1988-89 Fleer #59 Steve Stipanovich
About Steve Stipanovich
By the time Fleer printed card #59, Steve Stipanovich's career was already over — knee problems kept him off the floor for all of 1988-89, and he retired at 27. "Stipo," the natural shorthand for his surname, starred at Missouri under Norm Stewart, teaming with Jon Sundvold on four straight Big Eight championship clubs and earning consensus second-team All-America honors in 1983 — a senior season capped by a 27-point, 12-rebound, five-block upset of Ralph Sampson's No. 1 Virginia. The Pacers took the 6'11" center second overall in the 1983 draft, right behind Sampson, still the highest any Missouri player has ever been picked. An All-Rookie First Team pick in 1984, he gave Indiana five durable seasons in the middle — 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, 5,323 points and 3,131 boards in all. Not a rookie card, this is instead his farewell issue; Mizzou retired his No. 40.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 334 | 145 | 138 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Steve Stipanovich card?
It is card #59 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Steve Stipanovich with the Indiana Pacers.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-23.