John Kenneth Spain (October 6, 1946 – October 11, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.
 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Pittsburgh Condors | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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. 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 1965 to 1969. Spain graduated from Austin High School in Houston.[1]
Spain died of cancer at the age of 44 in Houston, Texas.[2]
References
edit- ^ "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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