Melvin Turpin
School:
Height:
6-11
Position:
Forward/Center
Hometown:
Lexington, KY and Fork Union, VA
High School:
Bryan Station High School and
- NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1984
- All-American Recognition: 1984 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team, United Press International 3rd Team)
- Ranked 11th in the nation in field-goal percentage in 1983
- Leading scorer and second-leading rebounder for 1984 Final Four team (29-5 record)
- Averaged 11.7 points and 6 rebounds in nine NCAA Tournament games from 1981 through 1984 (5-4 record)
- Selected by the Washington Bullets in first round of 1984 NBA draft (6th pick overall). Draft rights promptly traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 50 | 95 | .526 | 31 | 44 | .705 | 106 | 3.8 | 131 | 4.7 | ||||
30 | 160 | 275 | .582 | 72 | 106 | .679 | 212 | 7.1 | 392 | 13.1 | ||||
31 | 192 | 311 | .617 | 84 | 125 | .672 | 195 | 6.3 | 468 | 15.1 | ||||
34 | 224 | 378 | .593 | 70 | 94 | .745 | 217 | 6.4 | 518 | 15.2 | ||||
Totals | 123 | 626 | 1059 | .591 | 257 | 369 | .696 | 730 | 5.9 | 1509 | 12.3 |