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Mel Gibson

Point Guard at Los Angeles Lakers

Age85

NationalityUSA

Height191 cm (6'3")

Weight82 kg

BornDec 30, 1940

CollegeWestern Carolina University

Career

1.4PPG

0.4RPG

0.7APG

9 games · 1 seasons

Career snapshot

1seasons

9games

12career pts

2.5PER (avg)

Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 9 games · 1963-64–1963-64

Draft

1963

Round 2 · Pick 17

by Los Angeles Lakers

from Western Carolina University

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers

1963-64 – 1963-64 · 1 seasons

1.4 PPG 0.4 RPG 0.7 APG

9 games

Stats by season

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PER	WS
1963-64	LAL	9	0	5.9	1.4	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	30.0	0.0	50.0	2.5	-0.1

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About Mel Gibson

Melvin Lee Gibson is an American retired basketball player and coach. The 6'3" and 180 lb former Western Carolina University guard played a single season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963–64, in which he appeared in nine games and recorded a total of 13 points. He played for the U.S. men's team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. Gibson served as the head men's basketball coach at Charleston Southern University from 1967 to 1971 and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 1972 to 1986.