height_ft death_date statvalue nationality birth_date career_start years death_place draft_year team draft_pick number college stats_league name statlabel high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end position draft_round letter height_in bbr article_title historical_profile
6 9 april 2008 2,012 -rrb- 266 -lrb- 1.0 apg -rrb- -lrb- 7.2 ppg -rrb- 1,273 -lrb- 4.6 rpg american 11 september 1932 1954 1954 start -- 1956 end 1957 y 1958 evansville , indiana 1954 rochester royals minneapolis lakers new york knicks 34 20 , 8 , 27 , 18 western kentucky -lrb- 1951 -- 1954 -rrb- nba art spoelstra points rebounds assists godwin heights -lrb- grand rapids , michigan -rrb- 220 grand rapids , michigan rochester royals 1958 center 4 s 9 spoelar01 art spoelstra
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art spoelstra

arthur cornelius `` art '' spoelstra -lrb- september 11 , 1932 -- april 9 , 2008 -rrb- was an american basketball player .
a 6 ' 9 '' center from grand rapids , michigan , spoelstra played college basketball at western kentucky .
after graduating from wku , he was drafted by the rochester royals in the 1954 nba draft -lrb- fourth round , 34th pick overall -rrb- .
he played four seasons in the nba for the royals , minneapolis lakers and new york knicks .
he averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for his career .
following his basketball career , spoelstra worked in the insurance industry and the theatre .
he died on april 9 , 2008 in evansville , indiana .
