Bob Lochmueller

Robert L. "Bob" Lochmueller (born June 5, 1927) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He was drafted with the seventh pick in the first round of the 1952 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals.

He was a 3-year starter for the Louisville Cardinals, leading them to their first NCAA Appearance (1951) and their first NIT Appearance (1952); he scored 1,218 points, averaging 15 points a game.

In his one NBA season, Lochmueller averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.^[1] A knee injury ended his NBA career and he moved into coaching; his Syracuse Nationals teammate George King introduced him to Fred Schaus and so began a career as an assistant coach for West Virginia; he returned to his home state as the head coach for Tell City High School.

In fifteen years as the head coach of Tell City, he won nine sectional (including 6 consecutive) and two regional championships, with a 257-96 overall record. His career record in 23 years as an Indiana high school coach is 399-150; he won 13 sectionals, and 2 regionals.

Some of his well-known players include:

• Dave Clark, 3-yr starter at Georgia Tech basketball
• Steve Lochmueller, University of Kentucky basketball and football; Steve is Bob's son
• Bryan Taylor, University of Louisville and University of Evansville basketball; Taylor was killed in the infamous 1977 airline crash that claimed the entire Evansville basketball team. Taylor started the 1976-77 season as a Sophomore for the Purple Aces, averaging 13.5 pts and 6 rbs a game.
• Dave Alvey, Northwest Missouri basketball; Alvey was inducted into the NW Mo State Hall of Fame in 2008, he is the # 2 career scorer and # 4 rebounder in NW Mo history.

In 1990, Lochmueller was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.^[2]

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