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American basketball player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cincinnati, USA
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PiscesPlace of death
Amelia Island, USA
Age
91 years
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Height:
183 cm
Weight:
75 kg
Education
East Lansing High School
Sports Teams
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
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Biography
Thomas Van Dyke King (March 9, 1924 – November 12, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played a season for the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the league that would later become the modern NBA.
After a college career at the University of Michigan, King signed with the Falcons in 1946. King (who would later prove successful in business) negotiated roles as publicity director, business manager and travelling secretary for the team. This combination of duties netted him an annual salary of $16,500, making him the highest paid player in the league, despite averaging only 5.1 points per game on the season.
King was married to Canadian figure skater and Olympic gold medallist, Barbara Ann Scott.
BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Detroit | 58 | .237 | .631 | .6 | 5.1 |
| Career | 58 | .237 | .631 | .6 | 5.1 | |
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