Mel Bennett

Melvin P. Bennett (born January 4, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Mel Bennett

Personal information
Born	(1955-01-04) January 4, 1955 (age 70) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Peabody (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Pittsburgh (1974–1975)
NBA draft	1975: undrafted
Playing career	1975–1982
Position	Power forward
Number	34, 9, 33, 52
Career history
1975–1976	Virginia Squires
1976–1978	Indiana Pacers
1979–1980	Hawaii Volcanoes
1980–1981	Utah Jazz
1981–1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	1,402
Rebounds	952
Assists	204
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

He played forward for the Virginia Squires (1975–76) of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers (1976–78), Utah Jazz (1980–81) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1981–82) of the National Basketball Association. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played at Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh.

Currently, he works as an aide at Ocean City Intermediate School in Ocean City, New Jersey. There, he gives students snacks as prizes for answering his trivia questions. In 2015, he was voted by the students to dress like a turkey for Thanksgiving.^[1]