American basketball player and coach (1934–2019)
Belmont with Duke, 1953–54
Joseph Elliott Belmont (July 12, 1934 – January 6, 2019) was an American basketball player and coach.[ 1] He played college basketball at Duke University , and was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors . He never played in the NBA, however. He had a long playing career with the Denver-Chicago Truckers of the National Industrial Basketball League .
In 1970, he was hired as the head coach of the American Basketball Association 's Denver Rockets , a position he held for as season and a half. He shared ABA Coach of the Year honors in 1970 with Bill Sharman of the Utah Stars .
In 2005 Belmont was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame .
Personal life
In 1959 Belmont married Helen Sanquist and then had 2 kids. He died on January 6, 2019.[ 2]
Coaching career
ABA
Legend
Regular season
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Games coached
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Playoffs
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Playoff games
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Playoff wins
PL
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# denotes interim head coach