Mel Daniels

Age 81 · USA · 206 cm (6'9") · 100 kg · Born Jul 20, 1944 · New Mexico

Draft

1967

Round 1 · Pick 9

from New Mexico

Honors & awards

1×

Basketball Hall of Fame

2012

7×

All-Star Selection

1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967

5×

All-ABA Team

1972, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967

2×

ABA Most Valuable Player

1970, 1968

1×

ABA Rookie of the Year

1967

1×

All-Rookie Team

1967

Born on July 20

Ronnie MacGilvray 1930 · Atlanta Hawks Ron Johnson 1938 Howie Jolliff 1938 · Los Angeles Lakers Nick Weatherspoon 1950 · Washington Wizards Mike Macaluso 1951 · Los Angeles Clippers Ben McDonald 1962 · Golden State Warriors Andre Spencer 1964 · Sacramento Kings Joe Arlauckas 1965 · Sacramento Kings

About Mel Daniels

Melvin Joe Daniels was an American professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Minnesota Muskies, Indiana Pacers, and Memphis Sounds, and in the National Basketball Association for the New York Nets. One of the greatest players in ABA history, Daniels was a two-time ABA Most Valuable Player, three-time ABA Champion and a seven-time ABA All-Star. Daniels was the All-time ABA rebounding leader, and in 1997, he was named a unanimous selection to the ABA All-Time Team. Daniels was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 201