Cliff Levingston
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| Kokomo BobKats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Kokomo BobKats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,888 (7.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,307 (5.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 752 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player.
Professional playing career
A former
In 1986, while playing for the Hawks, Levingston had the rare distinction of "fouling into" an NBA game. In a game where Dominique Wilkins and Antoine Carr were injured, Kevin Willis, Scott Hastings, Jon Koncak, Spud Webb, and Levingston fouled out of the game. After Doc Rivers was ejected, the Hawks were down to only four players. Under NBA Rule 3-I-b, Levingston, the last player to foul out, was allowed to come back into the game, under the player foul penalty situation, resulting in a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul.[1]
After six seasons with the Hawks, Levingston joined the
Coaching career
In 2000, Levingston began his coaching career as an assistant
From 2003 to 2004, Levingston served as an assistant coach for the
In 2005, Levingston was hired as an assistant coach of the Gary Steelheads of the CBA; that year, the Steelheads played their best season in franchise history, though they lost the championship game. In 2006, he briefly served as an assistant coach for the Kansas Cagerz, and in November, he was officially hired by the Gary Steelheads (of the USBL), as head coach for the 2007 season.
In the fall of 2007,
In the fall of 2011, Levingston became an assistant coach for Michigan City Marquette High School, in northern Indiana.[2]
In 2012, Levingston was named the 2nd head coach of the
In 2020, Levingston was named the 1st head coach of the
Personal life
In 2003, Levingston was sentenced to four months in prison, for failure to pay child support.[4]
Levingston is a cousin of NBA player Cory Carr.[5]
Levingston is also a cousin of retired MLB player Mark McLemore.
References
- ^ National Sports Review - The Best and Worst of the '80s: Stories & Anecdotes, Quotes & Lists & Hypes, Passions & Amusements, published 1989, Preview Publishing and InfoSports
- ^ Levingston brings 'Good News' to Marquette
- ^ "Two-time NBA Champion Cliff Levingston named Bobkats coach". Kokomo Perspective. October 30, 2020.
- ^ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1998-99 Chicago Bulls media guide
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com