&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Jean-Claude_Lefebvre_1957.jpg) Jean-Claude Lefebvre in 1957. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 June 1937 Épiais-lès-Louvres, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 August 1999 (aged 62) Épiais-lès-Louvres, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Gonzaga (1957–1959) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1960: 9th round, 64th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Jean-Claude Lefebvre (14 June 1937 – 13 August 1999) was a French basketball player who was a member of the French national basketball team.[1][2] He played two seasons of college basketball in the United States for Gonzaga University where he set the schools then single game scoring record with 50 points in 1958.[3][4][5]
Lefebvre was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers with the 64th pick in the 1960 NBA draft, becoming the first French player to be drafted to the National Basketball Association.[6][7]
- ^ Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (22 March 2018). "Gonzaga Basketball's French Connection". Vice.com. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Howard M. Tuckner (17 September 1957). "Basketball Player Hits a High Note; 7-Foot 3 -Inch Star Could Rival Crosby as Gonzaga Great Frenchman, Too Tall for Army, Is Just Right on Court". The New York Times. p. S40. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Mike Schmeltzer (21 February 2017). "The Eiffel Rifle". The Spokesman-Review. pp. B1, B5. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "French giant makes hoop debut tonight". Spokane Chronicle. 2 December 1957. p. 19. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Boni (3 September 1957). "French toast ain't french, 6-6 ain't tall". The Spokesman-Review. p. 20. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sacha Rutard (7 April 2021). "Une histoire sur Jean-Claude Lefèbvre, le géant de 2,18m qui fut drafté en NBA". Basket Europe (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Éric Michel (21 June 2023). "63 ans avant Wembanyama, le géant Jean-Claude Lefèbvre, à jamais le premier Français drafté en en NBA". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
