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Adolph G. "Ade" Sieberts (August 29, 1893 – April 28, 1968)[1] was an American basketball player, known best for his college career where he was Oregon State University's first All-American in the sport.[2]

Adolph Sieberts

Sieberts, circa 1915
Personal information
Born	(1893-08-29)August 29, 1893 Portland, Oregon, US
Died	April 28, 1968(1968-04-28) (aged 74) Portland, Oregon, US
Career information
College	Oregon State (1913–1917)
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
Helms Foundation All-American (1916) 2x First-team All-PCC (1916, 1917)

Sports career

Sieberts, a forward from Portland, Oregon, went to Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) where he played basketball and baseball. As a basketball player, he led the Aggies to a Pacific Coast Conference (now known as the Pac-12 Conference) championship and was named first-team all-conference. He was also named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation for his 1915–16 junior season.[2]

Sieberts quit the Aggies' basketball team during his senior season to enter the business world.[3] Despite this he was named to the PCC all-conference team for the second consecutive season.[2]

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