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McCoy Ingram
Personal information
Born(1931-08-21)August 21, 1931
DiedJune 8, 1998(1998-06-08) (aged 66)
Gulfport, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8[1] in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolThirty-Third Avenue
(Gulfport, Mississippi)[1]
CollegeJackson State (1950–1954)[1]
NBA draft1954: undrafted
PositionPower forward
Number22
Career history
1957–1958Minneapolis Lakers
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Joel McCoy Ingram (August 21, 1931 – June 8, 1998) was an American professional basketball power forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers during the 1957–58 season. He was also a one-time member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[2]

He was a 1954 graduate of Jackson State College (now Jackson State University).[1]

In 1956, he was one of 56 players invited to tryout for the 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Of the six Black players that tried out, he was the only one from a historically Black college.[1]

Ingram died on June 8, 1998, in Gulfport, Mississippi, at age 67.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1957–58 Minneapolis 24 11.1 .262 .464 4.8 .8 2.8

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Huddleston III, T. J. (January 1958). "Rust College Team Beats Bishop". Century Voice. Yazoo City, Mississippi. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Library of Congress. A graduate of Thirty-Third Avenue High School in Gulfport, Ingram joined the Lakers Jan. 15 and contributed two vital points via the free throw lines as the Lakers defeated the St. Louis Hawks 112-110 in an overtime contest.
  2. ^ "All Things Lakers: McCoy Ingram". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ingram, Joel McKoy". The Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "McCoy Ingram NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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