players in all of college basketball at his time. When he was drafted he played for several different teams and was successful for all of them. Bob was able to make the NBA All-Star Team in three of his seven seasons, from 1971–1973. While at Guilford he was an all-American and one of the best to ever play in the NAIA, coming as a top three pick in the 1968 NBA draft. Many believe Bob Kauffman should have played longer but due to injury had to call it quits sooner than expected. Most people remember him as the pioneer of tough basketball. He is the original blue collar worker, always worked hard for shots and rebounds, and competed especially hard defensively against some of the best to ever play the game. He was a physical player. Some of Bob's more outstanding accolades from college include, 32 rebounds in a single game and 698 rebounds in a single season. He made 943 career field goals, shot an impressive 71.2 percent in single-season from the field, 273 free-throws attempted in a single-season while shooting a total of 344 in a single-season, made nearly one third of his career free-throws (684), and had 344 single-season free-throw attempts (1966–67). These were all of his great stats released by his alma mater Guilford. Many believe the jersey worn by Kauffman when he played for the Buffalo Braves should be retired since he was the original star of the program. As reported by NBA.com, Bob Kauffman's death went extremely unnoticed in the sports world. He was the first real star for the Buffalo Braves, now the Los Angeles Clippers, making three consecutive appearances in the all-star game. Kauffman is survived by his wife, Judy and four daughters; Lara, Joannah, Carey, and Kate. All of his daughters have had prolific basketball careers at the collegiate level for Georgia Tech, Duke, and Clayton University. Honors Kauffman was inducted into Guilford's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1973. Guilford College retired his jersey (#44) in 2009. Head coaching record |- | style="text-align:left;"|Detroit | style="text-align:left;"| | 58 || 29 || 29 || || style="text-align:center;"|4th in Midwest || — || — || — || — | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"|Career | || 58 || 29 || 29 || || || — || — || — || — || References 1946 births 2015 deaths American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball