Dan King (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | January 7, 1931 |
Died | January 20, 2003 Louisville, Kentucky | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Grove (Paris, Tennessee) |
College | Western Kentucky (1951–1954) |
NBA draft | 1954: undrafted |
Position | Forward |
Number | 22 |
Career history | |
1954–1955 | Baltimore Bullets |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Daniel King (January 7, 1931 – January 20, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He played a season for the Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
King was a two-sport star at Western Kentucky University, playing both basketball and baseball for the Hilltoppers from 1951 to 1954 and was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.[1] Following his college career, King played one season with the NBA's Bullets, scoring 19 total points in 12 games.[2]
After his basketball career ended, King became a high school coach and administrator. He died on January 20, 2003 in Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
References
- ^ Willis, Kevin (September 20, 2014). "Four to Be Inducted Into 2014 WKU Athletic Hall of Fame". wkufm.org. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Dan King basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Dan King – Memorial Edition". ewgrove.com. January 22, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2003 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Forwards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball players
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs