Skip Thoren

Skip Thoren
Personal information
Born (1943-04-05) April 5, 1943
Rockford, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Rockford East
(Rockford, Illinois)
College Illinois (1962–1965)
NBA draft 1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career 1965–1970
Position Center
Career history
1965–1966 Simmenthal Milano
1967–1970 Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians
Career highlights and awards

Duane W. "Skip" Thoren (born April 5, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'10" (2.08 m) tall, he played at the center position.

College career

Thoren played college basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Thoren was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Thoren is recognized as a notable member of the athletic fraternity Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois).

Professional career

Thoren played three seasons (1967–1970) in the American Basketball Association (ABA), as a member of the Minnesota Muskies and Miami Floridians. He averaged 13.2 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game, in his career, and appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game.

Before playing in the ABA, Thoren played in Italy, with Simmenthal Milano, along with Bill Bradley, and he won the 1965–66 season FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Le formazioni delle finaliste in Europa dal 1966 al 1970.


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