Larry Staverman
American basketball player and coach
Intro | American basketball player and coach | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Athlete Sports coach Basketball coach Basketball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 11 October 1936, Newport | |
Death | 12 July 2007Edgewood (aged 70 years) |
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.