Larry Staverman

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.

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.
NationalityAmerican
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)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

References
  1. Social Security Death Index
  2. "Transactions". The New York Times. 6 May 1981.
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