Melvin Abbott 
#13 SF | 6-0, 197lbs | Centurions | Experience: 1 year
Born: 10/23/1951 (23) | College: Mississippi A&M | Memphis, TN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: B C A- B- D C+ C C F C B+ D+ B+ C A B+  
 Potential: B C B B D C C C F C A D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 71 30 23.7 11.9 1.3 3.4 3.7 3.7 0.99 1.6 0.1 2.5 .377 .789 .000  
 1973 FBL BOS 82 30 17.2 8.2 1.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.06 1.0 0.1 1.7 .410 .777 .000  
 Career     153 60 20.2 9.9 1.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 1.02 1.3 0.1 2.0 .391 .784 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 3.8 10.2 .377 4.3 5.4 .789 2.4 4.3 .555 1.4 5.8 .244 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 FBL BOS 2.6 6.4 .410 2.9 3.8 .777 1.6 2.7 .576 1.0 3.7 .287 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     3.2 8.1 .391 3.5 4.5 .784 2.0 3.5 .564 1.2 4.7 .262 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 71 30 1680 272 722 302 383 0 0 846 91 333 264 112 266 112 5 174 169 
 1973 82 30 1407 215 524 241 310 0 0 671 88 301 210 82 198 82 6 139 -29 
 Career 153 60 3087 487 1246 543 693 0 0 1517 179 634 474 194 464 194 11 313 140 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL BOS .475 1.17 18.6 18.7 30.7 5.1 12.7 9.0 16.2 142.1 4.7 2.4 89.7 85.3  
 1973 FBL BOS .509 1.28 19.7 18.5 27.3 5.7 13.6 9.7 18.2 160.9 5.4 -0.4 83.4 84.0  
 Career     .489 1.22 19.0 18.6 29.2 5.4 13.1 9.3 17.1 302.9 10.1 0.9 86.9 84.7  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 17 0 14.5 8.0 0.6 2.5 1.6 2.4 0.68 1.1 0.2 1.5 .436 .833 .000  
 Career     17 0 14.5 8.0 0.6 2.5 1.6 2.4 0.68 1.1 0.2 1.5 .436 .833 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 2.8 6.5 .436 2.4 2.8 .833 1.5 2.5 .595 1.4 4.0 .338 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     2.8 6.5 .436 2.4 2.8 .833 1.5 2.5 .595 1.4 4.0 .338 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 17 0 247 48 110 40 48 0 0 136 10 53 28 19 41 19 3 25 37 
 Career 17 0 247 48 110 40 48 0 0 136 10 53 28 19 41 19 3 25 37 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL BOS .519 1.24 14.0 20.5 30.7 3.9 12.6 8.9 14.6 15.2 0.5 2.2 84.2 78.8  
 Career     .519 1.24 14.0 20.5 0.0 3.9 12.6 8.9 14.6 15.2 0.5 2.2 84.2 78.8  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1969 MSAM 25 0 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.20 0.1 0.0 0.3 .381 .667 .000  
 1970 MSAM 34 0 17.3 6.1 0.8 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.00 0.8 0.1 1.5 .436 .727 .000  
 1971 MSAM 31 31 29.5 12.9 1.6 3.0 3.6 2.5 1.42 1.5 0.1 1.7 .444 .732 .000  
 1972 MSAM 34 34 30.4 14.2 2.0 3.3 4.2 2.8 1.52 1.6 0.1 2.6 .461 .841 .000  
 Total   124 65 20.9 8.9 1.2 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.31 1.1 0.1 1.6 .448 .777 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1969 25 0 58 8 21 2 3 0 0 18 4 8 2 2 10 2 0 7 6 
 1970 34 0 589 79 181 48 66 0 0 206 28 71 55 27 55 27 5 51 279 
 1971 31 31 913 174 392 52 71 0 0 400 49 141 112 48 79 48 3 53 260 
 1972 34 34 1033 196 425 90 107 0 0 482 68 181 144 54 95 54 5 88 365 
 Career 124 65 2593 457 1019 192 247 0 0 1106 149 401 313 131 239 131 13 199 910 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 30 6 14 12 6 1 9 11 25 13 15 0 0  
 Playoff 18 2 9 4 3 1 6 6 10 6 6 0 0  
