| Bob Lochmueller | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Number: | 14 |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Elberfeld, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Death Place: | Tell City, Indiana, U.S. |
| High School: | Elberfeld (Elberfeld, Indiana) |
| College: | Louisville (1949–1952) |
| Draft Year: | 1952 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 7 |
| Draft Team: | Syracuse Nationals |
| Career Start: | 1952 |
| Career End: | 1953 |
| Career Number: | 14 |
| Career Position: | Small forward |
| Coach Start: | 1953 |
| Coach End: | 1980 |
| Team1: | Syracuse Nationals |
| Cyears1: | 1953–1954 |
| Cteam1: | Fort Branch Twigs (HS) |
| Cyears2: | 1954–1956 |
| Cteam2: | Princeton Tigers (HS) |
| Cyears3: | 1956–1957 |
| Cteam3: | Richmond Red Devils (HS) |
| Cyears4: | 1957–1961 |
| Cteam4: | Seymour Owls (HS) |
| Cyears5: | 1962–1965 |
| Cteam5: | West Virginia (assistant) |
| Cyears6: | 1965–1980 |
| Cteam6: | Tell City Marksmen (HS) |
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| Bbr: | lochmbo01 |
| Cstats League1: | High school |
| Cwin1: | 399 |
| Closs1: | 155 |
Robert L. Lochmueller (June 5, 1927 – October 27, 2020) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He was drafted with the seventh pick in the first round of the 1952 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals.
He was a 3-year starter for the Louisville Cardinals, leading them to their first NCAA Appearance (1951) and their first NIT Appearance (1952); he scored 1,218 points, averaging 15 points a game. He was selected by the Associated Press as part of their 1952 All-American Team, (Honorable Mention).
In his one NBA season, Lochmueller averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. A knee injury ended his NBA career and he moved into the high school coaching ranks in Southern Indiana; he spent 8 seasons, winning 7 post-season titles with the Ft Branch Twigs, the Princeton Tigers, the Seymour Owls and the Richmond Red Devils before moving into the college ranks. He joined his Syracuse Nationals teammate George King and began a career as an assistant coach for West Virginia; he returned to his home state as the head coach for Tell City High School.
In fifteen years as the head coach of Tell City, he won nine sectional (consecutive) and two regional championships, with a 257-96 (.728) overall record. His career record in 23 years as an Indiana high school coach is 399-150 (.727); he won 13 sectionals and 2 regionals.
Some of his well-known players include:
In 1990, Lochmueller was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
Lochmueller died on October 27, 2020, at age 93.[2]
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