Ron King (basketball)

Ron King (born July 11, 1951) is a retired American basketball player. He played for the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Ron King
Personal information
Born	(1951-07-11) July 11, 1951 (age 72) Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	Florida State (1970–1972)
NBA draft	1973: 4th round, 63rd overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Position	Shooting guard
Number	35
Career history
1973–1974	Kentucky Colonels
1978	Kentucky Stallions

Career highlights and awards
No. 33 jersey honored by Florida State Seminoles

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'4" shooting guard from Louisville, Kentucky, was Kentucky Mr. Basketball as a senior at Central High School. He chose Florida State for college, where as a junior he led the Seminoles to the 1972 National Championship game, where they lost to UCLA 81–76. King scored 1,252 points in his college career (19.6 per game) and set the school single-game scoring record with 46 against Georgia Southern on February 11, 1971.^[1]

After graduation, King was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the fourth round (63rd pick overall) of the 1973 NBA draft. He signed instead with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA, playing one season and averaging 7.1 points per game in the 1973–74 season.^[2]

References edit

^ "Florida State Basketball Great Ron King To Have Jersey Honored In Ceremony During Seminoles Game Against Clemson On Saturday". Seminoles.com. February 27, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^ "Ron King basketball-reference.com profile". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.