Early years Born in
Houston, Texas, McLemore attended Houston's
Jack Yates High School.
College McLemore first attended
Moberly Area Community College, but then transferred to
Drake University, leading his team to be co-
Missouri Valley Conference champions. McLemore was inducted posthumously into the National Junior College Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Professional career He was a third-round pick by the
San Francisco Warriors in the
1964 NBA draft. McLemore was a member of the
Chicago Bulls' inaugural team after being selected in the
1966 NBA expansion draft. Two years later, the
Phoenix Suns drafted McLemore in the
1968 NBA expansion draft. In the middle of the 1968 season, he was traded to the
Detroit Pistons.
1970 marked the third time McLemore was selected in an expansion draft, this time by the
Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavailers then traded McLemore to the
Milwaukee Bucks, where
Eddie Doucette described him as "a good rebounder off the bench." The Bucks waived McLemore in November 1971, and the
Houston Rockets signed him in December 1971. The Rockets did not renew his contract for the 1972 season. ==NBA career statistics==