Cleo Littleton

Cleo Littleton

Littleton with the Wichita Shockers.
Personal information
Born (1932-12-31) December 31, 1932
Rentisville, Oklahoma
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 / Round: 5 / Pick: 38th overall
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Position Forward
Career highlights and awards

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

  1. "Shocker Summer: Cleo Littleton earns a college hoops first". www.kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "Shocker Basketball History". www.goshockers.com. Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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