McCoy McLemore

McCoy McLemore Jr. (April 3, 1942 – April 30, 2009) was an American professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Houston, Texas, he attended the city's Jack Yates High School. He began his college career at Moberly Area Community College before transferring to Drake University, where he led the Bulldogs to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference championship.

The San Francisco Warriors selected McLemore in the third round of the 1964 NBA draft. He went on to a well-traveled professional career, joining the Chicago Bulls as a member of the franchise's inaugural team after being chosen in the 1966 NBA expansion draft. Two years later, the Phoenix Suns drafted him in the 1968 NBA expansion draft. He also played for the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Houston Rockets before retiring in 1972.

McLemore was inducted posthumously into the National Junior College Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.