Pro career | 1958–1964 |
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Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1961 | Cincinnati Royals |
1961–1963 | Kansas City Steers (ABL) |
1963 (2 seasons) | Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets |
1963 | Detroit Pistons |
1963–1964 | Cincinnati Royals |
As coach: | |
1967–1968 | Indiana Pacers (ABA) |
1978 | Kansas City Kings |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,237 (4.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,019 (3.8 rpg) |
Assists | 251 (0.9 apg) |
Info Page | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Larry Joseph Staverman (October 11, 1936 – July 12, 2007) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6' 7" forward from Villa Madonna College (now known as Thomas More College), Staverman was drafted in the 9th round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He had a five-year career as a player in the NBA, with the Royals, the Chicago Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets, and the Detroit Pistons.
Staverman would later serve as the first coach of the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers, and with the NBA's Kansas City Kings.
Preceded by Initial coach |
Indiana Pacers head coach 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Bobby Leonard |
Preceded by Phil Johnson |
Kansas City Kings head coach 1978 (interim) |
Succeeded by Cotton Fitzsimmons |
References
External links
- Larry Staverman – National Basketball Association official website.
- Larry Staverman (player) – Basketball-Reference.com.
- Larry Staverman (coach) – Basketball-Reference.com.
- Peter, Jeremy. "A 'believer among doubters,' Staverman a basketball pioneer," Moreover, Fall 2007: 22. – Thomas More College alumni magazine.
- "Larry Staverman, first Pacers coach, dies at 70," The Associated Press, Friday, July 13, 2007.
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