Dane Suttle
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| Born | August 9, 1961 San Diego Wildfire |
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Dane Lee Suttle (born August 9, 1961) is an American former professional
Collegiate career
Suttle attended
One of the low points in his college career took place in the 1983 NCAA tournament. Pepperdine, the eleven seed in the West Region, faced North Carolina State in the first round and had been leading by six points in overtime. With twenty nine seconds left, Suttle was fouled and went to the free throw line for a one-and-one. He missed the first shot, enabling a change of possession with the Waves still leading by four. Suttle was fouled again on the inbound play and missed again, and North Carolina State would eventually score again on their own missed one-and-one the very next time they had the ball. The game went to a second overtime, where Suttle fouled out of the game and North Carolina State won on their road to the national championship.[1]
Professional career
After his senior season Suttle was drafted by the
After Suttle's professional career ended, he became a private basketball tutor. His son, Dane Jr., followed in his footsteps, playing basketball at Pepperdine University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Crowe, Jerry (23 March 2009). "Dane Suttle could have stopped Jim Valvano's shining moment early". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Dane Suttle NBA Stats — Basketball-Reference.com".