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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

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

Source[4]

Regular season

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

References

  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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