Nationality American Name Glen Selbo Position Small forward Pro career 1947–1951 Weight 89 kg | Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg) Height 1.91 m Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role Basketball Player | |
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Education University of Wisconsin-Madison NBA draft 1947, Toronto Huskies (Round: 1 / Pick: 2) | ||
Glendon Laverne "Glen" Selbo (March 29, 1926 – May 29, 1995) was an American basketball and baseball player. He was a college athlete at the University of Wisconsin, Western Michigan University, and the University of Michigan, and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as the most valuable player in the Big Nine Conference during his senior year at Wisconsin. He later played three years of professional basketball and ten years of professional baseball.
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Early life
Selbo was born on March 29, 1926 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Selbo. He attended Logan High School in La Crosse, winning a total of 10 varsity letters, including letters in basketball, football, baseball, and tennis.
College career
Selbo enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1943 as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He played for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team during the 1943-44 season. He transferred to Western Michigan University for the 1944-45 academic year, starred in three sports, and was named the school's athlete of the year. In 1945, he transferred to the University of Michigan where he played center and was the leading scorer on the 1945–46 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team with 213 points. In 1946, he returned to the University of Wisconsin where he starred for the men's basketball team in the 1946-47 season and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as the most valuable player in the Big Nine Conference. Selbo also played for the Wisconsin Badgers baseball team.
Professional career
Selbo was selected with the second overall pick of the 1947 BAA draft by the Toronto Huskies, but the team folded before the season began. He played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars (1947-1949), and then one season with the Sheboygan Red Skins (1949-1950).
Selbo also played 10 years of professional baseball, principally as a third baseman, shortstop, outfielder, and pitcher, including stints with minor league clubs in Grand Forks, North Dakota (1947), Quincy, Illinois (1948), Lamesa, Texas (1949-1951), and Midland, Texas (1952-1956). In 1,020 professional games, he compiled a .316 batting average and a .454 slugging percentage.
Post-playing career
In 1953, Selbo was hired as the basketball coach at Green Bay West High School. He later worked as a math teacher and basketball coach with public schools in Littleton, Colorado. He died on May 29, 1995 in Sun City West, Arizona, at age 69.