Gary Dennis Melchionni (born January 19, 1951) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) and other leagues. He is a former
Phoenix Suns guard and a former All-
Atlantic Coast Conference performer while he was with the
Duke Blue Devils
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, where he was the first player to captain twice. He is the father of former Duke basketball player
Lee Melchionni
Lee Melchionni (born September 30, 1983) is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player. Melchionni played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA. High school career
Melchionni was a high honorable mention ...
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Gary captained his Bishop Eustace Prep team to an undefeated 26–0 record and a New Jersey state championship his senior year. After his professional basketball career, Gary returned to Duke for law school. He later became President of the Duke alumni association and has had a successful career in law at Stevens and Lee, a Lancaster, PA law firm.
References
External links
Gary Melchionni NBA statistics ''basketballreference.com''
1951 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Camden, New Jersey
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School alumni
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
Phoenix Suns draft picks
Phoenix Suns players
Point guards
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