_(cropped).jpg) Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar during a Globetrotters game | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1953 Minden, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Webster (Minden, Louisiana) |
| College | Houston (1972–1975) |
| NBA draft | 1975: 4th round, 59th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1975–1977 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1975–1977 | SP Federale |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar (born August 8, 1953) is the Director of Player Personnel, a coach, and a former 27-year veteran basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
He won a high school state championship in his senior year of high school, and was named the Louisiana Mr. Basketball.[1][2]
Dunbar played college basketball at the University of Houston, with the Houston Cougars, from 1972 to 1975. He averaged 22.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game during his college career.[3]
Dunbar was selected in the 4th round, with the 59th overall pick of the 1975 NBA draft, by the Philadelphia 76ers.[4][5] However, he never played in the NBA. Instead, he played professional basketball in Switzerland, with SP Federale. With Federale, he won the Swiss League championship in 1976. He also played with SP Federale in the EuroLeague, during the 1975–76 season.
After ending his pro club career in 1977, Dunbar joined the Harlem Globetrotters.
Dunbar served as a boys’ basketball coach in the Houston area, and also conducted private basketball lessons. He has also coached at the First Presbyterian School.
Dunbar is a member of "Legends of Basketball", the National Basketball Retired Players Association.[6] He was inducted into the University of Houston Hall of Honor on November 15, 2008.[7]