 4 retired by the University of Colorado
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,658 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,703 (5.4 rpg)
Assists	398 (1.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cliff Meely (July 10, 1947 – May 29, 2013) was an American basketball player who played one year at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, then at the University of Colorado for three years, from 1968 to 1971. He remains Colorado's career leader in points per game and rebounds per game. Meely was a Big Eight all-conference performer all three years at Colorado, and was a first-team All American as a senior. He is the only Colorado basketball player to have his number retired.

He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1971 NBA Draft. He played for the Rockets for five years, before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in his last NBA season. He went on to play two years in Europe before recurring back spasms forced his retirement. His best season statistically was his rookie season, when he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per games. Meely died at a Boulder, Colorado hospital in 2013 of a blood infection. He was 65.

External links

• Profile – TheDraftReview.com
• Profile – Basketball-Reference.com