Adolph Sieberts

Adolph G. "Ade" Sieberts (August 29, 1893 – April 28, 1968)^[1] was an American basketball player, most notable for a college career distinguished by his becoming Oregon State University's first All-American in the sport.^[2]

Adolph Sieberts

Sieberts, circa 1915
Personal information
Born	(1893-08-29)August 29, 1893 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	April 28, 1968(1968-04-28) (aged 74) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Career information
College	Oregon State (1913–1917)
Position	Forward
Career highlights
Helms Foundation All-American (1916) 2x First-team All-PCC (1916, 1917)

Sports career

Sieberts, a forward from Portland, Oregon, went to Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) where he played basketball and baseball. As a basketball player, he led the Aggies to a Pacific Coast Conference (now known as the Pac-12 Conference) championship and was named first-team all-conference. He was also named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation for his 1915–16 junior season.^[2]

Sieberts quit the Aggies' basketball team during his senior season to enter the business world.^[3] Despite this he was named to the PCC all-conference team for the second consecutive season.^[2]