Roy Lee McPipe (born May 5, 1950) is a former American professional

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player. McPipe was born in

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. A 6'3" guard from

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, McPipe played professional basketball with the

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in 1975, although his career consisted of only five regular-season ABA games. He had previously been drafted by the

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in both 1973 (with the Los Angeles Lakers) and in 1974 (with the

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) but decided to stay in school. McPipe still holds the career scoring records of total points, points per game, and total field goals at Eastern Montana College (now known as Montana State University-Billings).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McPipe, Roy 1950 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indiana Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Montana State Billings Yellowjackets men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana Utah Stars players Washington Bullets draft picks