Clyde Lovellette
American basketball player (1929–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clyde Edward Lovellette (/loʊˈvɛlɛt/ loh-VEL-et;[1] September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to play on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad.
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Born | (1929-09-07)September 7, 1929 Petersburg, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | March 9, 2016(2016-03-09) (aged 86) North Manchester, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Garfield (Terre Haute, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
College | Kansas (1949–1952) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1952: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1951–1964 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 4, 34, 89 | ||||||||||||||
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1951–1953 | Phillips 66ers | ||||||||||||||
1953–1957 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||||||||||
1957–1958 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||
1958–1962 | St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1962–1964 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 11,947 (17.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 6,663 (9.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 1,165 (1.6 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
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