(1929-09-07)September 7, 1929 Petersburg, Indiana, U.S.
Died
March 9, 2016(2016-03-09) (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
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki
Team Competition
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
Clyde Edward Lovellette (/loʊˈvɛlɛt/ loh-VEL-et; September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted...
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team has had many NBA legends, including George Mikan, Jim Pollard, ClydeLovellette, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Kareem...
Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, ClydeLovellette. This was the last time the NBA Finals would be played in March. Celtics...
throughout the 1953–54 season, he was still able to average 18 ppg. ClydeLovellette, who was drafted in 1952, helped the team win the Western Division...
During the team's first NBA draft in Cincinnati, the team acquired ClydeLovellette and guard George King. They teamed with the 1–2 punch of Maurice Stokes...
victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. ClydeLovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This...
ClydeLovellette, to win a championship with both the Boston Celtics and the Lakers, with Rondo being the first to win with Los Angeles as Lovellette...
1986 20 Bob Houbregs C/F 1954 1987 44 Pete Maravich G 1980 1987 4 34 ClydeLovellette C 1962–1964 1988 25 27 K. C. Jones G 1958–1967 1989 44 Dave Bing G...
diminish Hill's offensive role so that stars Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and ClydeLovellette (who were all white) would receive more shot attempts. Seymour refused...
2010: Jerry West, David Thompson 2011: Bob Knight, James Worthy 2012: ClydeLovellette, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe 2013: Elvin Hayes 2023: Mike Krzyzewski USBWA...
points as Davidson won 73–56 to advance to the Elite 8. Curry joined ClydeLovellette, Jerry Chambers, and Glenn Robinson as the only college players to...
Basketball Hall of Fame—Macauley, Ramsey, Cousy, Sharman, Heinsohn, ClydeLovellette, Arnie Risen, Andy Phillip, John R. Thompson (as a coach), Russell...
produced some of the game's greatest professional players (including ClydeLovellette, Wilt Chamberlain, Joel Embiid, Jo Jo White, and Paul Pierce) and most...
American basketball player, coach, and commentator (d. 2001) 1929 – ClydeLovellette, American basketball player (d. 2016) 1930 – Baudouin of Belgium (d...
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