Earnie Killum

Earnie Killum
Personal information
Born(1948-06-11)June 11, 1948
Clarksdale, Mississippi
DiedJune 11, 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 72)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft1970: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
PositionGuard
Number20
Career history
1970–1971Los Angeles Lakers
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Earnest Killum (June 11, 1948 – June 11, 2020) was an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After starring for Stetson from 1968 to 1970, averaging a school-record 24.9 points over two seasons and earning All-America honors,[1] he was selected by the Lakers with the thirteenth pick (30th overall) in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft. An ankle injury limited him to only four games,[2] in which he averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds.[3]

Killum departed the league after the 1970–71 season, and played the next year in Europe before retiring. He is one of only two Stetson alumni to play in the NBA, along with Lorenzo Williams, and was elected into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

He became a vice principal at Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia in the early 2000s.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1970–71 L.A. Lakers 4 3.0 .000 1.000 .5 .0 .3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1971 L.A. Lakers 2 2.0 1.000 .667 .0 .0 2.0

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (June 12, 2020). "Former Stetson star Earnest Killum dies at 72". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Earnie Killum - All Things Lakers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Earnie Killum NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2024.


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