# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dirk-minniefield
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:17:11.872Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dirk-minniefield"
name: "Dirk Minniefield"
slug: "dirk-minniefield"
description: "Dirk DeWayne Minniefield is an American former professional basketball player. While at Lafayette High School in Lexington, he was named the 1979 Kentucky Mr. Basketball, an honor given to the top high school player in the state of Kentucky. In addition to \"Mr. Basketball\", he was also named a McDonald's and Parade High School All-American. Minniefield played his college ball at the University of Kentucky (UK), where he became a member of the 1,000 point club. In 1983, he was drafted in the second round by the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 180 lb (82 kg) guard played three seasons in NBA, making stops with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, and Boston Celtics."
tagline: "American basketball player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dirk_Minniefield.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1961-01-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           43.76
  momentum:             15
  historical:           5.680742666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Minniefield"
    title: "Dirk Minniefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ديرك مينيفيلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ديرك مينيفيلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%B7%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E7%B1%B3%E5%B0%BC%E8%8F%B2%E5%B0%94%E5%BE%B7"
    title: "德克·米尼菲尔德"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Minniefield"
    title: "Dirk Minniefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Minniefield"
    title: "Dirk Minniefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump