Mike Todorovich
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Marko John Todorovich (June 11, 1923 – June 24, 2000) was an American basketball
player and coach born in St. Louis, Missouri
. He played collegiately at the University of Wyoming
.
Todorovich began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League. 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.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and coach born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He played collegiately at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
.
Todorovich began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League. 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
St. Louis Bombers (NBA)
The St. Louis Bombers were a National Basketball Association team based in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1946. The team ceased operations in 1950.- Franchise history :...
and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
. He later would coach the Blackhawks for several games.