Bob Lavoy

June 29, 1926 (age 84)

Aurora, United States of America

Lavoy played for three years at Western Kentucky University before a short stint in the National Basketball Association. Lavoy spent most his time in the National Basketball Association with the Indianapolis Olympians but also played a season with the Syracuse Nationals. He also coached at the University of Tampa for eight years. Lavoy played his college ball at Western Kentucky University and led the Hilltoppers to a 78–12 record during his three years in Bowling Green. He helped Western Kentucky capture a Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference title and two Ohio Valley Conference championships. Lavoy and the Hilltoppers played in the National Invitational Tournament three years in a row. The closest the Hilltoppers came to winning the National Institute of Technology was in 1948 when the Hilltoppers fell in the semifinals to Saint Louis University 60–53. Saint Louis was led by future Basketball Hall of Famer Editor Macauley. Lavoy was inducted into the Western Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, the Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame and the East Aurora High School. Lavoy was selected in the first round (9th overall) in the 1950 National Basketball Association Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. Lavoy started for the Olympians for three seasons and was 10th in the league in field goal percentage in 1952 and 9th in 1953. The Olympians folded after the 1952-1953 season and Lavoy was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in the dispersal draft. He never played a game for the Hawks though, and was traded to the Syracuse Nationals for Noble Jorgensen. Lavoy only played one season in Syracuse and in that season, the Nationals lost in the 1954 National Basketball Association Finals to the Minneapolis Lakers in seven games. During his four-year career in the National Basketball Association, Lavoy averaged 27 minutes a game, 8.2 points a game (384 FG%, 707 FT%), 6.2 rebounds a game and 1.5 assists a game.

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Lavoy played for three years at Western Kentucky University before a short stint in the National Basketball Association. Lavoy spent most his time in the National Basketball Association with the Indianapolis Olympians but also played a season with the Syracuse Nationals. He also coached at the University of Tampa for eight years.

Lavoy played his college ball at Western Kentucky University and led the Hilltoppers to a 78–12 record during his three years in Bowling Green.

He helped Western Kentucky capture a Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference title and two Ohio Valley Conference championships. Lavoy and the Hilltoppers played in the National Invitational Tournament three years in a row.

The closest the Hilltoppers came to winning the National Institute of Technology was in 1948 when the Hilltoppers fell in the semifinals to Saint Louis University 60–53. Saint Louis was led by future Basketball Hall of Famer Editor Macauley.

Lavoy was inducted into the Western Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, the Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame and the East Aurora High School.

Lavoy was selected in the first round (9th overall) in the 1950 National Basketball Association Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. Lavoy started for the Olympians for three seasons and was 10th in the league in field goal percentage in 1952 and 9th in 1953. The Olympians folded after the 1952-1953 season and Lavoy was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in the dispersal draft.

He never played a game for the Hawks though, and was traded to the Syracuse Nationals for Noble Jorgensen.

Lavoy only played one season in Syracuse and in that season, the Nationals lost in the 1954 National Basketball Association Finals to the Minneapolis Lakers in seven games. During his four-year career in the National Basketball Association, Lavoy averaged 27 minutes a game, 8.2 points a game (384 FG%, 707 FT%), 6.2 rebounds a game and 1.5 assists a game.

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