Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961) is an American professional

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coach and former player.

Professional playing career

A former

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, Levingston played in the

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(NBA). Levingston starred at

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, before being drafted by the

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in the 1982 NBA draft. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the

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, with whom he would spend most of his career. In 1986, while playing for the Hawks, Levingston had the rare distinction of "fouling ''into''" an NBA game. In a game where

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and Antoine Carr were injured,

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, Scott Hastings, Jon Koncak,

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, and Levingston fouled out of the game. After

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was ejected, the Hawks were down to only four players. Under NBA Rule 3-I-b, Levingston, the last player to foul out, was allowed to come back into the game, under the player foul penalty situation, resulting in a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul. After six seasons with the Hawks, Levingston joined the

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, with whom he won two championship rings in 1991 and 1992. From 1992 to 1994, he played with

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of the

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, and as such he played in the final four of FIBA European League (now called

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). In 1993, he moved to

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

of the Italian Serie A, where he won the national title in 1994. In 1994, he returned to the United States, and joined the

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. He retired from the league in 1995, with career totals of 5,888 points, 4,307 rebounds, and 593 blocked shots.

Coaching career

In 2000, Levingston began his coaching career as an assistant

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with the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA. In 2001, he served as an assistant coach with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL. In 2002, he returned to Dodge City, to serve his first stint as a professional league

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; that year the Legends won the USBL title, and Levingston was named the USBL Coach of the Year. From 2003 to 2004, Levingston served as an assistant coach for the

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. In 2004, he coached the St. Louis Flight of the ABA. In 2005, Levingston was hired as an assistant coach of the Gary Steelheads of the CBA; that year, the Steelheads played their best season in franchise history, though they lost the championship game. In 2006, he briefly served as an assistant coach for the Kansas Cagerz, and in November, he was officially hired by the Gary Steelheads (of the USBL), as head coach for the 2007 season. In the fall of 2007,

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was fired by the

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of the CBA. Levingston was hired to replace him. In the fall of 2011, Levingston became an assistant coach for Michigan City Marquette High School, in northern Indiana. In 2012, Levingston was named the 2nd head coach of the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League. He coached the Sharks for one season. In 2020, Levingston was named the 1st head coach of the Kokomo BobKats of the TBL.

Personal life

In 2003, Levingston was sentenced to four months in prison, for failure to pay

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.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Levingston is a cousin of NBA player

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. He is also a cousin of retired MLB player Mark McLemore. He is a San Diego native.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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Playoffs

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