Mel Nowell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1939
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Mel Nowell
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- "Mel" Nowell (born December 27, 1939) is an American former basketball player. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Nowell played for the Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team that won the 1960 NCAA championship.
- He played with three Hall of Famers and Hall of Fame Coach Fred Taylor.
- He later played in the NBA for the Chicago Zephyrs and in the American Basketball Association. A 6'1 guard, Nowell was a high school star at Columbus East 1957–1958.
- His outside shooting and one-on-one skills were enough to rate him the #2 player in Ohio after Jerry Lucas.
- Fielding numerous scholarship offers, Nowell decided to follow Lucas to Ohio State in a historic recruiting class that later also included John Havlicek and Bobby Knight.
- Starting with fellow sophomores Lucas and Havlicek, Nowell's shooting was a key element in Ohio State's run to the 1960 NCAA title.
- He was named to the 1960 All-Tournament Team. Ohio State's 1960–61 team went undefeated until the NCAA Final.
- Ohio State's 1961–62 also reached the NCAA Final. Nowell did participate in the 1960 US Olympic Trials but was never seriously considered for a spot on the team.
- Only three blacks were named to that team, and more attention was paid to Nowell's white Ohio State teammates, a factor he considered in his remaining basketball career. Nowell's shooting ability was such that he could have been a big scorer at another school, a fact that could have led to a bigger pro career.
- Instead, he played with or for four future Hall of Famers, went to three straight NCAA Finals, winning one in 1960.
- All three years, the Ohio State Buckeyes were undefeated at home at St.
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