Clifford Luyk

Clifford Luyk
	Luyk, in 1972.
Personal information
Born	June 28, 1941; Syracuse, New York
Nationality	American / Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Vernon-Verona-Sherrill; (Verona, New York)
College	Florida (1959–1962)
NBA draft	1962: 4th round, 29th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1962–1978
Position	Power forward / center
Number	13
Coaching career	1978–1999
Career history
As player:
1962–1978	Real Madrid
As coach:
1983–1990	Real Madrid (assistant)
1990–1991	Atlético de Madrid Villalba
1991–1992	Juver Murcia
1992–1994	Real Madrid
1998–1999	Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: 3× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1976–1978); 6× EuroLeague champion (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978); EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1965); 4× FIBA European Selection (1969–1972); 14× Spanish League champion (1963–1966, 1968–1977); 10× Spanish Cup winner (1965–1967, 1970–1975, 1977); Spanish League Top Scorer (1968); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008); As head coach: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1992); 2× Spanish League champion (1993, 1994); Spanish Cup winner (1993); As Assistant Coach: 3× Spanish League Champion (1984, 1985, 1986);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Representing Spain
Men's Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket

Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), but never played a regular season game in the NBA. He signed with the Spanish professional team Real Madrid, helped Real Madrid become the dominant European basketball team of the 1960s, and is remembered for his trademark, old-school hook shot.

Luyk was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991, and was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball over the previous half-century by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee in 2008.

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