Cliff Levingston
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| Full name | Clifford Eugene Levingston | |
| Date of birth | January 4, 1961 | |
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Current position | Head Coach | |
| Current Team | Oklahoma Cavalry | |
| Years with Team | 2007-present | |
| Previous Teams | Detroit Pistons 1982-1984 Atlanta Hawks 1984-1990 Chicago Bulls 1990-1992 PAOK BC 1992-1994 Denver Nuggets 1994-1995 Fort Wayne Fury 2000-2001 Dodge City Legend 2001-2002 Harlem Globetrotters 2003-2004 St. Louis Flight 2004-2005 Gary Steelheads 2005-2007 Kansas Cagerz 2006 |
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| Years as Player | 1982-1995 | |
| Championships as Player | 2 | |
| Years as Coach | 2000-present | |
| Championships as Coach | 1 | |
| Height | 6’8” | |
| Weight | 225lbs | |
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Infobox last updated on: November 27, 2007. |
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Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961 in San Diego, California) is a former NBA basketball player. A 6’8”, 225 pound forward, Levingston starred at Wichita State University before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1982. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, with whom he would spend the prime of his career. Though not as well known as teammates like Dominique Wilkins, Doc Rivers, and Kevin Willis, Levingston was a valuable contributor who could play strong defense and grab important rebounds.
After six seasons with the Hawks, Levingston joined the Chicago Bulls, with whom he won two championship rings in 1991 and 1992. From 1992 to 1994 he played overseas for PAOK BC of the Hellenic Basketball Association as such he played in the final four of the European championship. In 1994 he returned to America and joined the Denver Nuggets, and retired from the league in 1995 with career totals of 5,888 points, 4,307 rebounds, and 593 blocks.
In 2000, Levingston began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA. In 2001, he served as an assistant coach with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL. In 2002, he returned to Dodge City to serve his first stint as a professional league head coach; that year the Legends won the USBL title, and Levingston was named USBL Coach of the Year.
In 2003, he was sentenced to four months in prison for failure to pay child support [1].
From 2003 to 2004, Levingston served as an assistant coach for the Harlem Globetrotters. In 2004, he coached the St. Louis Flight of the ABA.
As of 2005, Levingston was hired as 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 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 Michael Ray Richardson was fired by the Oklahoma Cavalry of the CBA. Levingston was hired to replace him.
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- ^ http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/buck/ap/jun03/ap-bko-levingston-061103.asp?format=print. Retrieved 5 September 2006
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