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 ====== Dean Meminger #14 ======
-{{ http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/marq/graphics/hof_DeanMeminger1.jpg}}
+{{men_s_basketball:hof_deanmeminger1.jpg  }}
-**Nickname:** "The Dream"
+**Nickname:** "The Dream"\\
 **Position:** Guard\\
 **Height:** 6'0''\\
 **Weight:** 175 lbs.\\
 **Born:** May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC\\
+**Died:** August 23, 2013 in Harlem, NY\\
 **High School**: [[Rice H.S.]], New York, NY  \\
+\\
-{{ men_s_basketball:deanmeminger.jpg|}}
+\\
 ===== High School Career =====
 Meminger was a highly-sought after recruit, after becoming only the second high school player in New York City history to be named All-City, three years in a row (Lew Alcindor was the first).
+During his recruitment, he narrowed his college choices to five: UCLA, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Providence and St. Joe's.
+"UCLA was already established," Meminger said. "I knew that I could start there. . . . I met with John Wooden and (assistant coach) Denny Crum at UCLA. The lifestyle was different for me, California laid back. Everything was on a silver plate. What was the challenge? . . . Wooden told me I would be the heir to Mike Warren. With Kareem we could win more titles."
-===== Marquette Career =====
+===== Marquette University =====
-One of the greatest players ever to don a Marquette basketball jersey, Dean Meminger helped Marquette to a glittering record of 78-9 during his career including a 46-0 mark at the Milwaukee Arena. He averaged 16.3 ppg as a sophomore and was the team’s leading scorer for two years, averaging 18.8 points in the [[1969|1969-70]] season and 21.2 points in [[1970|1970-71]]. He was named team captain and selected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Player of the 1971 team which went undefeated during the regular season (26-0), and advanced to the NCAA Mideast Regional. He closed out his college as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,637 points.
+{{ men_s_basketball:deanmeminger.jpg|}}One of the greatest players ever to don a Marquette basketball jersey, Dean Meminger helped Marquette to a glittering record of 78-9 during his career including a 46-0 mark at the Milwaukee Arena. He averaged 16.3 ppg as a sophomore and was the team’s leading scorer for two years, averaging 18.8 points in the [[1969|1969-70]] season and 21.2 points in [[1970|1970-71]]. He was named team captain and selected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Player of the 1971 team which went undefeated during the regular season (26-0), and advanced to the NCAA Mideast Regional. He closed out his college as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,637 points.
 Dean was the MVP of the NIT in 1970, in which Marquette topped St. John’s for the championship. Meminger was also named to the All-Tournament team of the NIT, and the All- Tournament teams of the 1969 and 1971 NCAA.  Meminger was also a part of the first all-black, consensus All-America team in 1971.
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 He was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in 1988.
+=== Stats ===
-^ season      ^  G  ^FGM ^FGA  ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^
+^      ^  G  ^FGM ^FGA  ^FG% ^ FTM ^FTA ^FT% ^PTS^PPG^
 |[[1968|1968-69]]  |  29|  172|  409|  .421|  131|  233|  .562|  475|  16.4|
 |[[1969|1969-70]]  |  29|  184|  400|  .460|  178|  279|  .638|  546|  18.8|
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 \\
-==== All-Time Marquette Rankings ====
+=== All-Time Marquette Rankings ===
   *11th, Points (1,637)
-=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings ===
+== All-Time Career Leader Rankings ==
   *4th, Scoring Average (18.8)
   *9th, Field Goals Made (572)
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   *1st, Free Throws Attempted (762)
-=== All-Time Single Game Rankings ===
+== All-Time Single Game Rankings ==
   * 1st in free throws made (tied with two others), 16 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970)
   * 2nd in free throw attempts, 21 vs. Creighton (February 28, 1970)
   * 3rd in free throw attempts (tied with two others), 20 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970)
-=== All-Time Single Season Rankings ===
+== All-Time Single Season Rankings ==
   *7th, Points (616)
   *6th, Scoring Average (21.2)
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 == All-Time Senior Season Rankings ==
-  *4th, Points (616)
+  *4th (tie), Points (616)
   *3rd, Scoring Average (21.2)
-  *7th, Field Goals Made (216)
+  *8th, Field Goals Made (216)
-  *2nd, Free Throws Made (184)
+  *3rd, Free Throws Made (184)
   *2nd, Free Throws Attempted (250)
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   *7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8)
   *10th, Field Goals Made (184)
-  *2nd, Free Throws Made (178)
+  *3rd, Free Throws Made (178)
   *1st, Free Throws Attempted (279)
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   *1970-71 Sporting News All-American
   *1970-71 USBWA All-American
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 Following his graduation, he was a first-round NBA draft pick by New York. He went on to enjoy a seven-year pro career with New York and Atlanta.\\
-[[http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MeminDe01|Dean Meminger's NBA Stats]]
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 ===== Personal =====
-His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1. [[http://www.ny1.com/content/about_ny1/staff_profiles/329/dean-meminger/Default.aspx|Profile]]
+His son, Dean Meminger, Jr., is staff reporter for web-news group, NY1.
+While in town to receive a community award, Meminger passed away in the Casablanca Hotel in Harlem, NY on August 23, 2013.
+===== Photos =====
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger1.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger2.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger3.jpg |}}
+{{men_s_basketball:Meminger4.jpg |}}