Tom Kropp
Thomas Carl Kropp (born February 12, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player born in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Personal information | |
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Born | Grand Island, Nebraska | February 12, 1953
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Aurora (Aurora, Nebraska) |
College | Nebraska–Kearney (1971–1975) |
NBA draft | 1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 48th overall |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1975–1977 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 24, 44 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1975–1976 | Washington Bullets |
1976–1977 | Chicago Bulls |
As coach: | |
1997–2015 | Nebraska–Kearney |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
A 6'3" guard from the Kearney State College, Kropp played two seasons (1975–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Bullets and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 2.5 points per game.
Kropp has spent over thirty years as a coach at his alma mater, now known as the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kropp is the father of Dominique Kropp, Ph.D. student at the University of Kansas. Dominique recently represented the University of Kansas at the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Passionate about social change, Dominique is a member of Women in NASSM (WIN).[1]
References
External links
- Coaching bio
- Tom Kropp at Basketball-Reference.com