The news that Melvin Turpin had committed suicide quickly traveled through Kentucky basketball circles on Thursday evening, so the former All-American center's teammates had all heard the details ...

Melvin Turpin walked off the Rupp Arena court with former coach Joe B. Hall after 100 former lettermen were honored during halftime of a game against Mississippi State on Feb. 23, 2003.

Fans and teammates remember Turpin as a big threat to score when he got the ball near the basket. Lexington Herald-Leader It's not fitting that Melvin Turpin, the lovable teddy bear with the big ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mel Turpin, former NBA player and All-American Kentucky center, committed suicide Thursday, authorities said. He was 49. Police and the coroner were called to his North Lexington ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mel Turpin, former NBA player an All-American Kentucky center, committed suicide Thursday, authorities said. He was 49. Police and the coroner were called to his North Lexington ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mel Turpin -- a former NBA player, All-American Kentucky center and Central Illinois resident -- committed suicide Thursday, authorities said. He was 49. Police and the coroner ...

Lexington, Kentucky -- Mel Turpin, a Cleveland Cavaliers center for three seasons after becoming an All-American at the University of Kentucky, committed suicide Thursday, authorities said.

2. Ralph Brislin e-mailed about Turpin. They worked for the same security company: "Mel came to Cleveland [about three years ago]. We drove out to the cornfield where the Richfield Coliseum used ...

The news that Melvin Turpin had committed suicide quickly traveled through Kentucky basketball circles on Thursday evening, so the former All-American center's teammates had all heard the details by ...