Floyd Theard
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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| Born | September 5, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 12, 1985 (aged 40) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| High school | St. Elizabeth, Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky State (1963–1967) | |||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1967: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1969–1970 | Denver Rockets | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1972–1974 | Manual HS | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Iowa (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Kentucky State | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1985 | Denver | |||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
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Floyd M. Theard Jr. (September 5, 1944 – April 12, 1985) was a professional basketball point guard and collegiate coach who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Denver Rockets during the 1969–70 season. He attended Kentucky State University, where he later returned to coach.[1]
After graduating from St. Elizabeth High School in, Chicago, Illinois, Theard attended Kentucky State University, where he played basketball and graduated in 1967. Theard represented the US, playing in two World University Games under coaches John Kundla, John Bennington and John McLendon, helping the team to gold medals in both occasions.[2][3][4] Floyd then played one professional season for the Denver Rockets, averaging 3.8 points 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 25 games.[1]
After beginning his coaching career at the high school level in Colorado, Thread became an assistant coach under Coach Lute Olson at Iowa,[5] before accepting the head coaching position at Kentucky State, his alma mater, in 1978. Theard compiled a 36–22 record in two seasons at Kentucky State, with his teams finishing with 18–11 records in both seasons.[4]
In 1980, Theard became the head basketball coach at the University of Denver. During his five seasons, the Denver Pioneers compiled a 107–38 record, which included a home–court winning streak of 79 consecutive games. In April 1985, while serving as the head basketball coach at Denver, Theard suffered a fatal heart attack at age 40.[4][6]