Larry Staverman

Lawrence Joseph Staverman (October 11, 1936 – July 12, 2007)^[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.

Larry Staverman

Personal information
Born	(1936-10-11)October 11, 1936 Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	July 12, 2007(2007-07-12) (aged 70) Edgewood, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Newport Catholic (Newport, Kentucky)
College	Thomas More (1954–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 9th round, 64th overall pick
Drafted by	Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1958–1964
Position	Power forward
Number	10, 21, 14, 24, 13
Career history
As a player:
1958–1961	Cincinnati Royals
1961–1963	Kansas City Steers
1962–1963	Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1963	Detroit Pistons
1963–1964	Cincinnati Royals
As a coach:
1965–1967	Notre Dame (assistant coach)
1967–1968	Indiana Pacers
1978	Kansas City Kings
Career highlights
All-ABL First Team (1962)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,237 (4.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,019 (3.8 rpg)
Assists	251 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Basketball career

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.

Coaching career

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. According to his family, Staverman made sure to keep the game ball of the first Pacers game ever played. ^[2]

He coached 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.^[3]

Career playing statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[4]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59	Cincinnati	57	11.9	.470	.763	3.8	.9	4.3
1959–60	Cincinnati	49	9.8	.470	.734	3.7	.7	3.8
1960–61	Cincinnati	66	14.3	.446	.849	4.3	1.3	4.6
1962–63	Chicago	33	18.2	.485	.790	4.8	1.3	7.2
1963–64	Baltimore	6	16.5	.429	1.000	2.2	.3	2.7
1963–64	Detroit	20	12.8	.537	.667	3.5	.6	5.7
1963–64	Cincinnati	34	9.4	.414	.830	2.8	.5	4.0
Career		265	12.8	.465	.785	3.8	.9	4.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1963	Cincinnati	7	10.0	.478	.789	3.7	.7	5.3

Head coaching record

ABA/NBA

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Indiana*	1967–68	78	38	40	.487	3rd in Eastern	3	0	3	.000	Lost in Division semifinals
Indiana*	1968–69	9	2	7	.222	Fired mid-season	—	—	—	—
Kansas City	1977–78	45	18	27	.400	5th in Midwest	—	—	—	—
Career		132	58	74	.439		3	0	3	.000