Personal information | |
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Born | Columbia, Tennessee, U.S. | August 19, 1980
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Columbia Central (Columbia, Tennessee) |
College | East Tennessee State (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dimeco Childress (born August 19, 1980) [1] is an American former basketball player. He is known for his collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) between 1998–99 and 2001–02. During his four years as a Buccaneer he scored 1,287 points [2] and twice led the team in scoring. [2] As a senior in 2001–02 he led the team 17.5 points per game and 75 total assists. [2] On February 16, 2002 Childress scored a career-high 42 points, good enough for the third-highest single game output in ETSU history. [2] That season, the Buccaneers went 11–5 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play, tying them for first place in the North Division. [3] The SoCon coaches selected Childress as their player of the year; [4] due to the conference's media choosing VMI's Jason Conley as their player of the year, the two players shared the award in 2001–02. [3]
After his college career ended Childress did not get selected in the 2002 NBA draft. [5]
Personal information | |
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Born | Columbia, Tennessee, U.S. | August 19, 1980
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Columbia Central (Columbia, Tennessee) |
College | East Tennessee State (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dimeco Childress (born August 19, 1980) [1] is an American former basketball player. He is known for his collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) between 1998–99 and 2001–02. During his four years as a Buccaneer he scored 1,287 points [2] and twice led the team in scoring. [2] As a senior in 2001–02 he led the team 17.5 points per game and 75 total assists. [2] On February 16, 2002 Childress scored a career-high 42 points, good enough for the third-highest single game output in ETSU history. [2] That season, the Buccaneers went 11–5 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play, tying them for first place in the North Division. [3] The SoCon coaches selected Childress as their player of the year; [4] due to the conference's media choosing VMI's Jason Conley as their player of the year, the two players shared the award in 2001–02. [3]
After his college career ended Childress did not get selected in the 2002 NBA draft. [5]