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1801:Tony Lavelli
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1750:Kevin O'Shea
1745:Jim McIntyre
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1656:Greg Lansing
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1440:John Kimmell
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55:June 2, 2024
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1837:2024 deaths
1832:1926 births
1796:Duane Klueh
1786:Hal Haskins
1771:Dick Dickey
1764:Second Team
1755:Murray Wier
1740:Ed Macauley
1735:Ralph Beard
1666:(2021–2024)
1658:(2010–2021)
1650:(2007–2010)
1642:(1997–2007)
1634:(1994–1997)
1626:(1989–1994)
1624:Tates Locke
1618:(1985–1989)
1610:(1982–1985)
1602:(1978–1982)
1600:Bill Hodges
1594:(1975–1978)
1586:(1967–1975)
1578:(1955–1967)
1576:Duane Klueh
1562:(1948–1954)
1554:(1946–1948)
1552:John Wooden
1546:(1938–1946)
1538:(1933–1938)
1536:Wally Marks
1530:(1932–1933)
1522:(1931–1932)
1514:(1927–1931)
1512:Wally Marks
1506:(1924–1927)
1498:(1923–1924)
1490:(1918–1923)
1482:(1917–1918)
1474:(1912–1917)
1466:(1911–1912)
1458:(1909–1911)
1450:(1908–1909)
1442:(1899–1908)
1259:January 11,
892:(1955–1967)
874:Postseason
868:Conference
486:percentage
477:percentage
468:percentage
104:(1946–1949)
90:High school
22:Duane Klueh
1826:Categories
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1781:Alex Groza
1728:First Team
1616:Ron Greene
1488:Birch Bayh
1480:O. E. Sink
1221:References
796:Fort Wayne
757:Fort Wayne
665:Fort Wayne
633:Fort Wayne
484:Free throw
466:Field goal
293:at NBA.com
227:As player:
169:As player:
38:1926-01-06
1568:Paul Wolf
871:Standing
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497:per game
260:As coach:
207:1955–1967
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175:1949–1950
159:1955–1967
133:1949–1951
110:NBA draft
1674:(2024– )
1592:Bob King
1119:1966–67
1097:1965–66
1078:1964–65
1059:1963–64
1037:1962–63
1015:1961–62
996:1960–61
977:1959–60
955:1958–59
936:1957–58
917:1956–57
898:1955–56
865:Overall
718:Playoffs
629:1949–50
495:Rebounds
138:Position
1381:NBA.com
859:Season
824:Career
693:Career
660:1950–51
596:1949–50
558:Source
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504:Assists
437:Legend
383:to the
359:by the
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98:College
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1157:Total:
601:Denver
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513:Steals
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148:Number
64:, U.S.
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1109:1st-T
1084:13–10
1021:19–11
961:17–10
942:11–14
923:12–13
862:Team
833:1.000
772:1.000
728:Team
725:Year
572:Team
569:Year
424:Death
301:Stats
285:Stats
151:24, 6
142:Guard
1361:2023
1261:2010
1128:11–1
1125:21–5
1103:22–6
1065:17–8
1043:18–7
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537:Bold
385:NCAA
381:NAIA
367:and
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1106:9–3
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1071:4th
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1024:7–5
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1005:9–3
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967:2nd
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910:6th
839:1.5
836:1.5
815:1.5
811:1.5
784:4.5
779:1.5
731:GP
708:1.5
705:3.0
696:113
685:1.3
682:3.0
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