2001 Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: Basketball
Ken grew up on the southside of Flint and attended Clark Elementary, Whittier Junior High and graduated from Flint Central.
At Flint Central, Ken was the first player to score more than 400 points. Named most valuable player his senior year scoring 521, the tribe put together an 18/3 record and won the Saginaw Valley Conference Championship under coach Clif Tumer. Ken also was a 59.9% field goal shooter, averaged 68% on free throws and averaging 24.8 points per game. Ken made the UPI Class A All-State Team, the AP All-Star Basketball Team, 1st Team All-Valley and named Michigan High School Player of the Year.
At 6 feet 10 inches and weighing 235 pounds his senior year at the University of Michigan, Ken played center and was named co-captain of the team. In the 1972 and 1973 seasons at the University of Michigan, Ken had 221 rebounds for an average of 9.2 and scored 311 points for an average of 12.9.
Ken played for the Big Ten All Star Team that toured Australia. He ranked 9th as a rebounder in the Big Ten’s 1972-73 season. He averaged 10.4 rebounds for one and a half seasons and was excellent at the outlet pass.
Ken played professional basketball overseas and lives in Melano, Switzerland.