 Career 30 8 19 14 6 1 10 11 25 13 17 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/15 HOU L 11 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 -16
 10/17 LAC W 15 0 4 3 4 0 0 3 1 4 1 7 3 0 2 -5
 10/21 SEA W 12 4 8 1 1 0 0 9 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
 10/22 CHI L 13 1 5 4 4 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -8
 10/24 WAS W 21 4 6 2 4 0 0 10 2 2 3 1 2 0 3 10
 10/26 LAC L 11 1 4 4 4 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 5
 10/29 CHI W 12 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
 11/1 MIN L 17 6 12 6 8 0 0 18 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 2
 11/2 TOR L 16 2 6 2 3 0 0 6 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1
 11/5 DET W 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 -14
 11/6 DET W 24 6 15 2 2 0 0 14 2 6 5 6 4 0 4 4
 11/10 PHI W 40 6 18 8 10 0 0 20 1 6 4 3 2 0 1 22
 11/11 DET W 33 6 15 8 8 0 0 20 3 9 6 7 2 0 2 29
 11/15 CLE W 36 10 21 4 5 0 0 24 2 9 12 8 4 1 4 23
 11/16 CHI W 31 9 16 12 14 0 0 30 1 5 3 6 2 0 3 22
 11/20 TOR L 27 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 1 4 4 4 1 0 6 8
 11/21 NYK L 41 6 21 7 9 0 0 19 6 9 10 5 3 0 0 -7
 11/24 NYK L 39 3 23 0 1 0 0 6 4 5 4 6 1 0 4 -10
 11/25 SFM L 33 4 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 6 3 5 2 0 4 -11
 11/29 LAC W 40 8 17 3 5 0 0 19 0 7 4 3 2 0 3 27
 11/30 WAS W 34 8 18 5 5 0 0 21 1 8 6 3 3 0 2 24
 12/3 TOR W 42 5 15 4 9 0 0 14 3 7 4 3 1 0 4 12
 12/4 DET W 35 7 11 13 15 0 0 27 2 6 12 7 0 0 4 15
 12/6 WAS L 28 4 11 4 4 0 0 12 2 5 4 4 1 0 3 -19
 12/8 NYK W 34 2 7 9 11 0 0 13 3 7 5 5 1 1 5 5
 12/10 SEA W 35 6 18 4 4 0 0 16 2 7 5 7 2 0 4 17
 12/11 CLE W 29 6 11 11 12 0 0 23 1 6 8 9 3 0 6 6
 12/14 DET W 23 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 2 5 6 1 0 0 2 21
 1/2 CHI W 13 1 5 3 4 0 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
 1/3 ATL W 26 4 12 9 12 0 0 17 0 7 3 4 1 0 4 -2
 1/7 MIN L 34 5 12 8 8 0 0 18 2 7 3 9 2 1 4 -11
 1/8 DET W 38 11 16 2 4 0 0 24 2 7 10 7 2 0 3 8
 1/12 NYK L 35 3 16 2 4 0 0 8 2 6 4 7 5 0 3 -27
 1/13 TOR W 37 8 25 9 10 0 0 25 2 5 9 0 2 0 3 20
 1/16 WAS W 37 5 16 4 6 0 0 14 4 13 5 5 2 1 3 6
 1/17 HOU W 32 7 17 11 14 0 0 25 1 7 4 7 1 0 3 20
 1/20 WAS L 40 8 21 5 8 0 0 21 2 7 7 4 6 0 4 -1
 1/21 PHI L 37 7 15 4 6 0 0 18 0 6 6 4 1 0 4 -14
 1/23 TOR W 23 3 8 7 8 0 0 13 4 6 2 4 1 0 4 27
 1/25 NOP L 13 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 4 -19
 1/27 NOP W 35 4 10 10 12 0 0 18 4 14 3 4 2 0 3 31
 1/29 MIL W 40 5 18 4 6 0 0 14 3 9 6 4 1 0 2 3
 1/30 PHI W 19 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 5 4 8 1 0 6 5
 2/2 MIL L 25 2 12 2 2 0 0 6 4 9 0 7 2 0 3 -38
 2/3 WAS L 14 3 9 3 4 0 0 9 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 -21
 2/5 CLE L 13 2 7 3 4 0 0 7 1 4 3 5 0 0 2 -1
 2/6 NYK L 16 2 5 5 6 0 0 9 0 5 0 2 1 0 2 -1
 2/7 ROO W 23 6 12 4 6 0 0 16 2 4 4 4 3 0 3 12
 2/11 NYK W 14 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 -3
 2/12 NOP W 20 5 6 5 8 0 0 15 1 4 2 6 2 0 3 8
 2/14 TOR W 17 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6 1 0 1 -9
 2/15 NOP L 12 1 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 -8
 2/17 NYK L 13 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 -9
 2/18 ATL W 23 0 6 4 5 0 0 4 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 -27
