Kenneth Robert "Ken" Sears ( born Kenneth Robert "Ken" Sears ; August 17, 1933 , Watsonville , California - April 23, 2017 , ibid. [1] [2] ) is an American professional basketball player .
| Ken Sears | |
|---|---|
| Ken sears | |
| Finished his career | |
| Position | Heavy Forward / Light Forward |
| Nicknames | Ken, Kenny, Big Cat |
| Growth | 206 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | August 17, 1933 |
| Place of Birth | Watsonville , California , USA |
| Date of death | April 23, 2017 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | Watsonville , California , USA |
| School | Watsonville (Watsonville) |
| College | Santa Clara (1951-1955) |
| NBA draft | 4th (1st round), 1955 , New York Knicks |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 529 |
| Glasses | 7355 ( 13.9 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 4142 ( 7.8 on average per game) |
| Gears | 843 ( 1.6 on average per game) |
Player Career
Played as a heavy forward and light forward . He studied at the University of Santa Clara , twice recognized as the basketball player of the year among students at the West Coast Conference (1953, 1955). In 1955, he was selected by the NBA draft under number 4 by the New York Knights team. He later played for the San Francisco Saints ( ABL ) and San Francisco Warriors teams. In total, the NBA spent 8 seasons. Twice participated in the match of all the NBA stars ( 1958 , 1959 ). In total, during his career in the NBA he played 529 games, in which he scored 7355 points (an average of 13.9 per game), made 4142 selections (7.8 per game) and 843 assists . Twice (in the seasons of 1958/1959 and 1959/1960 ) was the best in the league in terms of percentage of hits from the game [3] .
Notes
- ↑ FitzGerald, Tom. Former Santa Clara, NBA forward Ken Sears dies at 83 . SFGATE.com (April 24, 2017). - News. Date of appeal April 26, 2017.
- ↑ Men's Basketball Hall of Famer Passes Away . Santa Clara Athletics (April 24, 2017). - Men's Basketball. Date of appeal April 26, 2017.
- ↑ Kenny Sears . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment April 21, 2015.