Joe Belmont

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Belmont with Duke, 1953–54

Joseph Elliott Belmont (July 12, 1934 – January 6, 2019) was an American basketball player and coach.[1] He played college basketball at Duke University, and was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He never played in the NBA, however. He had a long playing career with the Denver-Chicago Truckers of the National Industrial Basketball League.

In 1970, he was hired as the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Denver Rockets, a position he held for as season and a half. He shared ABA Coach of the Year honors in 1970 with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars.

In 2005 Belmont was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

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In 1959 Belmont married Helen Sanquist and then had 2 kids. He died on January 6, 2019.[2]

Coaching career

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ABA

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
DEN 1969–70 56 42 14 .750 1st in Western 12 5 7 .000 Lost in Division finals
DEN 1970–71 13 3 10 .231 (fired) - - - - (fired)
Career 69 45 24 .652 12 5 7 .417

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Elliott Belmont". Legacy.com. January 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joseph Elliot Belmont". Aspen Mortuaries. January 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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