DEAN KELLEY

KELLEY,  MELVIN DEAN

Hometown: McCune, KS  (McCune HS)                        (Brother of Al Kelley '54 and Larry Kelley '58)
Born: 9/23/1931

CATEGORY   TOTAL   1951 1952 52 Olympics 1953
YEAR     So. Jr.   Sr.
POSITION     G G G G
HEIGHT     5'11 5'11   5'11
WEIGHT     165 165   170
JERSEY            
Games Played/Started 74/   18 28 3 25
Points 459   14 167 36 242
   Per Game 6.2   0.8 6.0 6.2 9.7
Rebounds            
   Per Game            
FG: Attempts            
       Made 165   7 77   81
       Percent            
FT: Attempts 200   4 81   115
       Made 129   0 49   80
       Percent 64.5   0.0 60.5   69.6
Production Points/Game            
Production Points/Minute            

1951:  Lettered

1952:  Lettered, Starter

1953:  Lettered, Starter, Captain

Pro career:

1951-53

Round drafted: 8

Fort Wayne Pistons

Played several years for the Peoria Caterpillars

Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

Guard Dean Kelley (Kansas'52 and '53) is the only player to have season scoring averages of fewer than 10 points per game in back-to-back years when he was named to the All-NCAA Tournament team. He and fellow guard Allen Kelley are the only set of brothers to play together in two NCAA playoff title games.

Died 1/13/1996