Larry Staverman

Larry Staverman
Personal information
Born(1936-10-11)October 11, 1936
Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 2007(2007-07-12) (aged 70)
Edgewood, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewport Catholic
(Newport, Kentucky)
CollegeThomas More (1954–1958)
NBA draft1958: 9th round, 64th overall pick
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career1958–1964
PositionPower forward
Number10, 21, 14, 24, 13
Career history
As player:
1958–1961Cincinnati Royals
1961–1963Kansas City Steers
1962–1963Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1963Detroit Pistons
1963–1964Cincinnati Royals
As coach:
1965–1967Notre Dame (assistant coach)
1967–1968Indiana Pacers
1978Kansas City Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • All-ABL First Team (1962)
Career NBA statistics
Points1,237 (4.7 ppg)
Rebounds1,019 (3.8 rpg)
Assists251 (0.9 apg)
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Lawrence Joseph Staverman (October 11, 1936 – July 12, 2007)[1] 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 was the first coach of the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He coached the team for its first season (where they went 38–40 and lost in a three-game sweep in the playoffs) and the first nine games of the next season before being replaced by Bobby Leonard. He later served as an interim coach for the Kansas City Kings in the 1977–78 season after they had won just thirteen of 37 games to start the year. He went 18–27 as the Kings finished dead last in the Western Conference. He was replaced by Cotton Fitzsimmons as head coach for the next season, although he stayed with the Kings until May 1981, when he resigned organization to join the Cleveland Browns as an assistant to the team president.[2]

Career playing statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1958–59 Cincinnati 57 11.9 .470 .763 3.8 .9 4.3
1959–60 Cincinnati 49 9.8 .470 .734 3.7 .7 3.8
1960–61 Cincinnati 66 14.3 .446 .849 4.3 1.3 4.6
1962–63 Chicago 33 18.2 .485 .790 4.8 1.3 7.2
1963–64 Baltimore 6 16.5 .429 1.000 2.2 .3 2.7
1963–64 Detroit 20 12.8 .537 .667 3.5 .6 5.7
1963–64 Cincinnati 34 9.4 .414 .830 2.8 .5 4.0
Career 265 12.8 .465 .785 3.8 .9 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1963 Cincinnati 7 10.0 .478 .789 3.7 .7 5.3

Head coaching record

ABA/NBA

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Indiana* 1967–68 78 38 40 .487 3rd in Eastern 3 0 3 .000 Lost in Division semifinals
Indiana* 1968–69 9 2 7 .222 Fired mid-season — — — —
Kansas City 1977–78 45 18 27 .400 5th in Midwest — — — —
Career 132 58 74 .439   3 0 3 .000  

References

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index
  2. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. May 6, 1981.
  3. ^ "Larry Staverman NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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