Sidney Leon Catlett Jr. (April 18, 1948 – November 3, 2017) was an American
basketball player.
He played collegiately for the
University of Notre Dame.
He was selected by the
Cincinnati Royals in the fourth round (55th pick overall) of the
1971 NBA draft.
He played for the Royals (1971–72) in the
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
for 9 games.
He is the son of the jazz drummer
Sid Catlett. Catlett died on November 3, 2017, from complications of a brain bleed.
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1948 births
2017 deaths
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati Royals draft picks
Cincinnati Royals players
DeMatha Catholic High School alumni
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland
American men's basketball players
Forwards (basketball)
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