Bevo Nordmann

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Bevo Nordmann

| image = Bob Nordmann.jpg

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|12|11}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri

| nationality = American

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|8|24|1939|12|11}}

| death_place = DeWitt, Michigan

| high_school = St. Louis University HS
(St. Louis, Missouri)

| college = Saint Louis (1958–1961)

| draft_year = 1961

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 25

| draft_team = Cincinnati Royals

| career_start = 1961

| career_end = 1965

| career_number = 61, 10, 22, 34

| career_position = Center

| years1 = {{nbay|1961|full=y}}

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals

| years2 = {{nbay|1962|start}}

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks

| years3 = {{nbay|1962|start}}–{{nbay|1963|start}}

| team3 = New York Knicks

| years4 = {{nbay|1963|full=y}}

| team4 = St. Louis Hawks

| years5 = {{nbay|1964|start}}

| team5 = Boston Celtics

| years6 = 1964

| team6 = Allentown Jets

| highlights =

• First-team All-MVC (1960)

|stats_league=NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 571 (4.3 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 517 (3.9 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 73 (0.5 apg)

| bbr = nordmbe01

}}

Robert William "Bevo" Nordmann (December 11, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nordmann was a 6'10" center who played at Saint Louis University from 1959 to 1961. He was named to the All-MVC First Team during his junior season, when he averaged 16 points per game.[http://www.slubillikens.com/genrel/011405aab.html 2005 Billiken Hall of Fame Inductees Announced] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716093435/http://www.slubillikens.com/genrel/011405aab.html |date=July 16, 2011 }}. slubillikens.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2009.

In 1961, Nordmann was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals with the 25th pick in the NBA draft. He appeared in four NBA seasons as a member of the Royals, St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, averaging 4.3 points per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nordmbe01.html|title=Bevo Nordmann career stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=20 January 2024}}

After his basketball playing career ended, Nordmann served as an assistant coach at Michigan State University and Saint Louis University. He was inducted into Saint Louis' Hall of Fame in 2005. Nordmann died from cancer on August 24, 2015.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Digest: Former SLU basketball star Nordmann dies | work = St. Louis Post-Dispatch | date = August 26, 2015 | url = http://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/digest-former-slu-basketball-star-nordmann-dies/article_c137db21-2e7b-5a17-bffe-e38623fcf01e.html | accessdate = August 26, 2015}}