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Ken Spain
	Spain with the Houston Cougars in 1968
Personal information
Born	October 6, 1946; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 11, 1990 (aged 44); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Austin (Houston, Texas)
College	Houston (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Position	Center
Number	15
Career history
1970–1971	Pittsburgh Condors
Career highlights and awards
	Fourth-team Parade All-American (1964);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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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 to 1969. Spain graduated from Austin High School in Houston.^[1]

Spain died of cancer at the age of 44 in Houston, Texas.^[2]

References

^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Accessed October 11, 2008.
^ "Names in the News - Oct. 12, 1990". www.latimes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

External links

Career statistics from Basketball Reference
Career NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
Career NCAA stats @ thedraftreview.com
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken Spain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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[Distinguished-1] "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Accessed October 11, 2008.

[2] "Names in the News - Oct. 12, 1990". www.latimes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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-'''John Kenneth Spain''' (October 6, 1946  – October 11, 1990) was an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player.
+{{short description|American basketball player}}
+{{for|the political strategist|Ken Spain (political strategist)}}
+{{Infobox basketball biography
+| name            = Ken Spain
+| image           = Ken Spain.png
+| image_size      =
+| caption         = Spain with the Houston Cougars in 1968
+| height_ft       = 6
+| height_in       = 9
+| weight_lb       = 225
+| birth_date      = {{birth date|1946|10|6}}
+| birth_place     = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
+| death_date      = {{death date and age|1990|10|11|1946|10|6}}
+| death_place     = Houston, Texas, U.S.
+| high_school     = [[Stephen F. Austin High School (Houston, Texas)|Austin]] (Houston, Texas)
+| college         = [[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]] (1966–1969)
+| draft_year      = 1969
+| draft_round     = 2
+| draft_pick      = 20
+| draft_team      = [[Chicago Bulls]]
+| career_start    =
+| career_end      =
+| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
+| career_number   = 15
+| years1          = 1970–1971
+| team1           = [[Pittsburgh Condors]]
+| highlights      =
+* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1964)
+| medaltemplates =
+{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
+{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
+{{MedalGold|[[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
+}}
+'''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 (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]] in the 1969 ABA Draft. He played in eleven [[American Basketball Association (1967-1976)|American Basketball Association]] games during the 1970-71 season for the [[Pittsburgh Condors]].
+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 (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]] in the 1969 ABA Draft. He played in eleven [[American Basketball Association (1967-1976)|American Basketball Association]] games during the 1970–71 season for the [[Pittsburgh Condors]].
-A 6'9" [[Center (basketball)|center]], Spain played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Houston]] with [[Elvin Hayes]] from 1966-1969. Spain graduated from [[Austin High School (Houston)|Austin High School]] in Houston.<ref name="Distinguished">"[http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Distinguished HISD Alumni]." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Accessed October 11, 2008.</ref>
+A 6'9" [[Center (basketball)|center]], Spain played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Houston]] with [[Elvin Hayes]] from 1965 to 1969. Spain graduated from [[Austin High School (Houston)|Austin High School]] in Houston.<ref name="Distinguished">"[http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Distinguished HISD Alumni] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515061020/http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD |date=2012-05-15 }}." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Accessed October 11, 2008.</ref>
-==Death==
+Spain died of cancer at the age of 44 in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Names in the News - Oct. 12, 1990 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-12-sp-2058-story.html |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.latimes.com}}</ref>
-Ken Spain died of cancer at age 44 in Houston, Texas.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{basketballstats|nba_historical=ken_spain}}
-*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/spainke01.html Career NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com
+*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/spainke01.html Career NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com
-*[http://thedraftreview.com/history/drafted1969/Spain-Kenny.htm Career NCAA stats] @ thedraftreview.com
+*[http://thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152 Career NCAA stats] @ thedraftreview.com
-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/ken-spain-1.html Ken Spain olympics]
+*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/ken-spain-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163735/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/ken-spain-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Ken Spain}}
 {{Footer 1968 Olympic Champions Basketball Men}}
-{{1969 NBA Draft}}
+{{1969 NBA draft}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              =Spain, Ken
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Basketball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = October 6, 1946
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = October 11, 1990
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Spain, Ken}}
 [[Category:1946 births]]
 [[Category:1990 deaths]]
+[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
 [[Category:Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Basketball players from Texas]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Houston]]
 [[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
 [[Category:Chicago Bulls draft picks]]
+[[Category:Delaware Blue Bombers players]]
 [[Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Oakland Oaks draft picks]]
-[[Category:Olympic basketball players of the United States]]
+[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball]]
-[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]]
-[[Category:Olympic medalists in basketball]]
 [[Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)]]
 [[Category:Pittsburgh Condors players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Houston, Texas]]
+[[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]
-[[Category:United States men's national basketball team members]]
+[[Category:Wilmington Blue Bombers players]]

v t e 1969 NBA draft
First round	Lew Alcindor Neal Walk Lucius Allen Terry Driscoll Larry Cannon Bingo Smith Bob Portman Herm Gilliam Jo Jo White Butch Beard John Warren Willie McCarter Bud Ogden Mike Davis Rick Roberson
Second round	Simmie Hill Bob Greacen Ron Taylor Willie Norwood Ken Spain Bernie Williams Ed Siudut Johnny Baum Gene Williams Wally Anderzunas Bill Bunting Dick Garrett Willie Taylor Willie Scott