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.[1] 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.[2] 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;[3] and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90–89 double-overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11, 1971.[4]
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.
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steve, downing, other, people, named, stephen, downing, stephen, downing, disambiguation, born, september, 1950, american, retired, basketball, player, personal, informationborn, 1950, september, 1950, indianapolis, indiananationalityamericanlisted, height6, l. For other people named Stephen Downing see Stephen Downing disambiguation Steve Downing born September 9 1950 is an American retired basketball player Steve DowningPersonal informationBorn 1950 09 09 September 9 1950 age 72 Indianapolis IndianaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Listed weight225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh schoolGeorge Washington Indianapolis Indiana CollegeIndiana 1970 1973 NBA draft1973 Round 1 Pick 17th overallSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1973 1974PositionCenterNumber32Career history1973 1974Boston CelticsCareer highlights and awardsNBA champion 1974 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comA 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 1 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 2 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 3 and 47 points and 25 rebounds in a 90 89 double overtime victory over Kentucky on December 11 1971 4 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 5 Currently Downing is the athletic director at Marian University in Indianapolis Notes Edit 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 This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Downing amp oldid 1113324009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
