Melvin Levett (born April 25, 1976) is a former American

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player and American high school basketball coach for the Winton Woods High School Warriors. As a

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he was drafted by the

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and then later traded to the

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organization, though he never appeared in a regular season NBA game. He played collegiately for

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. While in college, he set the University of Cincinnati single-game record for

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s when he made 10 against

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Coaching career

Colerain High School (Ohio)

2015-16 season

In 2015, Levett accepted the job as head basketball coach at Colerain High School in

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. His first and only win came on January 8, 2016 over Sycamore High School. Nick Martini led scoring for the Cardinals with 17 points, and 3 rebounds. Despite ending the regular season 1-21, the Cardinals made it to the state playoffs (due to

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rules), but then lost 77–47 in the sectional final to the Lancers of La Salle High School

Winton Woods High School (Ohio)

2018–19 season

In 2018, a year after becoming a teacher at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Levett became an assistant coach for the boys varsity basketball team. The Warriors would finish the 2019 season with a 14–7 record and an appearance in the OHSAA district championship game at the

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, where they would lose to the

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Crusaders, 57–15.

References

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