Mike Todorovich
Personal information | |
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Born | June 11, 1923 |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri) |
College | Wyoming |
Playing career | 1947–1951 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 9, 21, 19 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1947–1949 | Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) |
1949 | St. Louis Bombers |
1949–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
As coach: | |
1950–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Marko John "Mike" Todorovich (June 11, 1923 – June 24, 2000) was an American basketball player and coach born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. He also played college football at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Notre Dame.[1][2]
Todorovich began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was named NBL rookie of the year and chosen a first-team pick after a 1947–48 season in which he scored 777 points in 60 games. The other four first-team selections from that season—Jim Pollard, George Mikan, Red Holzman and Al Cervi—are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Sheboygan, however, suffered through a season of turmoil and finished with the second-worst record (23–37) in the franchise's 13-season history. The following season, Todorovich again led the Red Skins in scoring, with 648 points in 60 games, and Sheboygan finished with a 35–29 record. He was named to the NBL's second team.
Later, he played for the St. Louis Bombers and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He later would coach the Blackhawks for several games.
References
External links
- BasketballReference.com: Mike Todorovich (as player)
- BasketballReference.com: Mike Todorovich (as coach)
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- 1923 births
- 2000 deaths
- American basketball coaches
- American basketball players
- Player-coaches
- Sheboygan Red Skins players
- St. Louis Bombers (NBA) players
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks head coaches
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- Wyoming Cowboys basketball players
- Washington University Bears football players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- American people of Serbian descent
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs