Melvin Levett is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was drafted by the shooting guard

Shooting guard

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 the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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 and then later traded to Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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 organizations, though he never appeared in a regular season NBA game. Nicknamed 'The Helicopter' for his lengthy hangtime, he played collegiately for the University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

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. While in college, he set the University of Cincinnati single-game record for three-point field goal

Three-point field goal

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s when he made 10 against Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University

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