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RE: Any early 90’s Phoenix suns fans here?
Posted on: June 11, 2018 at 08:51:45 CT
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Joe Kleine played basketball at a level very few people from Central Missouri will ever play. The 7-foot tall center from Saline County was a winner at every level, from high school, to college, the the Olympics, and the NBA. As sportswriter Jon Goode once wrote, Klein “was never a star, but what made Kleine great was that he accepted his role and was ready to play every night.” Sometimes a large part of being a legend, is making everyone else around you better. That’s exactly what made Joe Kleine the kind of teammate every player wants to have.
Joe Kleine was born on January 4th, 1962 in Colorado. His family moved to the small town of Slater, Missouri when he was a child. It was a fortunate move for his coaches and teammates, because by the time he finished high school, he was nearly 7 feet tall. He led the Wildcats to a second place finish in Class 2A in 1980. That season is still a record breaker in many categories. Decades after his graduation, his name is still listed in the history books for the state of Missouri in numerous categories, including points per game (31.3) and rebounds per game (20.6) in the 1979-80 season.
The 3-time All Stater, and McDonald’s and Parade All-American then took his show on the road to presigious Notre Dame. He only spent one year with the Fighting Irish before transferring to Arkansas. He made an immediate impact for the Razorbacks, being named the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1983. His junior and senior years were also productive, earning All-American honors in 1985. Kleine still ranks 6th on Arkansas’ all-time scoring list with 1,753 career points.
While in college, he also had the honor of playing on the U.S. Olympic team alongside Patrick Ewing and Michael Jordan that won the gold medal in 1984. After the high level of success as an amateur, his professional dreams were about to come true in the 1985 NBA Draft. His name was the 6th name called in the first round, as the Sacramento Kings picked up the 7’0″ center.
Joe Kleine played basketball at a level very few people from Central Missouri will ever play. The 7-foot tall center from Saline County was a winner at every level, from high school, to college, the the Olympics, and the NBA. As sportswriter Jon Goode once wrote, Klein “was never a star, but what made Kleine great was that he accepted his role and was ready to play every night.” Sometimes a large part of being a legend, is making everyone else around you better. That’s exactly what made Joe Kleine the kind of teammate every player wants to have.
Joe Kleine was born on January 4th, 1962 in Colorado. His family moved to the small town of Slater, Missouri when he was a child. It was a fortunate move for his coaches and teammates, because by the time he finished high school, he was nearly 7 feet tall. He led the Wildcats to a second place finish in Class 2A in 1980. That season is still a record breaker in many categories. Decades after his graduation, his name is still listed in the history books for the state of Missouri in numerous categories, including points per game (31.3) and rebounds per game (20.6) in the 1979-80 season.
The 3-time All Stater, and McDonald’s and Parade All-American then took his show on the road to presigious Notre Dame. He only spent one year with the Fighting Irish before transferring to Arkansas. He made an immediate impact for the Razorbacks, being named the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1983. His junior and senior years were also productive, earning All-American honors in 1985. Kleine still ranks 6th on Arkansas’ all-time scoring list with 1,753 career points.
While in college, he also had the honor of playing on the U.S. Olympic team alongside Patrick Ewing and Michael Jordan that won the gold medal in 1984. After the high level of success as an amateur, his professional dreams were about to come true in the 1985 NBA Draft. His name was the 6th name called in the first round, as the Sacramento Kings picked up the 7’0″ center.
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