Eddie Palubinskas Accomplishments
Eddie Palubinskas Accomplishments
1970
- Voted Mr. Basketball, Australia
1972
- 92% free throw shooting. Leading percentage of all college levels
- Voted All-American
- Australian Olympic Team Munich Games. Second leading scorer of entire games
- Voted All-World as one of the top 6 amateur basketball players
1973
- Scholarship LSU, second leading scorer averaged 18.6 points per game
- SEC Leading Scorer
1974
- Voted All Conference SEC- Southeastern Conference Coaches Team
1975
- Drafted NBA Third Round by Atlanta
1976
- Australian Olympic Team. Montreal Games. Set three Olympic scoring records
- Most points scored in Olympic history-269 points. Record stood for forty-seven years
- 50 points scored one game. Australia vs Mexico (overtime)
- 1-point scoring average for the Montreal Olympic Games
1978
- Voted top six amateur athletes in the world by American Sportscasters and Sport Writers
1983
- Utah NBA Pro-Am Accuracy record in Free Throws 71/72
1990
- 1st Place Idaho-Utah free throw championship. 500/500
1991
- NBA All Star Team-Head Coach. Toured Southeast Asia and Australia.
1994
- Gold Medalist, Free Throw Championship, World Masters Games, Brisbane, Australia.
- Silver Medalist, World Masters Games, Brisbane, Australia. Averaged 47.6 points. Scored over 50 points in three games
1998
- Gold Medalist, Free Throw Shooting 100/100. World Masters Games, Portland, Oregon
2001
- Winner of the First Havenport National Pro-Basketball Shooting Championships, Las Vegas 75/75 Free Throws made, 68/75 Three-Pointers made
2003
- Guinness Book World Record, most free-throws made in one hour. One ball no rebounders. Shots made 867/880.
2005
- Guinness Book World Records, most free-throws made in one hour. Eight rebounders, six balls. Shots made 1206/1265
2009
- Guinness Book World Records, most free-throws made in two minutes blindfolded. NBA All-Star Weekend. Phoenix AZ. Shots made 18.
OTHER NOTEABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Head Coach NBA All Star Team. Toured Southeast Asia and Australia.
- Head Coach Australian Women’s Team
- Head Coach Philippine Women’s Team
- Huntsman Senior Games Gold Medal Winner.
- For the last 19 years in competitive play Eddie Palubinskas has shot 93% from 3-point line and 99% from the free throw line. In 19 years has missed only three free throws.
- Taught over 20,000 students how to shoot free-throws and jump shots.
NBA Players Free Throw Shooting Coach
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Brandon Bass
- Dwight Howard
- Todd Gilchrist
- Cortney Lee
WNBA Players Free Throw Shooting Coach
- Lisa Leslie MVP
- Lauren Jackson MVP
- Liz Cambage
- Ashley Graham
NBA & WNBA Shooting Coach
- Los Angeles Lakers NBA (Awarded World Championship Ring)
- Phoenix Mercury WNBA