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American basketball player (born 1950) For other people named Stephen Downing, see Stephen Downing (disambiguation).

Steve Downing
Personal information
Born	(1950-09-09) September 9, 1950 (age 74) Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1973–1974
Position	Center
Number	32
Career history
1973–1974	Boston Celtics

Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1974)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Steve Downing (born September 9, 1950) is an American retired basketball player.

A 6'8" center, Downing, along with teammate George McGinnis, led Indianapolis Washington High School to a 31–0 record and a state championship in 1969. He went on to star at Indiana University, and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award in 1973 as the best player in the Big Ten Conference. Notable performances included the program's first triple-double: 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in an 88–79 win over Michigan at the IU Fieldhouse on February 23, 1971; and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90–89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11, 1971.

Downing later played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his professional career, and won an NBA Championship ring in 1974.

Currently, Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis.

Notes

Montieth, Mark (January 25, 2017). "For Keller and McGinnis, Memories of Winning State Never Faded". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Silver Basketball winners". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
Miller, Mike (December 22, 2018). "Morgan delivers historic triple double for Hoosiers". Herald-Times Online. The Hoosier Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Kentucky vs. Indiana – Saturday, December 11 1971". BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Steve Downing Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2007.

v t e 1973 NBA draft
First round	Doug Collins Jim Brewer Ernie DiGregorio Mike Green Kermit Washington Ed Ratleff Ron Behagen Mike Bantom Dwight Jones John Brown Kevin Joyce Kevin Kunnert Nick Weatherspoon Mel Davis Barry Parkhill Swen Nater Steve Downing Raymond Lewis
Second round	Louie Nelson Mike D'Antoni Allan Bristow George McGinnis Billy Schaeffer Kevin Stacom Larry McNeill Allan Hornyak Tom Ingelsby Patrick McFarland Derrek Dickey Wendell Hudson Jim Chones Caldwell Jones Gary Melchionni Pete Perry Phil Hankinson

v t e Boston Celtics 1973–74 NBA champions
7 Williams 10 White 11 Kuberski 12 Chaney 17 Havlicek (Finals MVP) 18 Cowens 19 Nelson 20 Hankinson 29 Finkel 32 Downing 35 Silas 44 Westphal
Head coach: Heinsohn
Assistant coach: Killilea
Regular season Playoffs

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