Don Sunderlage was a professional basketball player who played Point guard as number 11, 18. Sunderlage’s height was 6 ft 1 in. Sunderlage’s weight was 180 pounds. Sunderlage died on July 15, 1961, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Sunderlage was born on December 20, 1929, in Roselle, Illinois. This article takes a deep dive into Don Sunderlage’s net worth.
In high school, Don Sunderlage played basketball for Elgin High School (Illinois) (Elgin, Illinois). Sunderlage played basketball in college with Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball (1948-1951) and started playing professionally in 1953. In the 1951 draft, Sunderlage was chosen number 9 in round 1 by the Philadelphia Warriors. Sunderlage left the game of basketball in 1955.
Sunderlage played for the Milwaukee Hawks during 1953 as well as the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954. Some of the highlights of Don Sunderlage’s career included: Third-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – United Press International, and List of NBA All-Stars.
Sunderlage set a career record of 874 (7.7 ppg) points, 281 (2.5 rpg) rebounds, and 224 (2.0 apg) assists.
Basketball salaries vary between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Don Sunderlage’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Don Sunderlage’s net worth at death is:
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