He was a 3-year starter for the Louisville Cardinals, leading them to their first NCAA Appearance (1951) and their first NIT Appearance (1952); he scored 1,218 points, averaging 15 points a game.\n', '

In his one NBA season, Lochmueller averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. A knee injury ended his NBA career and he moved into the high school coaching ranks in Southern Indiana; he spent 8 seasons, winning 7 post-season titles with the Ft Branch Twigs, the Princeton Tigers, the Seymour Owls and the Richmond Red Devils before moving into the college ranks. He joined his Syracuse Nationals teammate George King and began a career as an assistant coach for West Virginia; he returned to his home state as the head coach for Tell City High School.\n', '

In fifteen years as the head coach of Tell City, he won nine sectional (consecutive) and two regional championships, with a 257-96 (.728) overall record. His career record in 23 years as an Indiana high school coach is 399-150 (.727); he won 13 sectionals and 2 regionals.\n', '

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