Ken Wilburn Explained

Ken Wilburn
Birth Date:8 June 1944
Birth Place:River Rouge, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Ecorse, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:195
High School:River Rouge
(River Rouge, Michigan)
College:Central State (1962–1966)
Draft Year:1966
Draft Round:4
Draft Pick:39
Draft Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Career Start:1966
Career End:1979
Career Position:Small forward
Career Number:6, 9, 10, 30, 12
Years1:
Team1:Trenton Colonials
Years2:
Team2:Chicago Bulls
Team3:New York Nets
Years4:
Team4:Denver Rockets
Team5:Minnesota Pipers
Years6:
Team6:Allentown Jets
Years7:
Team7:Lancaster Red Roses
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA and ABA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:208 (3.9 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:212 (3.9 ppg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:29 (0.5 apg)

Kenneth Eugene Wilburn (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 2016) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played college basketball for the Central State Marauders from 1962 to 1966 and set a career scoring record.[2] He led the team to an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship in 1965.[3] Wilburn played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)/Eastern Basketball Association (EBA). Wilburn was a three-time EPBL/EBA champion with the Allentown Jets. He won the EPBL Most Valuable Player award in 1968 with the Trenton Colonials and the EBA Most Valuable Player award with the Allentown Jets in 1974.

Wilburn joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in November 1967 to provide reinforcement after the team had lost several players to injuries.[4] He returned to the team for the 1968–69 season,[5] but was waived in November 1968.[6]

Wilburn became a school teacher after his retirement from playing and taught at Chelsea Heights Elementary School in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[7] He was indicted on December 21, 1996, on charges that he sexually assaulted six students on school field trips and in his home between September 1990 and June 1995.[8]

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source[9]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Chicago3 8.7 .556 .250 3.3 .7 3.7
Chicago4 3.5 .375 .250 .8 .3 1.8
N.Y. Nets (ABA)4 5.5 .250  - .667 1.0 .5 2.5
Denver (ABA)37 11.1 .298  - .526 4.8 .6 4.7
Minnesota (ABA)6 5.7 .222  - .400 3.0 .3 1.0
Career (NBA)7 5.7 .471 .250 1.9 .4 2.6
Career (ABA)47 9.9 .384  - .535 4.2 .6 4.0
Career (overall)54 9.4 .391  - .506 3.9 .5 3.9

Playoffs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legacy.
  2. "Ken Wilburn Rookie of the Year". Washington Afro-American. April 4, 1967. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  3. Lawrence Casey. "Beleaguered Bulls try new face". Chicago Defender. November 2, 1967. 39.
  4. "Clemens out with injury; add Wilburn". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1967. C1.
  5. "Bulls invite 8 rookies to camp". Chicago Defender. September 10, 1968. 25.
  6. Robert Logan. "Only 891 see Bulls beat Seattle". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1968. C1.
  7. Web site: Former ABA, NBA Journeyman Accused Of Molesting Five Female Students . Associated Press . July 21, 2020 . September 6, 1996.
  8. News: Teacher Named in Assaults. Pristin. Terry. 2018-11-20. en.
  9. Web site: Ken Wilburn NBA & ABA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 25 June 2024.