Personal information | |
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Born |
Newport, Kentucky |
October 11, 1936
Died | July 12, 2007 Edgewood, Kentucky |
(aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Newport Catholic (Newport, Kentucky) |
College | Thomas More (1954–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958 / Round: 9 / Pick: 64th overall |
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
Playing career | 1958–1964 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 10, 21, 14, 24, 13 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1961 | Cincinnati Royals |
1961–1963 | Kansas City Steers (ABL) |
1962–1963 | Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets |
1963 | Detroit Pistons |
1963–1964 | Cincinnati Royals |
As coach: | |
1967–1968 | Indiana Pacers (ABA) |
1978 | Kansas City Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,237 (4.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,019 (3.8 rpg) |
Assists | 251 (0.9 apg) |
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.