Larry Siegfried
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1939 Shelby, Ohio |
| Died | October 14, 2010 (aged 71) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shelby (Shelby, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (1958–1961) |
| NBA draft | 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
| Playing career | 1961–1972 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| 1961–1962 | Cleveland Pipers |
| 1963–1970 | Boston Celtics |
| 1970–1971 | San Diego / Houston Rockets |
| 1971–1972 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,960 (10.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,567 (2.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,950 (3.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry E. Siegfried (May 22, 1939 – October 14, 2010) was an American National Basketball Association player.
Siegfried led Ohio in scoring as a senior at Shelby High School.
Siegfried played college basketball for Ohio State University, and his tenure there overlapped with future Hall-of-Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek. Siegfried, a junior high scoring guard, and Joe Roberts, a senior forward, were the two holdover starters when three outstanding sophomores, Lucas, Havlicek and guard Mel Nowell arrived for the 1959–60 season. Siegfried adjusted his scoring to allow for Lucas and Nowell while joining Roberts and Havlicek as a key defender. Siegfried was also an excellent free throw shooter few risked fouling. The Ohio State Co-Captain of the 1960 team, Siegfried played a key role in the Buckeyes run to the 1960 NCAA title. All five starters from that team later played in the NBA, which then had just nine teams and eleven players per team. Future coach Bobby Knight was a reserve on that team as well. Said Knight of Siegfried, "I never saw a better guard in the Big Ten than Larry Siegfried. He was a great player. He was tough as hell. He was physical, he could jump . . . if I had my choice of any guard who played in the Big Ten when I coached and everything else, I'd have a hard time picking someone else."
For the 1960–61 season, Siegfried was team captain outright. The team went undefeated until the NCAA Final, when they were upset by Cincinnati. Siegfried was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Also named All-Big Ten, Siegfried did not get the All-American consideration he may have been due because of the star presence of Lucas. Siegfried did play in the 1960 US Olympic Trials for the Rome Games.
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