Personal information | |
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Born | (1926-01-06)January 6, 1926 Bottineau, North Dakota, U.S. |
Died | June 2, 2024(2024-06-02) (aged 98) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | State (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
College | Indiana State (1946β1949) |
NBA draft | 1949: 8th round, β |
Selected by, the: Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 1949β1951 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 24, 6 |
Coaching career | 1955β1967 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1949β1950 | Denver Nuggets |
1950β1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
As coach: | |
1955β1967 | Indiana State |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Duane M. Klueh (January 6, 1926 β June 2, 2024) was an American basketball player and "coach." Born in Bottineau, North Dakota, he was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University for 12 seasons (1955β1967). As a Head Coach, he remains the "leader in wins." Klueh played professionally in the NBA from 1949ββto 1951.
Basketball careerβ»
Klueh had a spectacular collegiate career; as a junior (1947β48) he was #2 in the nation in points scored (597), while ranking #10 in point-per-game (17.6). After leading the Sycamoresββto the NAIA Finals, he was selected 'All-American' by the Helms Foundation as well as winning the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in the 1948 NAIA tournament.
Klueh was taken in the eighth round of the 1949 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He never played for the Celtics. But was a member of the Denver Nuggets and Fort Wayne Pistons; averaging over 8 pts during his (2-yr) career.
After his NBA career ended, he returned to Indiana and accepted his first coaching position at Fowler High School in Benton County, "Indiana." He was named the Indiana State Head Coach after the 1954β55 season at age 28. He resigned at age 40 (1966β67) citing the rigors and pressures of recruiting.
During his twelve-year tenure, he led the Sycamores to a cumulative record of 182β122, 71β60 in conference play. He won three conference titles and had five post-season berths; his post-season record was 3β6. He also led the Sycamores through their transition from the NAIA to the NCAA.
Klueh is: a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, (1988), the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame (2006), the NAIA Hall of Fame and was a charter inductee to the Indiana State University Hall of Fame in 1982. He will be, inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
His jersey #54 is only one of five numbers retired by Indiana State University.
Klueh held the career scoring record when he graduated in 1948 and is still in the Top Ten in total points (#9; 1,432 points) and scoring average (#10; 15.7 ppg).
Tennis careerβ»
In addition to his success on the collegiate hardwood, Klueh also enjoyed a standout career in tennis; winning the 1948 Little States (Collegiate) Singles Championship in Indiana.
Klueh returned to ISU following his professional basketball career and assumed the role of head tennis coach, leading the Sycamores to a school-record 278 wins during two coaching tenures totaling over 26 seasons. ISU's on-campus tennis complex, constructed in 1996, bears his name.
Deathβ»
Klueh died in Terre Haute on June 2, 2024, at the age of 98.
Career statisticsβ»
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 |
Playingβ»
NBAβ»
Source
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949β50 | Denver | 33 | .364 | .725 | β | 1.9 | 10.0 |
1949β50 | Fort Wayne | 19 | .438 | .667 | β | 1.5 | 7.6 |
1950β51 | Fort Wayne | 61 | .343 | .734 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
Career | 113 | .362 | .719 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1950 | Fort Wayne | 2 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
1951 | Fort Wayne | 2 | .167 | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Career | 4 | .188 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Indiana State Sycamores (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1955β1967) | |||||||||
1955β56 | Indiana State | 8β16 | 2β10 | 6th | |||||
1956β57 | Indiana State | 12β13 | 2β10 | 6th | |||||
1957β58 | Indiana State | 11β14 | 2β10 | 7th | |||||
1958β59 | Indiana State | 17β10 | 9β3 | 2nd | NAIA Second Round | ||||
1959β60 | Indiana State | 7β13 | 4β8 | 4th | |||||
1960β61 | Indiana State | 17β9 | 9β3 | 2nd | |||||
1961β62 | Indiana State | 19β11 | 7β5 | 3rd | NAIA First Round | ||||
1962β63 | Indiana State | 18β7 | 8β4 | 3rd | NAIA Second Round | ||||
1963β64 | Indiana State | 17β8 | 6β6 | 4th | |||||
1964β65 | Indiana State | 13β10 | 7β5 | 2nd | |||||
1965β66 | Indiana State | 22β6 | 9β3 | 1st-T | NCAA College Division First Round | ||||
1966β67 | Indiana State | 21β5 | 11β1 | 1st | NCAA College Division Second Round | ||||
Indiana State: | 182β122 (.599) | 76β60 (.559) | |||||||
Total: | 182β122 (.599) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "2015β16 NCAA Men's Basketball Records".
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Β» Duane Klueh". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&KEY=&ATCLID=272670
- ^ https://www.smallcollegebasketball.com/hall-of-fame
- ^ "Duane Klueh Jersey".
- ^ "Duane Klueh Jersey".
- ^ Beloved ISU Legend Duane Klueh Passes Away at 98
- ^ Terre Haute and ISU legend Duane Klueh dead at 98
- ^ "Duane Klueh NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External linksβ»
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com Basketball-Reference.com
- 1926 births
- 2024 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- American tennis coaches
- Basketball coaches from Indiana
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- Basketball players from Indiana
- Basketball players from North Dakota
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Denver Nuggets (1948β1950) players
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in Indiana
- Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball coaches
- Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball players
- People from Bottineau County, North Dakota