Larry Joseph Staverman was an American professional basketball

Basketball

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 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

1958 NBA Draft

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 by the Cincinnati Royals

Sacramento Kings

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. He had a five-year career as a player in the NBA, with the Royals, the Chicago Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets

Washington Wizards

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, and the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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Staverman would later serve as the first coach of the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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's Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

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, and with the NBA's Kansas City Kings

Sacramento Kings

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External links

• Larry Staverman – National Basketball Association official website.
• Larry Staverman (player) – Basketball-Reference.com.
• Larry Staverman (coach) – Basketball-Reference.com.
• Peter, Jeremy. "A 'believer among doubters,' Staverman a basketball pioneer," Moreover, Fall 2007: 22. – Thomas More College alumni magazine.
• "Larry Staverman, first Pacers coach, dies at 70," The Associated Press, Friday, July 13, 2007.