Maurice King (basketball)

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Maurice King (basketball)
Position(s):
Shooting guard		 Jersey #(s):
19
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		 Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Born: March 12, 1935(1935-03-12)
Died: September 17, 2007 (aged 72)
Kansas City, Kansas
Career information
Year(s): 1959–1963
NBA Draft: 1957 / Round: 6 / Pick: 8
College: Kansas
Professional teams
Career stats
Points     226
Rebounds     106
Assists     144
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Maurice "Maury" E. King (March 12, 1935 – September 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Chicago Zephyrs.

King played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks and was the first black starter in Kansas basketball history in 1954. A teammate of Wilt Chamberlain, he played in the famous 1957 NCAA Championship game, where the Jayhawks lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels in triple-overtime.[1] The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 195 lb (88 kg/13.9 st) guard was selected out of the University of Kansas by the Boston Celtics with the 48th overall pick in the 6th round of the 1957 NBA Draft.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rachael Gray, Basketball great Maurice King dies, The University Daily Kansan, September 21, 2007.
  2. ^ Basketball-Reference - 1957 NBA Draft

[edit] External links

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Boston Celtics 1959-60 NBA Champions

6 Russell | 14 Cousy | 15 Heinsohn | 16 Richter | 17 Conley | 18 Loscutoff | 19 King | 20 Guarilia | 21 Sharman | 23 Ramsey | 24 S. Jones | 25 K.C. Jones | Coach Auerbach
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