Terry Kunze

American basketball player

Terry KunzePersonal information

Born|  (1943-03-11) March 11, 1943 (age 81)
Duluth, Minnesota
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight| 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school| Central (Duluth, Minnesota)
College| Minnesota (1962–1965)
NBA draft| 1965: 7th round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career| 1966–1974
Position| Shooting guard
Number| 33
Coaching career| 1974–1981
Career history
As player:
1967–1968| Minnesota Muskies
As coach:
1974–1977| Minnesota (assistant)
1978–1979| East Carolina (assistant)
1979–1981| Minnesota Fillies
1991–1992| Anoka-Ramsey CC
Stats at Basketball Reference
Career coaching record
WBL| 29–37 (.439)

Terry Duane Kunze (born March 11, 1943) is an American basketball player and coach. Kunze played in the 1967 season with the American Basketball Association's Minnesota Muskies after playing collegiately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Kunze attended Duluth Central High School in Duluth, Minnesota.

Kunze was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks, but instead chose to pursue a career in Belgium.[1]

## Coaching career

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In June 1978, Kunze was named the associate head coach of the East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team.[2]

From 1979 to 1981, he was the head coach of the Minnesota Fillies of the Women's Professional Basketball League, the first women's pro basketball league in the United States.[3][4]

In 1991, Kunze began coaching at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.[5]

## External links

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* Player profile

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. PLAYERS TAKE IT TO LOWER COURT". Washington Post. April 9, 1988. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. ^ "East Carolina Names Kunze". Herald-Journal. June 9, 1978. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. ^ "Kunze 'willing to take risks', returns to state to coach Fillies". Star Tribune. 15 May 1979. p. 2C. Retrieved 4 November 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Bill McAuliffe (17 September 1981). "Fillies' debacle hasn't soured Kunze". The Minneapolis Star. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Thomas O'Toole (January 20, 1991). "Women Officials For Men -- Female Refs On NCAA Basketball Horizon". www.seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

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