Ken Sears
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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).[1]
Sears spent the 1961–62 basketball season in the short-lived American Basketball League.[2]
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- ↑ NBA career statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ↑ History of the American Basketball League. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
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