milwaukeebill Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Surprised no one has mentioned this yet. Willie played in his first NBA game tonight. 8points and 4 Rebs in 11 minutes. Good to see him get a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Just happened to flip over an see him play. Happy for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Way to go, Willie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 You can get, In Willie Reed we Trust shirts at www.madbrotees.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 According to Basketball Reference, Willie is the 15th former Billiken to play in the NBA...*or ABA D.C. Wilcutt Marv Schatzman Ed Macauley Bob Ferry Bevo Nordmann Richard Parks* Barry Orms Rich Niemann Gene Moore* Harry Rogers* Robin Jones David Burns Anthony Bonner Larry Hughes Willie Reed http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=stlouis *ABA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 According to Basketball Reference, Willie is the 15th former Billiken to play in the NBA... D.C. Wilcutt Marv Schatzman Ed Macauley Bob Ferry Bevo Nordmann Richard Parks Barry Orms Rich Niemann Gene Moore Harry Rogers Robin Jones David Burns Anthony Bonner Larry Hughes Willie Reed http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=stlouis Ahh, thought so. NBA or ABA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Man, everytime I see his name mentioned I drool over what've might have been had he played that 11-12 season. It might have been a really magical year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Rich Niemann was a Carolina Cougar in their inaugural season of '69-70. Saw him play many games in the Greensboro Coliseum that year. From checking his career stats, I didn't realize he was a Celtics castoff, and that he played another year after his stint with the Cougars ended. I remember listening to Cougar games when Barry Orms was playing for the Pittsburgh Condors. When listening to those games, it seemed like he never could make a shot. Props to Willie for getting some NBA run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny karate Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Didn't marice Jeffers play or was drafted in nba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Didn't marice Jeffers play or was drafted in nba Drafted but I don't think he ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Drafted but I don't think he ever played. Second round by the Kings, 2001. Never signed/played or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Don Dee played two seasons at SLU, 62-64, then transferred to St. Mary's. He played for my Indiana Pacers in the ABA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 His stat lines have been good so far... admittedly in blowout games. I'd still look for him to get some more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Didn't Melvin Robinson play in an NBA game or just the summer league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Didn't Melvin Robinson play in an NBA game or just the summer league? Melvin Robinson played in preseason games for a few different teams, but never in the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 NBA site doesn't list any games played in career except 2 this year. I thought he had made it on a NBA team before. maybe on but never played? anyway bully for Willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 NBA site doesn't list any games played in career except 2 this year. I thought he had made it on a NBA team before. maybe on but never played? anyway bully for Willie Congrats Willie - he was on the active roster for a few teams - Grizzlies/Kings - but he never dressed for a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Melvin Robinson played in preseason games for a few different teams, but never in the regular season. Was one the Pistons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Was one the Pistons? According to my 5-second Google search, no, Detroit was not one of his preseason landing spots. They were Milwaukee (1992), Minnesota (1994), Seattle (1995), and Toronto (1996). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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