Larry Sengstock was a champion swimmer but was lured to the sport of basketball by his primary school teacher Ray Alloway.
10 Facts About Larry Sengstock
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Larry Sengstock was taught the fundamentals of the game by his school teacher, which led them both to succeed together in Regional, State and Australian Championships.
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Larry Sengstock completed his senior year at Aldridge State High School in Maryborough.
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Larry Sengstock played for Lang Park Basketball club as a junior.
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Larry Sengstock was one of the star players in the early years of Australia's fledgling National Basketball League.
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Larry Sengstock played 456 NBL games over 18 seasons, starting with the St Kilda Saints and later playing for the Brisbane Bullets, Gold Coast Rollers and North Melbourne Giants.
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Larry Sengstock won five NBL championship rings, his first coming in 1979 with St Kilda.
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Larry Sengstock was named Most Valuable Player in the 1979 Grand Final; twenty years later, the Grand Final MVP award would be renamed the Larry Sengstock Medal in his honour.
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Larry Sengstock represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1988 and 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, and at four FIBA World Championship tournaments.
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Larry Sengstock was named to the All-NBL First Team in 1982, and was a unanimous selection for the NBL's Hall of Fame in 2001.