Leo Klier

Leo Anthony "Crystal" Klier (May 21, 1923 – June 4, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Collegiate career Klier, a 6'2 guard/forward, played collegiately at Notre Dame after a standout high school career at Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1942 to 1946. Klier was named a consensus first-team All-American in 1944 as he notched Notre Dame's single-season scoring record (since broken). However, Klier missed the 1944–45 season as he served in the United States Navy during World War II. Klier returned and was again named a consensus first-team All-American in 1946.

He was elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was selected to the Notre Dame All-Century basketball team in 2004.

Professional career Following his collegiate career, Klier played Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League from 1946 to 1948. During the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons, Klier played in 113 games for the Fort Wayne Pistons, averaging 7.4 points per game. He then finished his career with the Anderson Packers for the 1950–51 season.

Klier died on June 4, 2005, in Naperville, Illinois.

BAA/NBA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1948–49 Fort Wayne 47 .254 .708 1.2 7.4 Fort Wayne 66 .304 .742 1.8 6.9Career 113 .280 .728 1.6 7.1

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1950 Fort Wayne 2 .000 1.000 1.5 .5Career 2 .000 1.000 1.5 .5