Kenneth Eugene Wilburn (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Central State Marauders from 1962 to 1966 and set a career scoring record."Ken Wilburn Rookie of the Year". Washington Afro-American. April 4, 1967. Retrieved May 29, 2012. He led the team to an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship in 1965.Lawrence Casey. "Beleaguered Bulls try new face". Chicago Defender. November 2, 1967. 39. Wilburn played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)/Eastern Basketball Association (EBA). Wilburn was a three-time EPBL/EBA champion with the Allentown Jets. He won the EPBL Most Valuable Player award in 1968 with the Trenton Colonials and the EBA Most Valuable Player award with the Allentown Jets in 1974. Wilburn served as head coach of the Jets during the 1972–73 season.
Wilburn joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in November 1967 to provide reinforcement after the team had lost several players to injuries."Clemens out with injury; add Wilburn". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1967. C1. He returned to the team for the 1968–69 season,"Bulls invite 8 rookies to camp". Chicago Defender. September 10, 1968. 25. but was waived in November 1968.Robert Logan. "Only 891 see Bulls beat Seattle". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1968. C1.
Wilburn became a school teacher after his retirement from playing and taught at Chelsea Heights Elementary School in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was indicted on December 21, 1996, on charges that he sexually assaulted six students on school field trips and in his home between September 1990 and June 1995.
Career statistics
NBA/ABA Source
Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG Chicago 3 8.7 .556 .250 3.3 .7 3.7 Chicago 4 3.5 .375 .250 .8 .3 1.8 N.Y. Nets (ABA) 4 5.5 .250 – .667 1.0 .5 2.5 Denver (ABA) 37 11.1 .298 – .526 4.8 .6 4.7 Minnesota (ABA) 6 5.7 .222 – .400 3.0 .3 1.0Career (NBA) 7 5.7 .471 .250 1.9 .4 2.6Career (ABA) 47 9.9 .384 – .535 4.2 .6 4.0Career (overall) 54 9.4 .391 – .506 3.9 .5 3.9
Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG 1969 Denver (ABA) 7 13.3 .485 – .250 4.6 .7 5.1
References
External links Career statistics at https://www.basketball-reference.com Draft information at http://www.thedraftreview.com/