Steve Kuberski

Stephen Phil "Steve" Kuberski, born November 6, 1947, in Moline, Illinois, is an American former professional basketball player who spent nine seasons in the National Basketball Association. The son of Felix and Elaine Kuberski, he was raised in Moline alongside siblings Susan, Kathy, Carol, and Brian.

Kuberski played his high school basketball at Moline High School, one of the Quad Cities, where the Maroons competed in Wharton Field House, a former home of the early NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks once coached by a young Red Auerbach. He became a starter as a 6-foot-5 junior in the 1963–64 season, leading the team with a 14.0-point average as Moline finished 15–8 under coach Harv Schmidt. As a senior in 1964–65, playing for new coach Herb Thompson, he led Moline to the Illinois High School Association Tournament Elite Eight with a 25–3 record. In his final home game at Wharton Field House, he scored 50 points against Cedar Rapids Washington.

In the NBA, Kuberski won two championships with the Boston Celtics, in 1974 and 1976. He was the last Celtic to wear number 33 before Larry Bird.