Ken Wilburn

Kenneth "Ken" Wilburn (born June 8, 1944) was an American professional basketball player. He set a career scoring record at Central State University[1], lead his team to an NAIA championship,[2] and then 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 when with the Trenton Colonials, and the EBA Most Valuable Player award when with the Allentown Jets in 1974.

Ken Wilburn
Personal information
Born (1944-06-08) June 8, 1944
River Rouge, Michigan
DiedOctober 6, 2016
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRiver Rouge
(River Rouge, Michigan)
CollegeCentral State (1962–1966)
NBA draft1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1966–1979
PositionForward
Number6, 9, 10, 30, 12
Career history
1966–1968Trenton Colonials
1967–1968Chicago Bulls
1968New York Nets
1968–1969Denver Rockets
1969Minnesota Pipers
1969–1975Allentown Jets
1978–1979Lancaster Red Roses
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points208 (3.9 ppg)
Rebounds212 (3.9 ppg)
Assists29 (0.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Wilburn joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in November 1967 to provide reinforcement after the team had lost several players to injuries.[2][3] He returned to the team for the 1968–69 season,[4] but was waived in November 1968.[5]

Wilburn was a teacher at an Atlantic City school and was indicted Dec 21 1996 on charges that he sexually assaulted six students between September 1990 and June 1995. Wilburn, was accused of fondling the girls at the Chelsea Heights Elementary School, on school field trips and in his home in Somers Point New Jersey, according to prosecutors. Mr. Wilburn, an Atlantic City public school teacher since 1970.[6]

Kenneth Wilburn Died October 6, 2016. [7]

References
  1. "Ken Wilburn Rookie of the Year". Washington Afro-American. April 4, 1967. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. Lawrence Casey. "Beleaguered Bulls try new face". Chicago Defender. November 2, 1967. 39.
  3. "Clemens out with injury; add Wilburn". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1967. C1.
  4. "Bulls invite 8 rookies to camp". Chicago Defender. September 10, 1968. 25.
  5. Robert Logan. "Only 891 see Bulls beat Seattle". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1968. C1.
  6. Pristin, Terry. "Teacher Named in Assaults". Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  7. "Legacy".
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