Douglas C. Kistler (March 21, 1938 – February 29, 1980) was an American

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player. He attended

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. A 6'9" (2.06 m), 210 lb (95 kg)

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, Kistler played at

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from 1959 to 1961, earning the ACC men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player Award in 1960. Kistler was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (3rd pick, 26th overall) of the

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. He played five games for the

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during the

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and averaged 1.6 points per game. Kistler died in an automobile accident in

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in 1980.Known Deceased Basketball Individuals
at APBR.org

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

References

1938 births 1980 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Detroit Pistons draft picks Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players New York Knicks players Power forwards Road incident deaths in North Carolina {{1930s-US-basketball-bio-stub