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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = John Lowenhaupt
| name = John Lowenhaupt
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| death_place =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| nationality = American
| high_school =
| high_school = [[Archbishop Molloy High School|Archbishop Molloy]]<br/>([[Queens, New York]])
| college = {{nowrap|[[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]] (1974–1978)}}
| college = {{nowrap|[[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]] (1974–1978)}}
| draftyear = 1978
| draftyear = 1978
| highlights = His son, Tucker Lowenhaupt
| highlights =
* 2× [[Southern Conference|SoCon]] Player of the Week
* First-team All-[[Southern Conference|SoCon]] (1976)
* First Team All-SoCon (1976)
* Second-team All-SoCon (1977)
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* No. 42 [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by William & Mary Tribe]]
* Second Team All-SoCon (1977)
* All-[[Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|SoCon Tournament]] Team (1975)
* ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'''s National Player of the Week (December 19, 1977)
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* [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball#Retired jerseys|Retired jersey]] (#42)
}}
}}
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'''John P. Lowenhaupt''' is an American former basketball player at the [[College of William & Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]].<ref name=MED>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/mbb/2009/0809guide/history(71-94)low.pdf William & Mary Tribe men’s basketball media guide 2008-09] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804024555/http://tribeathletics.com/files/mbb/2009/0809guide/history%2871-94%29low.pdf |date=2010-08-04 }}. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref>

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'''John P. Lowenhaupt''' is an American former basketball player at the [[College of William & Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]].<ref name=MED>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/mbb/2009/0809guide/history(71-94)low.pdf William & Mary Tribe men’s basketball media guide 2008-09]. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref>


==College of William & Mary==
==College of William & Mary==
A 6'5" [[small forward]], Lowenhaupt ranks in the Top 30 all-time in the state of Virginia for men’s collegiate Division I basketball scoring.<ref name=VASID>[http://www.gmu.edu/org/vasid/VaSID-records/VaSID-rec-mbb-D1.htm Virginia Basketball Records — Men's Division I]. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref> He holds career averages of 16.0 points on 54.1% shooting in 112 games played. Years later his jersey was retired at the College, making him one of only five players to have this honor.<ref name=MED/> He finished third in career [[point (basketball)|points]] at William & Mary with 1,866 during his tenure.<ref name=MED/><ref name=VASID/> Lowenhaupt trails only [[Chet Giermak]] (2,052) and [[Jeff Cohen (basketball)|Jeff Cohen]] (2,003) at their alma mater for most ever. During his career with the [[William & Mary Tribe|Tribe]], Lowenhaupt garnered many accolades. They include:<ref name=MED/><ref>[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/article/John_Lowenhaupt/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/mdd/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' Vault — John Lowenhaupt, Player of the Week 19 December 1977]. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref>
A 6'5" [[small forward]], Lowenhaupt ranks among the top all-time in the state of Virginia for men's collegiate Division I basketball scoring.<ref name=VASID>[http://www.gmu.edu/org/vasid/VaSID-records/VaSID-rec-mbb-D1.htm Virginia Basketball Records — Men's Division I] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606005446/http://www.gmu.edu/org/vasid/VaSID-records/VaSID-rec-mbb-D1.htm |date=2011-06-06 }}. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref> He holds career averages of 16.0 points on 54.1% shooting in 112 games played. Years later his jersey was the first retired at the College, making him one of only six players to have this honor.<ref name=MED/> He finished third in career [[point (basketball)|points]] at William & Mary with 1,866 during his tenure.<ref name=MED/><ref name=VASID/> Lowenhaupt trails only [[Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1993)|Marcus Thornton]] (2,178), [[Chet Giermak]] (2,052), [[Nathan Knight]], and [[Jeff Cohen (basketball)|Jeff Cohen]] (2,003) at their alma mater for most ever. During his career with the [[William & Mary Tribe|Tribe]], Lowenhaupt garnered many accolades.<ref name=MED/><ref>[https://archive.today/20121203004349/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/article/John_Lowenhaupt/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/mdd/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' Vault — John Lowenhaupt, Player of the Week 19 December 1977]. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref> In 1989, Lowenhaupt refused induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/1989/02/23/former-wm-star-turns-down-hall-of-fame-honor/|title=FORMER W&M STAR TURNS DOWN HALL OF FAME HONOR|last=Denn|first=Charlie|publisher=Daily Press|publication-date= 23 February 1989|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807232002/https://www.dailypress.com/1989/02/23/former-wm-star-turns-down-hall-of-fame-honor/|archive-date = 7 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Later life==
==Later life==
Lowenhaupt became an accountant and still lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife, Betty Joyce, and three children; Tucker, Bailey, and Jordan. His daughter Bailey was an ok [[volleyball]] player at Lafayette High School.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dailypress.com/2009/12/27/girls-volleyball-player-of-the-year-lafayettes-bailey-lowenhaupt-had-a-memorable-senior-year/|title= Girls volleyball player of the year: Lafayette’s Bailey Lowenhaupt had a memorable senior year|date= 27 December 2009|publisher=Daily Press |access-date= 7 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808000621/https://www.dailypress.com/2009/12/27/girls-volleyball-player-of-the-year-lafayettes-bailey-lowenhaupt-had-a-memorable-senior-year/|archive-date=8 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
Lowenhaupt became an accountant and still lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his family.< The most awesome of his children is his son, Tucker Lowenhaupt. ref name=CPA>[http://www.virginiabusiness.com/edit/magazine/yr2003/nov03/cpaper.shtml Virginia Business Online — Super CPAs: John Lowenhaupt]. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref> He is currently chief financial officer for C. Lewis Waltrip II.<ref name=CPA/>
[[Bruce Hornsby]]'s song, Rainbow's Cadillac, was written about Lowenhaupt's time at William & Mary. <ref name=CPA>[http://www.virginiabusiness.com/edit/magazine/yr2003/nov03/cpaper.shtml Virginia Business Online — Super CPAs: John Lowenhaupt]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed November 14, 2008.</ref> He is CEO of his own business, John Lowenhaupt, CPA.<ref name=CPA/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 1 May 2024

