#50 Manny Klutschkowski
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6'5"   Center
HS: Boyertown Boyertown, PA
Born:  
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS FG FGA % FT FTA % Reb Fls DQ Pts PPG RPG
1961-62 Jr C 24 22 51 138 37.0% 61 87 70.1% 164 84 - 163
6.8
6.8
1962-63 Sr C 21 18 57 135 42.2% 39 60 65.0% 123 74 - 153
7.3
5.9
Career    
45
40
108
273
39.5%
100
147
68.0%
287
158
-
316
7.0
6.4

Manny Klutschkowski was an undersized center for Syracuse basketball for two seasons. He was born in eastern Germany, and his family moved to Boyertown, Pennsylvania when he was 12 years old to avoid the Russian control of the area following World War II.

Manny Klutschkowski - Syracuse OrangemenKlutschkowski did not play on the varsity his sophomore season. He would be the starting center for most of the games his junior and senior year. Though he was only 6'5", he was the tallest regular player the Orangemen had. Klutschkowski would lead the Orangemen in rebounding his junior season.

Klutschkowski graduated from Syracuse in 1963, and would later earn his masters degree. He became a high school teacher and a high school basketball coach. He worked at Goshen High School for two years, before moving to Poland, NY. He would teach and coach for Poland High School for 30 years. [1]

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[1] Pottstown Mercury, February 14, 2007