 2/22 VAN L 9 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 3
 2/28 PHI W 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
 3/2 HOU L 7 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 3/6 NYK L 22 5 13 8 8 0 0 18 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 -13
 3/8 ATL W 16 3 8 4 6 0 0 10 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 7
 3/12 NOP W 21 2 6 7 10 0 0 11 2 9 3 2 1 0 2 -6
 3/13 STL W 15 1 6 2 4 0 0 4 0 4 3 2 2 0 1 -5
 3/15 SEA L 13 1 2 3 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 -11
 3/17 TOR L 13 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 3 2 0 2 -10
 3/19 CLE L 22 3 9 5 6 0 0 11 1 5 4 4 0 0 1 -17
 3/20 WAS W 16 2 3 2 4 0 0 6 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 -2
 3/23 LAC W 16 2 9 2 2 0 0 6 0 5 5 1 3 0 0 7
 3/25 CLE W 19 4 8 8 10 0 0 16 0 3 6 3 4 0 1 31
 3/26 NOP W 32 6 16 10 12 0 0 22 4 6 3 7 4 0 5 16
 3/30 VAN W 18 1 5 3 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 3 5 0 1 4
 3/31 NOP W 12 4 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 1 4 8 0 1 3 -2
 4/3 PHI W 11 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 5
 4/4 ATL W 13 3 7 3 4 0 0 9 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 -6
 4/6 WAS W 20 5 8 2 2 0 0 12 1 4 4 4 2 0 2 24
 4/8 WAS W 21 5 10 4 4 0 0 14 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 7
 4/12 DET L 22 7 15 3 4 0 0 17 2 4 3 4 0 0 3 -5
 4/13 ATL L 12 2 8 2 4 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 12
 4/16 CHI W 14 3 3 7 8 0 0 13 0 1 4 3 1 0 3 11
 4/17 CHI W 22 2 5 9 10 0 0 13 0 1 2 5 6 0 2 9
 4/25 CHI L 14 3 6 4 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
 4/26 CHI W 10 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
 4/28 CHI W 12 4 9 2 2 0 0 10 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 -3
 4/29 CHI W 19 5 10 3 4 0 0 13 0 4 0 3 3 0 1 15
 5/1 CHI L 14 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 2 -8
 5/3 CHI W 19 0 8 2 4 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 3
 5/7 WAS L 12 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 -3
 5/8 WAS W 21 4 9 2 3 0 0 10 2 5 4 3 0 1 3 7
 5/10 WAS W 13 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 14
 5/11 WAS W 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2
 5/13 WAS W 18 3 7 4 4 0 0 10 0 4 3 3 0 0 2 8
 5/19 STL L 16 3 8 1 2 0 0 7 2 6 1 6 3 0 1 1
 5/20 STL L 16 4 10 4 4 0 0 12 2 9 2 4 1 1 2 -4
 5/22 STL W 12 6 7 6 6 0 0 18 1 3 1 5 2 0 2 4
 5/23 STL L 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 4 0
 5/24 STL W 14 5 7 4 4 0 0 14 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -1
 5/26 STL L 12 2 7 4 4 0 0 8 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 -3

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 4
 1968 High School: Rated ***** and #9 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1968 High School: All-State (Tennessee)
 1968 High School: Mr. Basketball (Tennessee)
 1970 AIAA Champion
 1971 1st Team All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1972 1st Team All-American
 1972 1st Team All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1973 FBL Rookie Game Participant
 1973 FBL All-Rookie Second Team
 1974 FBL Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/27/1973 Drafted by the Centurions with pick #12 of round 1.

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