About Jean-Claude Lefèbvre
Lived 1937 – 1999 (aged 62). Jean-Claude Lefèbvre was a French basketball player.
Jean-Claude Lefebvre (14 June 1937 – 13 August 1999) was a French basketball player who was a member of the French national basketball team. He played two seasons of college basketball in the United States for Gonzaga University where he set the schools then single game scoring record with 50 points in 1958.
Lefebvre was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers with the 64th pick in the 1960 NBA draft, becoming the first French player to be drafted to the National Basketball Association.
National team career Lefebvre played 57 games for the French national basketball team from 1967 to 1963. He participated in the 1963 FIBA World Championship and the European Basketball Championship in 1957, 1959, were France won bronze, and 1963.
Personal life Lefebvre's father was 199 cm and his mother was 191 cm.
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Who was Jean-Claude Lefèbvre?
French basketball player (1937–1999)
When was Jean-Claude Lefèbvre born?
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre was born on 14 June 1937 in Épiais-lès-Louvres.
When did Jean-Claude Lefèbvre die?
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre died on 13 August 1999 in Épiais-lès-Louvres.
What was Jean-Claude Lefèbvre's occupation?
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre was a basketball player.
What nationality was Jean-Claude Lefèbvre?
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre was French.
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