Clyde Lovellette

Clyde Lovellette
	Lovellette with his mother Myrtle in 1956
Personal information
Born	September 7, 1929; Petersburg, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 9, 2016 (aged 86); North Manchester, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Garfield (Terre Haute, Indiana)
College	Kansas (1949–1952)
NBA draft	1952: 1st round, 9th overall pick
	Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career	1951–1964
Position	Center
Number	4, 34, 89
Career history
1951–1953	Phillips 66ers
1953–1957	Minneapolis Lakers
1957–1958	Cincinnati Royals
1958–1962	St. Louis Hawks
1962–1964	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA champion (1954, 1963, 1964); 4× NBA All-Star (1956, 1957, 1960, 1961); All-NBA Second Team (1956); No. 34 honored by Los Angeles Lakers; NCAA champion (1952); NCAA Final Four MOP (1952); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1952); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1951, 1952); Third-team All-American – AP (1950); NCAA season scoring leader (1952); No. 16 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks;
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,947 (17.0 ppg)
Rebounds	6,663 (9.5 rpg)
Assists	1,165 (1.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Clyde Edward Lovellette (/loʊˈvɛlɛt/ loh-VEL-et;^[1] September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to play on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad.

^ Litsky, Frank; McDonald, William (March 10, 2016), "Clyde Lovellette, Hall of Famer Who Brought Size and Skill to Basketball, Dies at 86", The New York Times

[nytimesobit-1] Litsky, Frank; McDonald, William (March 10, 2016), "Clyde Lovellette, Hall of Famer Who Brought Size and Skill to Basketball, Dies at 86", The New York Times

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