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12 Facts About Cliff Levingston

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Clifford Eugene Levingston was born on January 4,1961 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player.

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Cliff Levingston starred at Wichita State University, before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1982 NBA draft.

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In 1986, while playing for the Hawks, Cliff Levingston had the rare distinction of "fouling into" an NBA game.

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Cliff Levingston retired from the league in 1995, with career totals of 5,888 points, 4,307 rebounds, and 593 blocked shots.

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In 2000, Cliff Levingston began his coaching career as an assistant basketball coach with the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA.

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In 2002, he returned to Dodge City, to serve his first stint as a professional league head coach; that year the Legends won the USBL title, and Cliff Levingston was named the USBL Coach of the Year.

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From 2003 to 2004, Cliff Levingston served as an assistant coach for the Harlem Globetrotters.

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In 2005, Cliff Levingston was hired as an assistant coach of the Gary Steelheads of the CBA; that year, the Steelheads played their best season in franchise history, though they lost the championship game.

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In 2012, Cliff Levingston was named the 2nd head coach of the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League.

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In 2020, Cliff Levingston was named the 1st head coach of the Kokomo BobKats of the TBL.

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In 2003, Cliff Levingston was sentenced to four months in prison, for failure to pay child support.

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Cliff Levingston is a cousin of retired MLB player Mark McLemore.