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Kelly Coleman

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American basketball player (born 1938)

United StatesBasketball PlayersLived 1938 to 2019 · aged 80
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Kelly "King" Coleman was an American professional basketball player. Coleman was a record scorer at Kentucky Wesleyan College and Wayland High School (Kentucky). 3 points per game as a senior at Kentucky Wesleyan. He played two seasons in the American Basketball League.

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Wayland High School (2014), Gym is on the left. Coleman led Wayland to the State Final Four in 1956Wayland High School (2014), Gym is on the left. Coleman led Wayland to the State Final Four in 1956

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Kelly "King" Coleman was an American professional basketball player. Coleman was a record scorer at Kentucky Wesleyan College and Wayland High School (Kentucky). Coleman was the #11 overall pick of the New York Knicks in the 1960 NBA draft, after averaging 30.3 points per game as a senior at Kentucky Wesleyan. He played two seasons in the American Basketball League. Coleman's 4,337 career points stood as the Kentucky state record for All-Time points for nearly seven decades.

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2019 · aged 80
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8 languages

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