McCoy Ingram
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Personal information | |
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Born | August 21, 1931 |
Died | June 8, 1998 Gulfport, Mississippi | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8[1] in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thirty-Third Avenue (Gulfport, Mississippi)[1] |
College | Jackson State (1950–1954)[1] |
NBA draft | 1954: undrafted |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 22 |
Career history | |
1957–1958 | Minneapolis Lakers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joel McCoy Ingram (August 21, 1931 – June 8, 1998) was an American professional basketball power forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers during the 1957–58 season. He was also a one-time member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[2]
He was a 1954 graduate of Jackson State College (now Jackson State University).[1]
In 1956, he was one of 56 players invited to tryout for the 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Of the six Black players that tried out, he was the only one from a historically Black college.[1]
Ingram died on June 8, 1998, in Gulfport, Mississippi, at age 67.[3]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[4]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1957–58 | Minneapolis | 24 | 11.1 | .262 | .464 | 4.8 | .8 | 2.8 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Huddleston III, T. J. (January 1958). "Rust College Team Beats Bishop". Century Voice. Yazoo City, Mississippi. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Library of Congress.
A graduate of Thirty-Third Avenue High School in Gulfport, Ingram joined the Lakers Jan. 15 and contributed two vital points via the free throw lines as the Lakers defeated the St. Louis Hawks 112-110 in an overtime contest.
- ^ "All Things Lakers: McCoy Ingram". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Ingram, Joel McKoy". The Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McCoy Ingram NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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