George King (basketball)

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Name = George King


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Title = Head Coach
College = Purdue University
Sport = Basketball
Conference = Big Ten
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DateOfBirth = August 16, 1928
Birthplace = Charleston, West Virginia
DateOfDeath = October 5, 2006 (age 78)
Deathplace = Naples, Florida
OverallRecord = 211-107 (0.664)
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TournamentRecord = 4-4 NCAA Tournament
0-1 NIT
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Championships = 1962 SoCon Tournament Champion
1963 SoCon Tournament Champion
1965 SoCon Tournament Champion
1969 Big Ten Champion
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Years = 1952-1956
1958
Team = Syracuse Nationals
Cincinnati Royals
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CoachYears = 1957
1958-1960
1961-1965
1966-1972
CoachTeams = Morris-Harvey College
West Virginia University Asst.
West Virginia University
Purdue University
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George Smith King (August 16, 1928–October 5, 2006) was the men's basketball coach at Purdue from 1965 to 1972. During his tenure, he compiled a 109-64 record. He won a Big Ten Championship, and took the school to its only modern National Championship appearance in 1969. He served as the school's athletic director following his coaching stint. He is a member of the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame. He previously served as the head basketball coach at West Virginia, from 1961 to 1965, where he compiled a 102-43 record.

King played professional basketball during the 1950s as a member of the Syracuse Nationals and Cincinnati Royals. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia.

He was a member of the 1955 NBA Championship team with the Syracuse Nationals. In Game 7, King made the series-clinching free throws and later stole the ball away to win the championship.

External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KINGGE01 NBA statistics] at basketballreference.com
* [http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=19504414 Obituary]