Nationality American Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions Name Ken Wilburn | Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg) Weight 88 kg Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.98 m | |
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High school River Rouge(River Rouge, Michigan) College Central State (1962–1966) NBA draft 1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39th overall | ||
Education Central State University |
Kenneth "Ken" Wilburn (born June 8, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. After setting the career scoring record at Central State University and leading his team to an NAIA championship, he played in the NBA, the ABA, the EPBL, and the EBA. The EPBL and EBA both later became the Continental Basketball Association. Wilburn was a three-time EPBL/EBA champion with the Allentown Jets, and he won the EPBL Most Valuable Player award in 1968 while with the Trenton Colonials as well as the EBA Most Valuable Player award while 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. He returned to the team for the 1968–69 season, but was waived in November 1968.