Western Michigan Broncos Men's Basketball Players - Don Boven, David Kool, Joe Reitz, Paul Griffin, Ben Handlogten, Walker Russell, Rod Brown (Paperback)

Chapters: Don Boven, David Kool, Joe Reitz, Paul Griffin, Ben Handlogten, Walker Russell, Rod Brown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Donald E. Boven (born March 6, 1925, in Kalamazoo, Michigan), known as Don Boven is a retired American basketball player and coach. He stood 6'4" (1.93 m), weighed 210 pounds (95 kg), and played most of his career as a small forward. Boven was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1925. He was the second of four sons born to Thomas Boven and Jessie Knapper. His parents were immigrants from the Netherlands, having come from Groningen. Boven attended Kalamazoo Central High School and graduated in 1943. After the completion of his basketball career, Boven married Charlotte Kniese on 25 April 1953 and the couple had three children. Boven now lives in Mattawan, Michigan. After completing high school, Boven began attending Western Michigan University and playing basketball in 1946. At Western Michigan, Boven set the career scoring record with 1099 points between 1946 and 1949, though this record has since been broken. Boven also remains among the top ten for free throws made and free throws attempted. As a junior, Boven was named a second team All-American and in 1949, the senior was named a first team All-American. After completing college, Boven was selected by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 6th round of the 1949 BAA Draft. Don Boven shown on the lower right cover of the Waterloo Hawks' 1949-1950 programBoven began his career playing for the Waterloo Hawks in 1949. The team finished fifth in the NBA Western Division with a 19-43 record. Boven averaged about 10 points and two assists per game and was in the top 20 in the league making 37% of his field goals. The following season, the Waterloo franchise left the NBA to jo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1324015