For the journalist, see Joe Klein. For similarly named people, see Joe Klein (disambiguation).
Joe Kleine
Kleine, circa 1986
Personal information
Born
(1962-01-04) January 4, 1962 (age 62) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
Slater (Slater, Missouri)
College
Notre Dame (1980–1981)
Arkansas (1982–1985)
NBA draft
1985: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career
1985–2000
Position
Center
Number
35, 53
Coaching career
2007–2015
Career history
As player:
1985–1989
Sacramento Kings
1989–1993
Boston Celtics
1993–1997
Phoenix Suns
1997
Los Angeles Lakers
1997
New Jersey Nets
1997–1998
Chicago Bulls
1999
Phoenix Suns
1999–2000
Portland Trail Blazers
As coach:
2007–2015
Little Rock (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1998)
First-team All-SWC (1985)
Second-team Parade All-American (1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points
4,666 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds
3,991 (4.1 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team competition
World Championships
1982 Colombia
Team competition
Joseph William Kleine (born January 4, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for the US national team. He won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1998, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Kleine is now a restaurant proprietor, owning a number of successful Corky's Ribs & BBQ restaurants.
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early draft entrance. George Almones – G, Southwestern Louisiana (junior) Joe Atkinson – F, Oklahoma State (junior) Benoit Benjamin – C, Creighton (junior)...
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traded to the Sacramento Kings, along with Brad Lohaus, for young center JoeKleine (whom the Celtics saw as a possible successor to the aging Robert Parish)...
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All-Star, scored over 20,000 career points in his 18 seasons in the NBA. JoeKleine – played 15 years in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and five other teams...
Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Joe Dumars was named NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons had one of the most dominant...
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