Stephen Samuel Stipanovich (born November 17, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) center who played for the University of Missouri between 1979 and 1983, he and Jon Sundvold helped Coach Norm Stewart to four consecutive Big Eight Conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances.

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Steve Stipanovich was a consensus high school All-American at DeSmet High School in St. Louis. He led DeSmet to two state championships during his junior and senior years, along with helping them compile a 60 game winning streak.

Jul 30, 2014 · Steve Stipanovich, a six-foot-eleven center from DeSmet High in St. Louis, was among the top recruits in the nation. Jon Sundvold, a sharp-shooting guard from Blue Springs, also...

Steve Stipanovich dominated Missouri high school basketball during the time and brought the state together to root for some of the best college teams ever from the Show Me State during his tenure at Mizzou.

Stipanovich was the second player taken in the 1983 NBA draft and played six seasons for the Indiana Pacers. His jersey number 40 has been retired. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

Oct 20, 2020 · Born November 17, 1960, Steve is a retired NBA player and a father of six children. He started his basketball career at De Smet high school in Creve Coeur, St. Louis, and later played college basketball at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The Indiana Pacers, an NBA team, drafted him in 1983. Photo from Emma Stipanovich.

After a mysterious knee condition forced his retirement in 1989, Stipanovich took his family to Oregon, where he farmed, dabbled in real estate investment, and generally enjoyed life. But as the...

Mar 19, 2015 · Playing on teams that won four-straight conference championships from 1979-83, and twice reached the final 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the seven-footer from St. Louis finished his career as MU's second leading scorer (1,836 points) and all-time leading rebounder (984).

Steve Stipanovich was a basketball player born on November 17, 1960 in St. Louis. His height was six foot eleven (2m11 / 6-11). He was a center who played his last game on April 23, 1988 with Indiana Pacers in NBA. On March 14, 1985, Steve …