John Melvin Thurston (January 16, 1919 – October 8, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.Mel Thurston BAA stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2014. Thurston played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks between 1946 and 1948 when they were still in the National Basketball League, then played for the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America during the second half of the 1947–48 BAA season.Mel Thurston NBL stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2014. Due to the unique status of the first season of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks as a team, Thurston would be one of nine players from the team's inaugural season to only play for the Blackhawks during that same season as opposed to either also or only playing for the Buffalo Bisons precursor team from 1946 as well.Tri-Cities Blackhawks - Pro Basketball Encyclopediahttps://nbahoopsonline.com/teams/AtlantaHawks/History/Buffalo/index.html
BAA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game
Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1947–48 Providence 14 .283 .500 .3 5.6Career 14 .283 .500 .3 5.6
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