Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette (/loʊˈvɛlɛt/ loh-VEL-et; 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.
Lovellette with his mother Myrtle in 1956 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 7, 1929 Petersburg, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 9, 2016 (aged 86) North Manchester, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1951–1953 | Phillips 66ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1957 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1957–1958 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1962 | St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1964 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 11,947 (17.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 6,663 (9.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,165 (1.6 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
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