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Don Schlundt (March 15, 1933 — October 10, 1985) was an American
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player. He was born in
St. Joseph County, Indiana St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by residents, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was n ...
, to Martin and Anna (née Bodtke) Schlundt. He died in Indianapolis.


Collegiate career

Schlundt, a 6'9 center, played collegiately at
Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...
after a standout high school career at Washington Clay High School in
South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 United S ...
. He played for the Hoosiers from 1951-1955. Freshmen were eligible to play college basketball in 1952 due to the
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, making Schlundt one of the hundreds of 1950's-era players to compete for four varsity seasons. Schlundt led the Hoosiers to the 1953 National Championship. Schlundt was named an All-American in 1953, 1954 and 1955. He left IU as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,192 points - a mark that stood for 32 years until
Steve Alford Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a ...
broke it. Following the completion of his collegiate career, Schlundt opted to pursue a career in business rather than professional basketball. He was elected to the Indiana University athletics Hall of Fame in 1982 and is also a member of the
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle, Indiana. While it honors men and women associated with high school, college, and professional basketball in Indiana, an emphasis is placed on the athlete's high ...
. Schlundt died of cancer on October 10, 1985.


See also

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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders In basketball, a free throw is "an opportunity given to a player to score one (1) point, uncontested, from position behind the free throw line and inside the semicircle." The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I is the hi ...


References


External links


Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame page
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