Mel Hutchins ✝

Melvin R. Hutchins (November 22, 1928 – December 19, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958. Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks with the second pick in the 1951 NBA draft and was a four-time NBA All-Star.\n', ' Hutchins was born in Sacramento, California and attended high school at Monrovia High School in Monrovia, California.\n', ' A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) power forward–center, Hutchins attended Brigham Young University in 1946–47 and 1947–48 as a freshman and sophomore, playing for Coach Floyd Miller. After a one-year absence where he worked in Southern California, he returned to BYU in 1949–50 and 1950–51.\n', '