Dan King (basketball) explained

Dan King
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:220
Nationality:American
Birth Date:7 January 1931
Death Place:Louisville, Kentucky
High School:Grove (Paris, Tennessee)
College:Western Kentucky (1951–1954)
Draft Year:1954
Career Position:Forward
Career Number:22
Team1:Baltimore Bullets
Bbr:kingda01

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]

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willis. Kevin. Four to Be Inducted Into 2014 WKU Athletic Hall of Fame. wkufm.org . September 20, 2014. August 15, 2016.
  2. Web site: Dan King NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC . 12 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Dan King – Memorial Edition . ewgrove.com . January 22, 2003 . August 15, 2016 . March 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308003134/http://www.ewgrove.com/othclas/obit_mem/dkinged.htm . dead .