Dimeco Childress

Dimeco Childress (born August 19, 1980)[1] is an American former basketball player. He is known for his collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) between 1998–99 and 2001–02. During his four years as a Buccaneer he scored 1,287 points[2] and twice led the team in scoring.[2] As a senior in 2001–02 he led the team 17.5 points per game and 75 total assists.[2] On February 16, 2002 Childress scored a career-high 42 points, good enough for the third-highest single game output in ETSU history.[2] That season, the Buccaneers went 11–5 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play, tying them for first place in the North Division.[3] The SoCon coaches selected Childress as their player of the year;[4] due to the conference's media choosing VMI's Jason Conley as their player of the year, the two players shared the award in 2001–02.[3]

Dimeco Childress
Personal information
Born (1980-08-19) August 19, 1980
Columbia, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbia Central
(Columbia, Tennessee)
CollegeEast Tennessee State (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards

After his college career ended Childress did not get selected in the 2002 NBA draft.[5]

References
  1. "Dimeco Childress Player Profile". RealGM, L.L.C. 2000–2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  2. "2012–13 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  3. "SoCon Honors and Awards" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. "Cavanaugh, Childress ETSU athletes of year". Elizabethtown Star. 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. "2002 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2013.


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