Mel Counts FC

Height: 7-0 (213cm)

Weight: 230 lbs (104kg)

Born: Oct 16, 1941 (84 years old)

Hometown: Coos Bay, Oregon

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1964 Round 1, Pick 7, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Oregon State (Sr)

High School: Marshfield High School (Coos Bay, Oregon)

2x NBA Champion

Mel Counts Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS
2/13/1976	Lakers	0
1/30/1976	Knicks	4
1/28/1976	Braves	8
1/27/1976	Braves	2
1/22/1976	Wizards	2

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1964-65	23	BOS	54	10.6	4.8	4.9	0.4	-	-	-	.368	-	.784
1965-66	24	BOS	67	15.2	8.4	6.4	0.7	-	-	-	.403	-	.828
1966-67	25	LAL, WAS	56	15.4	7.6	6.1	0.9	-	-	-	.422	-	.734
1967-68	26	LAL	82	21.2	11.7	8.9	1.7	-	-	-	.475	-	.748
1968-69	27	LAL	77	24.2	12.4	7.8	1.4	-	-	-	.450	-	.805
1969-70	28	LAL	81	27.1	12.6	8.4	2.0	-	-	-	.427	-	.776
1970-71	28	PHX	80	20.9	11.0	6.3	1.7	-	-	-	.457	-	.753
1971-72	29	PHX	76	11.9	5.2	3.4	1.3	-	-	-	.427	-	.721
1972-73	30	LAL, PHL	66	10.0	4.6	3.8	1.0	-	-	-	.449	-	.672
1973-74	31	LAL	45	11.1	3.2	3.2	1.2	0.4	0.5	-	.365	-	.727
1974-75	33	NOJ	75	18.9	6.9	5.9	2.4	0.7	0.6	-	.438	-	.761
1975-76	34	NOJ	30	10.6	3.0	3.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	-	.407	-	.762
CAREER			789	17.4	8.3	6.0	1.4	0.6	0.5	-	.435	-	.764

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1964-65	23	BOS	54	-	10.6	4.8	1.9	5.0	.368	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.784	-	-	4.9	0.4	-	-	-	2.5
1965-66	24	BOS	67	-	15.2	8.4	3.3	8.2	.403	-	-	-	1.8	2.2	.828	-	-	6.4	0.7	-	-	-	3.1
1966-67 *	25	All Teams	56	-	15.4	7.6	3.2	7.5	.422	-	-	-	1.2	1.7	.734	-	-	6.1	0.9	-	-	-	3.3
1966-67 *	25	LAL	31	-	16.7	8.5	3.6	8.1	.444	-	-	-	1.3	1.7	.741	-	-	6.1	0.7	-	-	-	3.3
1966-67 *	25	WAS	25	-	13.7	6.4	2.6	6.7	.389	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.725	-	-	6.2	1.2	-	-	-	3.2
1967-68	26	LAL	82	-	21.2	11.7	4.7	9.9	.475	-	-	-	2.3	3.1	.748	-	-	8.9	1.7	-	-	-	3.8
1968-69	27	LAL	77	-	24.2	12.4	5.1	11.3	.450	-	-	-	2.3	2.9	.805	-	-	7.8	1.4	-	-	-	2.9
1969-70	28	LAL	81	-	27.1	12.6	5.4	12.6	.427	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.776	-	-	8.4	2.0	-	-	-	3.8
1970-71	28	PHX	80	-	20.9	11.0	4.6	10.0	.457	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.753	-	-	6.3	1.7	-	-	-	3.5
1971-72	29	PHX	76	-	11.9	5.2	1.9	4.5	.427	-	-	-	1.3	1.8	.721	-	-	3.4	1.3	-	-	-	2.1
1972-73 *	30	All Teams	66	-	10.0	4.6	2.0	4.5	.449	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.672	-	-	3.8	1.0	-	-	-	1.6
1972-73 *	30	LAL	59	-	10.4	5.0	2.2	4.7	.457	-	-	-	0.7	1.0	.672	-	-	4.0	1.1	-	-	-	1.7
1972-73 *	30	PHL	7	-	6.7	1.4	0.7	2.3	.313	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	.000	-	-	2.3	0.4	-	-	-	1.1
1973-74	31	LAL	45	-	11.1	3.2	1.4	3.7	.365	-	-	-	0.5	0.7	.727	1.2	2.0	3.2	1.2	0.4	0.5	-	1.9
1974-75	33	NOJ	75	-	18.9	6.9	2.9	6.6	.438	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.761	1.4	4.5	5.9	2.4	0.7	0.6	-	2.6
1975-76	34	NOJ	30	-	10.6	3.0	1.2	3.0	.407	-	-	-	0.5	0.7	.762	0.9	2.4	3.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	-	2.5
CAREER			789	-	17.4	8.3	3.4	7.8	.435	-	-	-	1.5	2.0	.764	1.2	3.3	6.0	1.4	0.6	0.5	-	2.9

