- Larry Staverman
Infobox NBA Player
name = Larry Staverman
position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7
weight_lb = 205
league = NBA
team =
nationality = USA
birth_date = October 11, 1936
birth_place =Newport, Kentucky
death_date = July 12, 2007
highschool = Newport Catholic
college = Thomas More College
draft = 9th round
draft_year = 1958
draft_team = Cincinnati Royals
career_start = 1958
career_end = 1964
former_teams = Cincinnati Royals
Chicago ZephyrsLarry Joseph Staverman (
October 11 1936 –July 12 [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_obit_staverman;_ylt=At15fFIafZW026VZf0SsBEq79LQF Associated Press "Pacers' 1st coach Larry Staverman dies" July 13, 2007] ] , 2007) was an American professionalbasketball player and coach. A 6' 7" forward from Thomas More College, Staverman was drafted in the 9th round of the1958 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 theDetroit Pistons . [http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/SPORTS04/70712041 "The Indianopolis Star" "First Pacers coach Larry Staverman dies" July 12, 2007] ]Staverman would later serve as the first coach of the
American Basketball Association 'sIndiana Pacers , and with the NBA's Kansas City Kings.References
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/stavela01c.html BasketballReference.com: Larry Staverman (as coach)]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stavela01.html BasketballReference.com: Larry Staverman (as player)]
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