Ken Spain
 Spain with the Houston Cougars in 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 6, 1946 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 11, 1990 (aged 44) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Austin (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Houston (1966–1969) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1969: 2nd round, 20th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1969–1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Wilmington / Delaware Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Pittsburgh Condors | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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John Kenneth Spain (October 6, 1946 – October 11, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.
Spain was selected by the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls with the 20th overall pick in the 1969 NBA draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1969 ABA Draft. Spain played for the Wilmington / Delaware Blue Bombers of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1969 to 1971.[1] He played in eleven American Basketball Association games during the 1970–71 season for the Pittsburgh Condors.
A 6'9" center, Spain played college basketball at the University of Houston with Elvin Hayes from 1966 to 1969. Spain graduated from Austin High School in Houston.[2]
Spain died of cancer at the age of 44 in Houston, Texas.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ken Spain minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Accessed October 11, 2008.
- ^ "Names in the News - Oct. 12, 1990". www.latimes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Basketball Reference
- Career NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
- Career NCAA stats @ thedraftreview.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken Spain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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- 1946 births
- 1990 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Houston
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Delaware Blue Bombers players
- Houston Cougars men's basketball players
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Oakland Oaks draft picks
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Pittsburgh Condors players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Washington Caps draft picks
- Wilmington Blue Bombers players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs