Nationality American Role Basketball Player Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Height 2.06 m | Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg) Weight 90 kg Name Ken Sears Education Santa Clara University | |
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Born August 17, 1933 (age 90)
Watsonville, California ( 1933-08-17 ) High school Watsonville (Watsonville, California) College Santa Clara (1951–1955) NBA draft 1955 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall Position Small forward, Power forward |
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Kenneth Robert Sears (August 17, 1933 – April 23, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first basketball player on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, appearing on the December 20, 1954 issue.
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A 6'9" forward from Santa Clara University, Sears played eight seasons (1955–1961, 1962–1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors. He averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game in his NBA career, appearing as an NBA All-Star in 1958 and 1959. Sears also led the NBA in field goal percentage twice (1959, 1960).
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Sears spent the 1961–62 basketball season in the short-lived American Basketball League.
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References
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