Mel Counts

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold 1964 Tokyo United States
Mel Counts
Position: center
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 230 lb
Team: Boston Celtics ('65-'66)
Baltimore Bullets ('67)
Los Angeles Lakers ('67-'70, '73-'74)
Phoenix Suns ('71-'72)
Philadelphia 76ers ('73)
New Orleans Jazz ('75-'76)
Nationality: American
Born: October 16, 1941
Coos Bay, Oregon
College: Oregon State University
Drafted: Round 1, pick 9 (Boston Celtics) 1964 NBA Draft
Pro career: 1964 – 1976

Mel Grant Counts (born October 16, 1941 in Coos Bay, Oregon) is a former NBA player from 1965–1976. He was on the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He played in college for Oregon State University and was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA Draft. The Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1965 and 1966 with him on the team, but was traded for the 1967 season to the Baltimore Bullets. Halfway through that season he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, whom made it to the playoffs that year. The next three seasons Counts led the Lakers to the NBA Finals, where they would play in and ultimately lose three years in a row.

As of 2006, he works as a real estate agent in Woodburn, Oregon.

Boston Celtics 1964-65 NBA Champions

5 Thompson | 6 Russell | 11 Counts | 12 Naulls | 15 Heinsohn | 17 Havlicek | 20 Siegfried | 21 Bonham | 24 S. Jones | 25 K.C. Jones | 45 Sanders | Coach Auerbach

Boston Celtics 1965-66 NBA Champions

5 Thompson | 6 Russell | 11 Counts | 12 Naulls | 17 Havlicek | 19 Nelson | 20 Siegfried | 21 Bonham | 24 S. Jones | 25 K. C. Jones | 45 Sanders | Coach Auerbach


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