American basketball player
Ken Spain Spain with the Houston Cougars in 1968
Born (1946-10-06 ) October 6, 1946Houston, Texas , U.S.Died October 11, 1990(1990-10-11) (aged 44) Houston, Texas, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) High school Austin (Houston, Texas)College Houston (1965–1969)NBA draft 1969 : 2nd round, 20th overall pickSelected by the Chicago Bulls Position Center Number 15 1970–1971 Pittsburgh Condors
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John Kenneth Spain (October 6, 1946 – October 11, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.
Spain was selected by the National Basketball Association 's Chicago Bulls with the 20th overall pick in the 1969 NBA draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1969 ABA Draft. He played in eleven American Basketball Association games during the 1970–71 season for the Pittsburgh Condors .
A 6'9" center , Spain played college basketball at the University of Houston with Elvin Hayes from 1965–1969. Spain graduated from Austin High School in Houston.[1]
Spain died of cancer at the age of 44 in Houston, Texas.[2]
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