Mel signed our 74-75 Topps TTM.
| Career information |
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| High school | Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| College |
- Burlington CC (1963–1964)
- New Mexico (1964–1967)
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| NBA draft | 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
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| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals |
| Playing career | 1967–1976 |
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| Position | Center |
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| Number | 34, 9 |
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| Career history |
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| As player: |
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| 1967–1968 | Minnesota Muskies |
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| 1968–1974 | Indiana Pacers |
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| 1974–1975 | Memphis Sounds |
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| 1976 | New York Nets |
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| As coach: |
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| 1988 | Indiana Pacers |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- 3× ABA champion (1970, 1972, 1973)
- 2× ABA MVP (1969, 1971)
- 7× ABA All-Star (1968–1974)
- ABA All-Star Game MVP (1969)
- 4× All-ABA First Team (1968–1971)
- All-ABA Second Team (1973)
- ABA Rookie of the Year (1968)
- ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968)
- ABA All-Time Team
- No. 34 retired by Indiana Pacers
- Consensus second-team All-American (1967)
- 2× First-team All-WAC (1966, 1967)
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