Joe Pace
Encyclopedia
Joe Pace is a retired American
basketball
player with the NBA
's Washington Bullets
. A 6'10" center
from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
and Coppin State University
, he played from 1976 to 1978 and averaged 3.2 points per game
. Pace won a league championship with the Bullets in 1978. As of May 2008 he resided at a homeless shelter in Seattle, Washington.
United States
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player with the NBA
National Basketball Association
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's Washington Bullets
Washington Wizards
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. A 6'10" center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore located on 776 acres in Princess Anne, Maryland, United States, is part of the University System of Maryland...
and Coppin State University
Coppin State University
Coppin State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland...
, he played from 1976 to 1978 and averaged 3.2 points per game
Points per game
Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by number of games. The terminology is often used in...
. Pace won a league championship with the Bullets in 1978. As of May 2008 he resided at a homeless shelter in Seattle, Washington.