John Stroeder (born July 24, 1958) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, he attended the

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. Despite being taken in the draft in 1980 (by the

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), the 6'10"

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began his short

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career with the

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in the 1987-88 season, appearing in 41 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.7

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per contest. After the season, he was selected in the 1988

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by one of the league's two newest franchises, the

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, but did not play a game for them. He split his final season in 1988-89 with the

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and

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, ; retrieved June 9, 2007 playing five total games. He also played with the

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. , Stroeder was the head boys basketball coach at his alma mater,

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in Port Townsend, Washington. He led the Redskins to a 23–3 record and a sixth-place finish at the 2008 Class 2A State Basketball Tournament and a 23–4 record and a third-place finish at the 2009 Class 1A State Basketball Tournament.

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