What type of details about mel daniels can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: melvin joe daniels -lrb- born july 20 , 1944 -rrb- is a retired american professional basketball player . daniels attended detroit pershing high school , which also produced players like spencer haywood , ralph simpson , kevin willis , and steve smith . the 6 ' 9 '' center then played for the university of new mexico lobos basketball team from 1964 -- 67 . he was the ninth pick of the 1967 nba draft , selected by the cincinnati royals , and was also drafted by the minnesota muskies of the american basketball association -lrb- aba -rrb- . he chose to play in the fledgling aba , and became one of its all-time greatest players . daniels was the aba rookie of the year for the 1967 -- 68 season before being traded to the indiana pacers , then of the aba and now in the nba . daniels was the aba most valuable player in both 1969 and 1971 and led the pacers to three aba championships . daniels played in seven aba all-star games , and was named the aba all-star game mvp in the 1971 game . daniels led the aba in rebounding average in three different seasons , and is the aba 's all-time leader in total rebounds -lrb- 9,494 -rrb- and career rebounding average -lrb- 15.1 rebounds per game -rrb- . daniels also grabbed 1608 career postseason rebounds , ranking in the top twelve in professional basketball history . daniels played briefly for the nba 's new york nets in the 1976 -- 77 season . after his playing days , daniels joined the coaching staff of his college coach , bob king , at indiana state , where he coached future hall of famer larry bird . daniels joined the indiana pacers front office in 1986 and was the team 's director of player personnel until october 2009 . daniels was announced as a member of the 2012 induction class of the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in springfield , massachusetts on february 24 , 2012 . he formally joined former aba players connie hawkins -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , dan issel -lrb- 1993 -rrb- , david thompson -lrb- 1996 -rrb- and artis gilmore -lrb- 2011 -rrb- in the hall on...
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