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Ken Suesens

American basketball player and coach

Ken Suesens
Personal information
Born	October 23, 1916 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1992(1992-05-29) (aged 75) Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Iowa (1935–1938)
Playing career	1938–1949
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1938–1949	Sheboygan Red Skins
As coach:
1948–1951	Sheboygan Red Skins
1951–1958	Valparaiso

Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (1943) 2× All-NBL Second Team (1943, 1944)

Kenneth Glenn Suesens (October 23, 1916 – May 29, 1992) was the head coach of the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball Association from 1948 to 1951. Under him, they would go 1–2 in the playoffs.^[1] He was born in Des Moines, Iowa to John F. Suesens and Martha Duran.^[2]

References

^ "Ken Suesens". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
^ "Kanneth Glen Suesens, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"". Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935. FamilySearch.org. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

Sheboygan Red Skins head coaches

Edwin Schutte (1938–1939)
Frank Zummach (1939–1942)
Carl Roth (1942–1944)
Dutch Dehnert (1944–1946)
Doxie Moore (1946–1948)
Bobby McDermott (1947–1948)
Ken Suesens (1948–1951)
Bobby Cook (1951–1952)

v t e Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball head coaches
Sidney Winters (1917–1919) George Keogan (1919–1922) Earl Goheen (1922–1923) William Shadoan (1923–1925) Millard Anderson (1925–1926) Conrad Moll (1926–1927) Earl Scott (1927–1929) Jake Christiansen (1929–1941) Loren Ellis (1941–1947) Emory Bauer (1947–1948) Don Warnke (1948–1949) Wilbur Allen (1949–1951) Ken Suesens (1951–1958) Paul Meadows (1958–1964) Gene Bartow (1964–1970) Bill Purden (1970–1976) Ken Rochlitz (1976–1980) Tom Smith (1980–1988) Homer Drew (1988–2002) Scott Drew (2002–2003) Homer Drew (2003–2011) Bryce Drew (2011–2016) Matt Lottich (2016–2023) Roger Powell (2023–)

Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball head coaches

Sidney Winters (1917–1919)
George Keogan (1919–1922)
Earl Goheen (1922–1923)
William Shadoan (1923–1925)
Millard Anderson (1925–1926)
Conrad Moll (1926–1927)
Earl Scott (1927–1929)
Jake Christiansen (1929–1941)
Loren Ellis (1941–1947)
Emory Bauer (1947–1948)
Don Warnke (1948–1949)
Wilbur Allen (1949–1951)
Ken Suesens (1951–1958)
Paul Meadows (1958–1964)
Gene Bartow (1964–1970)
Bill Purden (1970–1976)
Ken Rochlitz (1976–1980)
Tom Smith (1980–1988)
Homer Drew (1988–2002)
Scott Drew (2002–2003)
Homer Drew (2003–2011)
Bryce Drew (2011–2016)
Matt Lottich (2016–2023)
Roger Powell (2023–)

v t e Sheboygan Red Skins 1942–43 NBL champions
Dancker Jablonski Jeannette Lautenschlager McDonald Regh Sadowski Schrage Schulz Schwartz Suesens
Head coach Roth

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