Dave Meyers
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David William Meyers (April 21, 1953 – October 9, 2015) was an American basketball player who competed for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The forward played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.
When he captured his second national championship with UCLA, he became an All-American as a senior.
He was drafted in the first round of the 1975 NBA draft with the second overall pick, and spent four years with the Bucks.
Early life
Meyers, a San Diego, California, was one of 11 children (six girls, five boys) of Bob and Pat Meyers. Bob was a standout basketball player at Marquette University and was the Warriors' captain from 1944 to 1945. Meyers attended high school at Sonora High School in La Habra, California. In addition to leading the Raiders to the Orange League crown and the California Southern Section AA championship in the postseason, he averaged 22.7 points per game. Meyers was named AA Player of the Year by the year.
Personal life
In 1975, Meyers married Linda, his wife. Crystal was born a year earlier, and their son Sean followed three years later. Meyers spent time at National University as a Motorola sales rep and attended evening classes in education. He earned his teaching license and spent many years as an elementary school coach at Railroad Canyon Elementary School in Lake Elsinore, California. He has worked as a basketball instructor both privately and at camps, mainly for children aged 8 to 12.
Meyers died of cancer in Temecula, California, at the age of 62.
Meyers was Ann Meyers' older brother, who was also an outstanding basketball player and the first woman to sign a free agent deal with an NBA team (Indiana Pacers in 1979).
College career
Meyers, a sophomore in 1972-1973, spent a sophomore on the UCLA Bruins' men's basketball team, scoring 4.9 points per game, sixth on the team, and 2.9 rebounds. UCLA defeated Memphis State 87-66, winning the Pac-8 championship, went 30-0, and claimed the 1973 NCAA championship. Meyers had four points and three rebounds in the championship game.
Meyers, a junior, debuted on a front line with future Hall of Famers Bill Walton and Jamaal Wilkes. Meyers averaged 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds.
Meyers reloaded, and the Bruins reloaded, with two sophomores and future All-Americans Marques Johnson and Richard Washington. Meyers led the team in scoring and rebounding with 18.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, a.484 field goal percentage. He was named UCLA's Most Valuable Player by the John Wooden Award, and he was a consensus first-team All-American. The Bruins won the NCAA basketball tournament in 1975, their 10th in a 12-year cycle, with a 92-85 victory over Kentucky. In the championship game, Meyers had 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Meyers appeared on the front page of Sports Illustrated in 1975, headlined "UCLA Still the Best in the West." In March 2015, he was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor.
NBA career
Meyers was the second overall pick in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1975 NBA draft. Meyers, along with Elmore Smith, Junior Bridgeman, and Brian Winters, were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.
Meyers played 72 games and averaged 22.1 minutes per game in his rookie season with the Bucks from 1975 to 1976. He had 7.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. In just his third NBA game against the New Orleans Jazz, he set a new high of 28 points.
Meyers was limited to 52 games in 1976–77, but his playing time increased to over 25 minutes per game, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, with a.467 field goal percentage. He set a new personal record of 31 points against the San Antonio Spurs on April 10, 1977.
Meyers came into his own as a starter and the Bucks in 1977–78, his third season, after two losing seasons, the Bucks is a baseball team. Meyers, who played with UCLA teammate Marques Johnson, played 80 games and averaged over 30 minutes per game. Meyers recorded a career-high 14.7 points per game, as well as 6.7 rebounds and a career-high 3.0 assists. He set a single-game scoring record against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 15, 1977.
Meyers missed 1978–79 due to a back injury.
In the 1979-1980s, he played 79 games and just under 28 minutes per game as the Bucks went 49-33 and captured the NBA Midwest Division. Meyers averaged 12.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
Meyers made the announcement on April 30, 1980, after five NBA seasons, that he would no longer be devoted to basketball to spend more time with his family and dedicate more time to his Jehovah's Witness faith.