John Lowenhaupt

John Lowenhaupt
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Molloy; (Queens, New York)
College	William & Mary (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / Undrafted
Position	Small forward
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-SoCon (1976); Second-team All-SoCon (1977); No. 42 retired by William & Mary Tribe; The song by Bruce Hornsby, Rainbow's Cadillac, was written in reference to him. Cadillac 12 1999;

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

College of William & Mary[]

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 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]

Later life[]

Lowenhaupt became an accountant and still lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife, Betty Joyce, and three children; Tucker, Bailey, and Jordan. Bruce Hornsby's song, Rainbow's Cadillac, was written about Lowenhaupt's time at William & Mary. ^[4] He is CEO of his own business, John Lowenhaupt, CPA.^[4]

References[]

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Virginia Basketball Records — Men's Division I Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 14, 2008.
^ Sports Illustrated Vault — John Lowenhaupt, Player of the Week 19 December 1977. Accessed November 14, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Virginia Business Online — Super CPAs: John Lowenhaupt^{[permanent dead link]}. Accessed November 14, 2008.

[MED-1] William & Mary Tribe men’s basketball media guide 2008-09 Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 14, 2008.

[VASID-2] 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.

[CPA-4] Virginia Business Online — Super CPAs: John Lowenhaupt^{[permanent dead link]}. Accessed November 14, 2008.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]