Joe Kleine Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Joseph William Kleine (born January 4, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA.Kleine, a seven-foot center, graduated from Slater High School in Slater, Missouri and originally enrolled to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame. After his freshman season, Kleine transferred to the University of Arkansas where he played alongside Alvin Robertson, who like Kleine would go on to a productive professional career.Kleine was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the sixth pick in the 1985 NBA Draft. Kleine went on to have a fifteen-year NBA career, playing with the Kings as well as the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Portland Trail Blazers. He won an NBA championship ring in 1998 as a reserve center for the Bulls. His best season was with the Kings in 1985, when he averaged 9.8 PPG. At the time of his retirement from the NBA, he'd scored 4,666 points, had 3,991 total rebounds, and had scored 849 free throws out of 1,069 attempts.Kleine played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal. Along with his college teammate Robertson, he also won a gold medal as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Bob Knight. Sportswriter Jon Goode would later write in part that "Joe Kleine was never a star, but what made Kleine great was that he accepted his role and was ready to play every night."After coaching AAU and high school basketball in Little Rock and serving as an analyst for Arkansas basketball games, he was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2007.
Net Worth
$6 Million
Date Of Birth
January 4, 1962
Place Of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Height
6' 11" (2.11 m)
Weight
122.93
Profession
Actor
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Joe Kleine, Kleine, Joe
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Ranks 100th on NBA All-Time Games List (965).
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Member of 1990-1991 and 1991-1992 NBA Atlantic Division Champion Boston Celtics teams. Member of 1994-1995 NBA Pacific Division Champion Phoenix Suns team. Member of 1997-1998 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls team.
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Center for Sacramento Kings (1985-1989), Boston Celtics (1989-1993), Phoenix Suns (1993-1996 and 1998-1999), New Jersey Nets (1996-1997), Chicago Bulls (1997-1998) and Portland Trailblazers (1999-2000).
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Played professional basketball in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers (1999-2000), the Phoenix Suns (1999 and 1993-1997), the Chicago Bulls (1997-1998), the New Jersey Nets (1997), the Los Angeles Lakers (1997), the Boston Celtics (1989-1993) and the Sacramento Kings (1985-1989).