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1964-65	23	BOS	54	-	572	258	100	272	.368	-	-	-	58	74	.784	-	-	265	19	-	-	-	134
1965-66	24	BOS	67	-	1,021	562	221	549	.403	-	-	-	120	145	.828	-	-	432	50	-	-	-	207
1966-67 *	25	All Teams	56	-	860	423	177	419	.422	-	-	-	69	94	.734	-	-	344	52	-	-	-	183
1966-67 *	25	LAL	31	-	517	264	112	252	.444	-	-	-	40	54	.741	-	-	189	22	-	-	-	102
1966-67 *	25	WAS	25	-	343	159	65	167	.389	-	-	-	29	40	.725	-	-	155	30	-	-	-	81
1967-68	26	LAL	82	-	1,739	958	384	808	.475	-	-	-	190	254	.748	-	-	732	139	-	-	-	309
1968-69	27	LAL	77	-	1,866	958	390	867	.450	-	-	-	178	221	.805	-	-	600	109	-	-	-	223
1969-70	28	LAL	81	-	2,193	1,024	434	1,017	.427	-	-	-	156	201	.776	-	-	683	160	-	-	-	304
1970-71	28	PHX	80	-	1,669	879	365	799	.457	-	-	-	149	198	.753	-	-	503	136	-	-	-	279
1971-72	29	PHX	76	-	906	395	147	344	.427	-	-	-	101	140	.721	-	-	257	96	-	-	-	159
1972-73 *	30	All Teams	66	-	658	303	132	294	.449	-	-	-	39	58	.672	-	-	253	65	-	-	-	106
1972-73 *	30	LAL	59	-	611	293	127	278	.457	-	-	-	39	58	.672	-	-	237	62	-	-	-	98
1972-73 *	30	PHL	7	-	47	10	5	16	.313	-	-	-	0	0	.000	-	-	16	3	-	-	-	8
1973-74	31	LAL	45	-	499	146	61	167	.365	-	-	-	24	33	.727	56	90	146	54	20	23	-	85
1974-75	33	NOJ	75	-	1,421	520	217	495	.438	-	-	-	86	113	.761	102	339	441	182	49	43	-	196
1975-76	34	NOJ	30	-	319	90	37	91	.407	-	-	-	16	21	.762	27	73	100	38	16	8	-	74
CAREER			789	-	13,723	6,516	2,665	6,122	.435	-	-	-	1,186	1,552	.764	185	502	4,756	1,100	85	74	-	2,259

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1964-65	23	BOS	54	-	.424	.368	-	-	-	4.4	-	-	-	-	115.1	-	0.9	-	-	12.5
1965-66	24	BOS	67	-	.459	.403	-	-	-	7.1	-	-	-	-	123.0	-	1.0	-	-	16.6
1966-67 *	25	All Teams	56	-	.459	.422	-	-	-	8.1	-	-	-	-	115.6	-	1.0	-	-	13.9
1966-67 *	25	LAL	31	-	.479	.444	-	-	-	5.7	-	-	-	-	118.5	-	1.0	-	-	15.3
1966-67 *	25	WAS	25	-	.431	.389	-	-	-	11.7	-	-	-	-	111.4	-	1.0	-	-	13.9
1967-68	26	LAL	82	-	.521	.475	-	-	-	10.8	-	-	-	-	122.3	-	1.2	-	-	20.2
1968-69	27	LAL	77	-	.497	.450	-	-	-	8.5	-	-	-	-	125.5	-	1.1	-	-	18.7
1969-70	28	LAL	81	-	.463	.427	-	-	-	10.0	-	-	-	-	120.3	-	1.0	-	-	14.3
1970-71	28	PHX	80	-	.496	.457	-	-	-	12.2	-	-	-	-	120.9	-	1.1	-	-	15.9
1971-72	29	PHX	76	-	.487	.427	-	-	-	14.3	-	-	-	-	114.9	-	1.1	-	-	14.0
1972-73 *	30	All Teams	66	-	.474	.449	-	-	-	13.4	-	-	-	-	112.1	-	1.0	-	-	16.4
1972-73 *	30	LAL	59	-	.483	.457	-	-	-	13.7	-	-	-	-	112.9	-	1.1	-	-	18.2
1972-73 *	30	PHL	7	-	.313	.313	-	-	-	8.3	-	-	-	-	31.2	-	0.6	-	-	6.1
1973-74	31	LAL	45	-	.402	.365	10.7	15.9	13.4	14.0	-	1.7	2.2	-	109.3	-	0.9	-	95.2	12.1
1974-75	33	NOJ	75	-	.477	.438	7.0	24.7	15.5	18.7	-	1.5	1.6	-	119.9	-	1.1	-	95.6	14.7
1975-76	34	NOJ	30	-	.449	.407	8.3	23.0	15.6	16.4	-	2.2	1.3	-	116.8	-	1.0	-	92.7	12.2
CAREER			789	-	.479	.435	8.0	21.7	14.9	11.2	-	1.7	1.7	-	119.9	-	1.1	-	94.5	15.3

