Harry R. Dinnel Jr. (October 9, 1940August 26, 2017
) was an American
basketball
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player and coach.
Dinnel was born and died in Los Angeles, California.
Dinnel played basketball at
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...
.
Dinnel was drafted in the 8th round of the 1963 NBA draft by the
San Francisco Warriors
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.
Dinnel later played for, and then coached, the
Anaheim Amigos
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of the
American Basketball Association
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.
In 1981 Dinnel was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame.
References
External links
basketball-reference.com page on Harry Dinnel
1940 births
2017 deaths
Anaheim Amigos coaches
Anaheim Amigos players
El Camino College alumni
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players
Player-coaches
San Francisco Warriors draft picks
American men's basketball players
Forwards (basketball)
Guards (basketball)
People from Venice, Los Angeles
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