Sid Catlett

Sidney Leon Catlett Jr. (April 18, 1948 – November 3, 2017) was an American basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Catlett is known for his starring role in what several news sources have called the "Greatest High School Basketball Game Ever Played," on January 30, 1965, in which Catlett's DeMatha Catholic High School defeated the nationally #1 ranked Power Memorial Academy and its star center Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Catlett scored a team-high 13 points in the 46-43 upset victory, including 7 points in the last four minutes of the game. In addition to receiving widespread national attention, the victory helped to cement DeMatha coach Morgan Wootten's status as one of the nation's great high-school basketball coaches.

He was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the fourth round (55th pick overall) of the 1971 NBA draft.

He played for the Royals (1971–72) in the NBA for 9 games.

Catlett played three games for the Trenton Pat Pavers of the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1971–72 season.

He is the son of the jazz drummer Sid Catlett. Catlett died on November 3, 2017, from complications of a brain bleed.

Career statistics

NBA Source

Regular season YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPGCincinnati94.4.222.222.4.1.7