Cliff Levingston facts for kids
| Head coach | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1961 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| High school | Samuel F. B. Morse (San Diego, California) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Wichita State (1979–1982) |
| NBA Draft | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Pro career | 1982–1995 |
| Coaching career | 2000–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982–1984 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1984–1990 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1990–1992 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1992–1993 | PAOK |
| 1993–1994 | Buckler Bologna |
| 1994–1995 | Denver Nuggets |
| As coach: | |
| 2000–2001 | Fort Wayne Fury (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Dodge City Legend (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Dodge City Legend |
| 2003–2004 | Harlem Globetrotters (assistant) |
| 2004-2005 | St. Louis Flight |
| 2005-2006 | Gary Steelheads (assistant) |
| 2006 | Kansas Cagerz (assistant) |
| 2007 | Gary Steelheads |
| 2007-2011 | Oklahoma Cavalry |
| 2011–2012 | Michigan City Marquette High School |
| 2012–2013 | Rochester Razorsharks |
| 2020–present | 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) |
Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player. He played as a power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Cliff is known for winning two NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
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Playing Basketball Professionally
Cliff Levingston was a talented power forward. He played college basketball at Wichita State University. After college, he was chosen by the Detroit Pistons in the 1982 NBA draft. This meant he was picked to join an NBA team.
He played two seasons with the Pistons. Then, he moved to the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent most of his playing career. While with the Hawks, something unusual happened in a game in 1986. Many players on his team got injured or had too many fouls. Cliff, who had also fouled out, was allowed to return to the game. This was a very rare event in NBA history!
After six seasons with the Hawks, Cliff joined the Chicago Bulls. This was a great move for him! He helped the Bulls win two NBA championships in a row, in 1991 and 1992. These wins gave him two championship rings.
After his time in the NBA, Cliff played basketball overseas. He played for PAOK in Greece from 1992 to 1993. He even played in the final four of the EuroLeague, a big European basketball tournament. In 1993, he moved to Italy to play for Virtus Bologna. There, he helped his team win the Italian national title in 1994.
In 1994, Cliff returned to the United States. He joined the Denver Nuggets for his final NBA season. He retired from playing in 1995. During his career, he scored 5,888 points and grabbed 4,307 rebounds.
Coaching Basketball
After his playing career, Cliff Levingston became a basketball coach. He started as an assistant coach in 2000 with the Fort Wayne Fury. This team was part of the CBA.
In 2001, he became an assistant coach for the Dodge City Legend. This team played in the USBL. The next year, in 2002, he became the head coach for the Dodge City Legend. Under his leadership, the Legends won the USBL title! Because of this success, Cliff was named the USBL Coach of the Year.
From 2003 to 2004, Cliff worked as an assistant coach for the famous Harlem Globetrotters. In 2004, he coached the St. Louis Flight in the ABA.
He continued coaching in the CBA, becoming an assistant coach for the Gary Steelheads in 2005. The Steelheads had their best season ever that year. In 2007, he became the head coach for the Gary Steelheads. Later that year, he took over as head coach for the Oklahoma Cavalry in the CBA.
In 2011, Cliff became an assistant coach at Michigan City Marquette High School. In 2012, he was named the head coach for the Rochester Razorsharks. Most recently, in 2020, Cliff Levingston became the first head coach for the Kokomo BobKats in TBL.
About Cliff Levingston
Cliff Levingston was born in San Diego, California. He is a cousin to two other professional athletes. His cousin, Cory Carr, also played in the NBA. Another cousin, Mark McLemore, was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career Statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
NBA
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Detroit | 62 | 5 | 14.2 | .485 | .000 | .571 | 3.7 | .8 | .4 | .6 | 5.6 |
| 1983–84 | Detroit | 80 | 24 | 21.8 | .525 | .000 | .672 | 6.8 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 1984–85 | Atlanta | 74 | 53 | 27.3 | .527 | .000 | .653 | 7.6 | 1.4 | .9 | .9 | 9.8 |
| 1985–86 | Atlanta | 81 | 35 | 24.0 | .534 | .000 | .678 | 6.6 | .9 | .9 | .5 | 9.3 |
| 1986–87 | Atlanta | 82* | 10 | 22.5 | .506 | .000 | .731 | 6.5 | .5 | .6 | .8 | 8.0 |
| 1987–88 | Atlanta | 82 | 32 | 26.0 | .557 | .500 | .772 | 6.1 | .9 | .6 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1988–89 | Atlanta | 80 | 52 | 27.3 | .528 | .200 | .696 | 6.2 | .9 | 1.2 | .9 | 9.2 |
| 1989–90 | Atlanta | 75 | 5 | 22.7 | .509 | .200 | .680 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .7 | .5 | 6.9 |
| 1990–91† | Chicago | 78 | 0 | 13.0 | .450 | .250 | .648 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | .6 | 4.0 |
| 1991–92† | Chicago | 79 | 0 | 12.9 | .498 | .167 | .625 | 2.9 | .8 | .3 | .6 | 3.9 |
| 1994–95 | Denver | 57 | 0 | 8.2 | .423 | .000 | .422 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | .4 | 2.3 |
| Career | 830 | 216 | 20.4 | .516 | .152 | .676 | 5.2 | .9 | .6 | .7 | 7.1 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1984 | Detroit | 5 | 20.2 | .789 | – | .625 | 4.8 | .2 | .2 | .4 | 8.0 | |
| 1986 | Atlanta | 9 | 0 | 20.0 | .595 | 1.000 | .778 | 4.6 | .3 | .4 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 1987 | Atlanta | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | .389 | .000 | .778 | 3.8 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 3.1 |
| 1988 | Atlanta | 12 | 0 | 13.6 | .480 | – | .750 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 5.0 |
| 1989 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 15.4 | .273 | 1.000 | .900 | 3.4 | .4 | .0 | .6 | 3.2 |
| 1991† | Chicago | 17 | 0 | 11.3 | .512 | – | .500 | 2.4 | .4 | .6 | .4 | 2.6 |
| 1992† | Chicago | 22* | 0 | 8.7 | .439 | .000 | .500 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | .500 | – | .500 | 3.0 | .3 | 1.0 | .7 | 2.3 |
| Career | 82 | 0 | 12.8 | .502 | .500 | .667 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 3.8 | |
See also
In Spanish: Cliff Levingston para niños
