Cleo Littleton
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Rentisville, Oklahoma | December 31, 1932
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Wichita East (Wichita, Kansas) |
College | Wichita State (1951–1955) |
NBA draft | 1955: 5th round, 38th overall pick |
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
Position | Forward |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Cleophus "Cleo" Littleton (born December 31, 1932) is a former American college basketball player who played for Wichita State University, then known as The Municipal University of Wichita.
Littleton was the first college basketball player located west of the Mississippi River to score more than 2,000 points in his career and remains the all-time leading scorer in Wichita State basketball history.[1] Littleton's career was also notable in that he was one of the first African American basketball players to star in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2]
References
- ^ "Shocker Summer: Cleo Littleton earns a college hoops first". www.kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Shocker Basketball History". www.goshockers.com. Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2014.