# Porter Meriwether

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**Porter Louis Meriwether** (March 16, 1940 – November 13, 2009) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.[1] He played in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA) for the [Syracuse Nationals](/source/Syracuse_Nationals) after a collegiate career at [Tennessee State University](/source/Tennessee_State_University).[1] Meriwether scored 119 points in his NBA career.[1] He was drafted by the [Hawaii Chiefs](/source/Long_Beach_Chiefs) of the [ABL](/source/American_Basketball_League_(1961%E2%80%9363)), but chose to sign with the Nationals in the more established NBA.[2]

From 1963 to 1969, Meriwether played with the Chicago Bombers. Beginning in 1964–1965, he led the [North American Basketball League](/source/North_American_Basketball_League_(1964-1968)) in scoring for three consecutive seasons, averaging 28.1, 28.3 and 29.9 points.[3]

Following his basketball career, he was employed by the Cook County (Illinois) Public Defender Office.[4]

## Career statistics

### NBA

Source[1]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG Syracuse 31 8.6 .393 .697 .9 1.4 3.8

## References

1. ["Porter Meriwether NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/meriwpo01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

1. ["apbr.org - Login"](http://www.apbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4030). *www.apbr.org*. Retrieved 2025-07-04.

1. ["North American Basketball League Standings"](http://www.apbr.org/nabl6468.html)

1. ["Porter Meriwether obituary"](http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.meriwether/2105/mb.ashx?pnt=1)

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