Following his basketball career, Spoelstra worked in the insurance industry and the theatre. He died on April 9, 2008 in Evansville, Indiana.[2]
References
^"Art Spoelstra basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
^Mathews, Garret (April 11, 2008). "When the NBA was a long ride and a poor paycheck". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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spoelstra, arthur, cornelius, spoelstra, september, 1932, april, 2008, american, basketball, player, center, from, grand, rapids, michigan, spoelstra, played, college, basketball, western, kentucky, after, graduating, from, drafted, rochester, royals, 1954, dr. Arthur Cornelius Spoelstra September 11 1932 April 9 2008 was an American basketball player A 6 9 center from Grand Rapids Michigan Spoelstra played college basketball at Western Kentucky After graduating from WKU he was drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 1954 NBA draft fourth round 34th pick overall He played four seasons in the NBA for the Royals Minneapolis Lakers and New York Knicks He averaged 7 2 points and 4 6 rebounds per game for his career 1 Art SpoelstraSpoelstra as a junior at WKUPersonal informationBorn 1932 09 11 September 11 1932Grand Rapids MichiganDiedApril 9 2008 2008 04 09 aged 75 Evansville IndianaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Listed weight220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh schoolGodwin Heights Grand Rapids Michigan CollegeWestern Kentucky 1951 1954 NBA draft1954 Round 4 Pick 34th overallSelected by the Rochester RoyalsPlaying career1954 1958PositionCenterNumber20 8 27 18Career history1954 1957Rochester Royals1957 1958Minneapolis Lakers1958New York KnicksCareer NBA statisticsPoints2 012 7 2 ppg Rebounds1 273 4 6 rpg Assists266 1 0 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comFollowing his basketball career Spoelstra worked in the insurance industry and the theatre He died on April 9 2008 in Evansville Indiana 2 References Edit Art Spoelstra basketball reference com profile basketball reference com Retrieved February 7 2013 Mathews Garret April 11 2008 When the NBA was a long ride and a poor paycheck Evansville Courier amp Press Retrieved February 7 2013 This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Art Spoelstra amp oldid 1060727243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
