Larry McNeill (January 31, 1951 – December 29, 2004) was an American

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(NBA) player.

College career

McNeill played at

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, with the

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Professional career

McNeill was drafted in the second round of the

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, by the

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, and would play with the franchise until 1976. That year, he was traded to the

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, for a third-round draft pick. In 1977, he signed as a

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with the

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. The following two years, he signed as a free agent with the

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and

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. McNeil also suited up for several teams in the

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, once scoring a then record 88 points, in one local game, in 1983. He also spent several seasons in the

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with the

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, and Rochester Zeniths. He was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals Most Valuable Player and named to the All-CBA First Team in 1979. McNeill continues to hold the NBA record for the most field goals in a playoff game without a miss, going 12 for 12 in a playoff game in 1975, with the

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Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

, 82 , , 19.7 , , .484 , , .758 , , 6.2 , , .9 , , .6 , , .4 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", N.Y. Nets , 8 , , 11.6 , , .353 , , .800 , , 3.3 , , .4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 16 , , 8.6 , , .475 , , .903 , , 3.1 , , .2 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 9 , , 7.4 , , .333 , , .789 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , .0 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 37 , , 23.6 , , .462 , , .833 , , 5.1 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .3 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 11 , , 4.2 , , .450 , , .917 , , .9 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 297 , , 17.2 , , .466 , , .779 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , .3 , , 8.5

Playoffs

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, style="text-align:left;", Kansas City–Omaha , 6 , , 17.2 , , .647 , , .850 , , 4.3 , , .3 , , .3 , , .3 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

, style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 6 , , 3.5 , , .700 , , .500 , , .3 , , .0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 12 , , 10.3 , , .659 , , .792 , , 2.3 , , .2 , , .3 , , .2 , , 6.4

References

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