Joe Belmont

Joseph Elliott Belmont(July 12, 1934 – January 6, 2019) was an Americanbasketballplayer and coach.^[1]He played college basketball atDuke University,and was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by thePhiladelphia Warriors.He never played in the NBA, however. He had a long playing career with theDenver-Chicago Truckersof theNational Industrial Basketball League.

In 1970, he was hired as the head coach of theAmerican Basketball Association'sDenver Rockets,a position he held for as season and a half. He shared ABA Coach of the Year honors in 1970 withBill Sharmanof theUtah Stars.

In 2005 Belmont was inducted into theColorado Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

In 1959 Belmont married Helen Sanquist and then had 2 kids. He died on January 6, 2019.^[2]

Coaching career

ABA

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
DEN	1969–70	56	42	14	.750	1st in Western	12	5	7	.000	Lost inDivision finals
DEN	1970–71	13	3	10	.231	(fired)	-	-	-	-	(fired)
Career		69	45	24	.652		12	5	7	.417

References

^"Joseph Elliott Belmont".Legacy.January 11, 2019.
^"Joseph Elliot Belmont".Aspen Mortuaries.January 15, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 20,2019.

External links

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[1] "Joseph Elliott Belmont".Legacy.January 11, 2019.

[2] "Joseph Elliot Belmont".Aspen Mortuaries.January 15, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 20,2019.

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