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Center ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#50

Joe Meriweather

Age72 BornOct 26, 1953 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight98 kg CollegeSouthern Illinois Draft1975 · #11
Career averages
7.4PPG
5.2RPG
0.9APG
592 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
592Games
4,404Career points
11.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 319 games · 1980-81 to 1984-85
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1975
All awards
Career highsSingle season
9.5PPG · 1978-79 · NYK
6.9RPG · 1977-78 · UTA
1.2APG · 1978-79 · NYK
12.2PER · 1979-80 · NYK
2.2Win shares · 1979-80 · NYK
Draft1975
1Round
11Overall pick
From Southern Illinois
Position rank1984-85
#50PPG rank
#64PER rank
#61Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 69 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1980-81 - 1984-85 · 5 seasons
6.7 PPG 4.8 RPG 0.7 APG
319 games
New York Knicks
1978-79 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
9.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 1.1 APG
106 games
Utah Jazz
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
7.7 PPG 6.2 RPG 1.0 APG
90 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 UTA 54 0 23.6 8.8 6.9 1.1 0.3 2.2 47.2 0.0 65.4 - -
1978-79 NBA 77 0 22.0 7.9 5.3 1.0 0.5 1.2 48.4 0.0 67.4 - -
1978-79 NYK 41 0 25.7 9.5 5.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 50.5 0.0 68.8 11.2 1.4
1978-79 UTA 36 0 17.8 6.1 5.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 44.9 0.0 65.4 - -
1979-80 NYK 65 0 24.1 9.0 5.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 52.8 0.0 64.5 12.2 2.2
1980-81 SAC 74 0 20.5 7.6 5.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 49.6 0.0 69.5 - -
1981-82 SAC 18 10 21.1 6.9 4.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 51.6 0.0 77.5 - -
1982-83 SAC 78 74 21.9 7.9 5.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 57.0 0.0 62.6 - -
1983-84 SAC 73 31 20.6 6.6 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 53.2 0.0 76.4 - -
1984-85 SAC 76 4 14.0 4.5 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 49.8 50.0 77.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1980 New York Knicks Sacramento Kings season change
Oct 1978 New York Knicks Utah Jazz mid season trade From 1978-79 to 1978-79
Jul 1978 Utah Jazz New York Knicks season change

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Born on October 26

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About Joe Meriweather

Joe C. Meriweather was an American professional basketball player.