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Steve Downing

Steve Downing

American basketball player (born 1950)

Steve Downing (born September 9, 1950) is an American retired basketball player.

For other people named Stephen Downing, see Stephen Downing (disambiguation).
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A 6'8" center, Downing, along with teammate George McGinnis, led Indianapolis Washington High School to a 31–0 record and a state championship in 1969.[1] He went on to star at Indiana University, and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award in 1973 as the best player in the Big Ten Conference.[2] Notable performances included the program's first triple-double: 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in an 88–79 win over Michigan at the IU Fieldhouse on February 23, 1971;[3] and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90–89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11, 1971.[4]

Downing later played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his professional career, and won an NBA Championship ring in 1974.[5]

Currently Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Montieth, Mark (January 25, 2017). "For Keller and McGinnis, Memories of Winning State Never Faded". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Silver Basketball winners". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
  3. [3]
    Miller, Mike (December 22, 2018). "Morgan delivers historic triple double for Hoosiers". Herald-Times Online. The Hoosier Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Kentucky vs. Indiana – Saturday, December 11 1971". BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Steve Downing Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2007.


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