Levingston to be Assistant Coach for Cagerz
April 6, 2006 - United States Basketball League (USBL)
Kansas Cagerz News Release
Salina, KS - (April 6, 2006) The Kansas Cagerz are proud to announce the hiring of Cliff Levingston as Assistant Coach. Originally from San Diego, California, Levingston played college basketball for Wichita Sate University where he finished his career as the schools 8th leading scorer and 4th leading rebounder. His sophomore year he contributed to the success of the Shockers by leading his team to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
Deciding to leave after his junior year, he was drafted in the 1st round by the Detroit Pistons in 1982. Following his two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he spent the majority of his career. In Atlanta, he was teammates with NBA legends Dominique Wilkins and Doc Rivers. Levingston was a valuable player who could play strong defense and grab important rebounds.
He joined the Chicago Bulls after his six seasons with the Hawks. In his years with the Bulls, he won two championship rings under Phil Jackson in 1991 and 1992 playing alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Levingston also temporarily played for the Denver Nuggets before retiring in 1995. He ended his 11 season NBA career with 5,888 points, 4,307 rebounds, and 593 blocks.
Most recently, Cliff completed an assistant coaching assignment for the Gary Steelheads of the Continental Basketball Association where they were defeated by the Yakama Sun Kings in the best of three Championship Series.
Cagerz GM, Carroll Long stated "The Cagerz are glad to welcome this basketball legend to the Cagerz family and look forward to the winning traditions he brings to Coach Flax's coaching staff. Levingston will make his debut when the Cagerz open their season on Saturday, April 29 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas against the Nebraska Cranes at 7:00 PM.
Season tickets can be purchased at the Salina Bicentennial Center box office or by telephone at 888-826-7469 or online at www.bicentennial.org. Don't miss it!
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