Porter Meriwether

Porter Meriwether
Personal information
Born (1940-03-16)March 16, 1940
Evansville, Indiana
Died November 13, 2009(2009-11-13) (aged 69)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln (Evansville, Indiana)
College Tennessee State (1958–1962)
NBA draft 1962 / Round: 3 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Position Point guard
Number 14
Career history
1962–1963 Syracuse Nationals
1963–1967 Chicago Bombers
1968–1970 New Haven Elms / Hamden Bics
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x All-League North American Basketball League (1965–1967)
  • 3x Scoring Titles NABL (1965–1967)
  • NAIA champion (1959)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Porter Louis Meriwether (March 16, 1940 – November 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals after a collegiate career at Tennessee State University.[1] Meriwether scored 119 points in his NBA career.[1] He was drafted by the Hawaii Chiefs of the ABL but chose to sign with the Nationals in the more established NBA.[2]

Following his basketball career, he was employed by the Cook County (Illinois) Public Defender Office.[3]

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