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1964-65	23	BOS	54	-	.033	-	-	0.3	40	12	.769	-0.4	1.8	1.5
1965-66	24	BOS	67	-	.078	-	-	0.3	46	21	.687	0.3	2.6	2.9
1966-67 *	25	All Teams	56	-	.089	-	-	0.2	19	37	.339	0.1	0.9	1.0
1966-67 *	25	LAL	31	-	.035	-	-	0.2	17	14	.548	0.3	0.5	0.8
1966-67 *	25	WAS	25	-	.026	-	-	0.2	2	23	.080	-0.2	0.4	0.2
1967-68	26	LAL	82	-	.137	-	-	0.3	52	30	.634	3.0	2.0	5.0
1968-69	27	LAL	77	-	.140	-	-	0.3	51	26	.662	2.3	1.9	4.3
1969-70	28	LAL	81	-	.162	-	-	0.2	46	35	.568	-0.5	3.2	2.7
1970-71	28	PHX	80	-	.143	-	-	0.2	46	34	.575	1.7	2.5	4.2
1971-72	29	PHX	76	-	.068	-	-	0.4	47	29	.618	0.5	1.4	1.9
1972-73 *	30	All Teams	66	-	.066	-	-	0.2	43	22	.662	0.3	1.2	1.5
1972-73 *	30	LAL	59	-	.051	-	-	0.2	43	15	.741	0.4	1.2	1.6
1972-73 *	30	PHL	7	-	.002	-	-	0.0	0	7	.000	-0.1	-	-0.1
1973-74	31	LAL	45	-	.033	-	-	0.2	26	19	.578	-0.4	0.7	0.3
1974-75	33	NOJ	75	-	.121	-	-	0.2	23	51	.311	0.2	1.8	2.0
1975-76	34	NOJ	30	-	.022	-	-	0.2	12	18	.400	-0.1	0.6	0.4
CAREER			789	-	.075	-	-	0.3	451	334	.575	6.6	18.5	25.2

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Per Game
Totals
Advanced
Misc

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1964-65	23	BOS	4	7.5	2.2	2.8	0.2	-	-	-	.267	-	1.000
1965-66	24	BOS	10	8.2	4.3	4.0	0.3	-	-	-	.359	-	.882
1966-67	25	LAL	3	9.7	4.7	2.7	0.0	-	-	-	.263	-	1.000
1967-68	26	LAL	15	20.4	8.6	8.9	1.6	-	-	-	.535	-	.677
1968-69	27	LAL	18	24.6	11.2	7.9	1.4	-	-	-	.385	-	.761
1969-70	28	LAL	14	15.1	6.1	5.3	1.1	-	-	-	.420	-	.846
1972-73	30	LAL	17	19.2	9.1	6.1	1.6	-	-	-	.459	-	.780
1973-74	31	LAL	4	8.5	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	-	.500	-	.000
CAREER			85	17.2	7.6	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	-	.426	-	.775

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1964-65	23	BOS	4	-	7.5	2.2	1.0	3.8	.267	-	-	-	0.2	0.2	1.000	-	-	2.8	0.2	-	-	-	2.5
1965-66	24	BOS	10	-	8.2	4.3	1.4	3.9	.359	-	-	-	1.5	1.7	.882	-	-	4.0	0.3	-	-	-	2.6
1966-67	25	LAL	3	-	9.7	4.7	1.7	6.3	.263	-	-	-	1.3	1.3	1.000	-	-	2.7	0.0	-	-	-	2.0
1967-68	26	LAL	15	-	20.4	8.6	3.6	6.7	.535	-	-	-	1.4	2.1	.677	-	-	8.9	1.6	-	-	-	3.5
1968-69	27	LAL	18	-	24.6	11.2	4.1	10.7	.385	-	-	-	3.0	3.9	.761	-	-	7.9	1.4	-	-	-	3.7
1969-70	28	LAL	14	-	15.1	6.1	2.6	6.3	.420	-	-	-	0.8	0.9	.846	-	-	5.3	1.1	-	-	-	3.4
1972-73	30	LAL	17	-	19.2	9.1	3.6	7.8	.459	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.780	-	-	6.1	1.6	-	-	-	3.0
1973-74	31	LAL	4	-	8.5	3.0	1.5	3.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	-	0.8
CAREER			85	-	17.2	7.6	3.0	7.0	.426	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.775	0.5	1.0	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	-	3.1

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1964-65	23	BOS	4	-	30	9	4	15	.267	-	-	-	1	1	1.000	-	-	11	1	-	-	-	10
1965-66	24	BOS	10	-	82	43	14	39	.359	-	-	-	15	17	.882	-	-	40	3	-	-	-	26
1966-67	25	LAL	3	-	29	14	5	19	.263	-	-	-	4	4	1.000	-	-	8	0	-	-	-	6
1967-68	26	LAL	15	-	306	129	54	101	.535	-	-	-	21	31	.677	-	-	133	24	-	-	-	52
1968-69	27	LAL	18	-	442	202	74	192	.385	-	-	-	54	71	.761	-	-	143	26	-	-	-	67
1969-70	28	LAL	14	-	212	85	37	88	.420	-	-	-	11	13	.846	-	-	74	16	-	-	-	48
1972-73	30	LAL	17	-	327	154	61	133	.459	-	-	-	32	41	.780	-	-	104	28	-	-	-	51
1973-74	31	LAL	4	-	34	12	6	12	.500	-	-	-	0	0	.000	2	4	6	2	2	2	-	3
CAREER			85	-	1,462	648	255	599	.426	-	-	-	138	178	.775	2	4	519	100	2	2	-	263

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1964-65	23	BOS	4	-	.291	.267	-	-	-	4.1	-	-	-	-	126.7	-	0.6	-	-	1.7
1965-66	24	BOS	10	-	.463	.359	-	-	-	5.1	-	-	-	-	124.1	-	1.1	-	-	15.0
1966-67	25	LAL	3	-	.337	.263	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	126.3	-	0.7	-	-	5.1
1967-68	26	LAL	15	-	.563	.535	-	-	-	10.6	-	-	-	-	121.2	-	1.3	-	-	18.8
1968-69	27	LAL	18	-	.452	.385	-	-	-	9.0	-	-	-	-	114.6	-	1.1	-	-	15.5
1969-70	28	LAL	14	-	.453	.420	-	-	-	10.2	-	-	-	-	126.7	-	1.0	-	-	12.0
1972-73	30	LAL	17	-	.510	.459	-	-	-	12.9	-	-	-	-	123.9	-	1.2	-	-	17.8
1973-74	31	LAL	4	-	.500	.500	5.1	12.4	8.4	10.0	-	2.8	3.0	-	50.0	-	1.0	-	98.5	15.2
CAREER			85	-	.478	.426	5.1	12.4	8.4	9.7	-	2.8	3.0	-	120.1	-	1.1	-	98.5	14.2

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1964-65	23	BOS	4	-	.009	-	-	0.1	2	1	.667	-0.1	0.1	-0.1
1965-66	24	BOS	10	-	.023	-	-	0.4	6	4	.600	-	0.2	0.2
1966-67	25	LAL	3	-	.039	-	-	0.2	0	2	.000	-0.1	-	-0.1
1967-68	26	LAL	15	-	.117	-	-	0.3	10	5	.667	0.7	0.4	1.1
1968-69	27	LAL	18	-	.140	-	-	0.4	11	7	.611	0.1	0.7	0.9
1969-70	28	LAL	14	-	.066	-	-	0.1	9	5	.643	-	0.2	0.2
1972-73	30	LAL	17	-	.127	-	-	0.3	9	8	.529	0.5	0.5	1.1
1973-74	31	LAL	4	-	.043	-	-	0.0	0	4	.000	-	-	-
CAREER			85	-	.079	-	-	0.3	47	36	.566	0.7	1.6	2.3

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
May 4, 1964	The Boston Celtics selected Mel Counts in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1964 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1964	Mel Counts signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Sep 1, 1966	Mel Counts was acquired by the Baltimore Bullets from the Boston Celtics in a trade.
Jan 16, 1967	Mel Counts was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Baltimore Bullets in a trade.
May 20, 1970	Mel Counts was acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Oct 10, 1972	Mel Counts was acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Phoenix Suns in a trade.
Nov 2, 1972	Mel Counts was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Philadelphia Sixers in a trade.
Jun 13, 1974	Mel Counts was acquired by the New Orleans Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Feb 16, 1976	The New Orleans Jazz placed the contract of Mel Counts on waivers.
Feb 18, 1976	Mel Counts, previously with the New Orleans Jazz, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
2x NBA Champion	1965, 1966

NCAA Career

College: Oregon State (1964)

NCAA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x Consensus All-American Second Team	1964
2x NABC All-American Second Team	1963, 1964
1x AP All-American Second Team	1964
1x USBWA All-American First Team	1964
1x UPI All-American Second Team	1964

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