Glen Selbo

Glen Selbo
Personal information
Born (1926-03-29)March 29, 1926
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Died May 29, 1995(1995-05-29) (aged 69)
Sun City West, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Logan (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
College Wisconsin (1943–1944, 1946–1947)
Michigan (1945–1946)
NBA draft 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Toronto Huskies
Playing career 1947–1951
Position Guard / Small forward
Number 12
Career history
1947–1949 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1949–1950 Sheboygan Redskins
1950–1951 Denver Refiners (NPBL)
Career NBA statistics
Points 42 (3.2 ppg)
Assists 23 (1.8 apg)
Games played 13
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Glendon Laverne Selbo (March 29, 1926 - May 29, 1995) was the second overall pick of the 1947 BAA Draft, having been selected by the Toronto Huskies. He played Guard/Forward. Prior to the BAA/NBA he played at the University of Wisconsin.[1] He also played for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team during the 1945-46 season and was the team's leading scorer with 213 points.[2] He was selected as the most valuable player in the Big Nine Conference during the 1946-47 season.[3] He played for the Fond du Lac Rockets during the 1949-50 season.[4] He later worked as a math teacher and basketball coach with public schools in Littleton, Colorado. He died in May 1994 at Sun City West, Arizona, at age 69.[5]

References

  1. Glen Selbo Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
  2. "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 29.
  3. Wilfrid Smith (Mar 18, 1947). "SELBO NAMED BIG NINE'S MOST VALUABLE: BADGER GUARD TOPS HAMILTON IN CLOSE POLL; He'll Get Tribune Silver Trophy". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  4. "Spots Fag Out, Lose 61 to 58". The Milwaukee Journal. January 10, 1950.
  5. Mike Patty (June 17, 1995). "GLEN SELBO, SCHOOLS' JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES". Rocky Mountain News.
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