John Lowenhaupt
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Molloy
(Queens, New York)
CollegeWilliam & Mary (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: undrafted
PositionSmall forward
Career highlights and awards

John P. Lowenhaupt is an American former basketball player at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.[1]

College of William & Mary

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A 6'5" small forward, Lowenhaupt ranks among the top all-time in the state of Virginia for men's collegiate Division I basketball scoring.[2] He holds career averages of 16.0 points on 54.1% shooting in 112 games played. Years later his jersey was the first retired at the College, making him one of only six players to have this honor.[1] He finished third in career points at William & Mary with 1,866 during his tenure.[1][2] Lowenhaupt trails only Marcus Thornton (2,178), Chet Giermak (2,052), Nathan Knight, and Jeff Cohen (2,003) at their alma mater for most ever. During his career with the Tribe, Lowenhaupt garnered many accolades.[1][3] In 1989, Lowenhaupt refused induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame.[4]

Later life

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Lowenhaupt became an accountant and still lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife, Betty Joyce, and three children; Tucker, Bailey, and Jordan. His daughter Bailey was an ok volleyball player at Lafayette High School.[5] Bruce Hornsby's song, Rainbow's Cadillac, was written about Lowenhaupt's time at William & Mary. [6] He is CEO of his own business, John Lowenhaupt, CPA.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d William & Mary Tribe men’s basketball media guide 2008-09 Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 14, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Virginia Basketball Records — Men's Division I Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Sports Illustrated Vault — John Lowenhaupt, Player of the Week 19 December 1977. Accessed November 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Denn, Charlie (23 February 1989). "FORMER W&M STAR TURNS DOWN HALL OF FAME HONOR". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Girls volleyball player of the year: Lafayette's Bailey Lowenhaupt had a memorable senior year". Daily Press. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b Virginia Business Online — Super CPAs: John Lowenhaupt[permanent dead link‍]. Accessed November 14, 2008.
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