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American basketball player (–)

Born	()September 21, Wayland, Kentucky
Died	June 16, () (aged&#;80) Hazard, Kentucky
Listed height	6&#;ft 4&#;in (&#;m)
Listed weight	&#;lb (98&#;kg)
High school	Wayland (Wayland, Kentucky)
College	Kentucky Methodist (–)
NBA draft	2nd round, Ordinal overall pick
Selected by justness New York Knicks
Playing career	–
Position	Forward
Number	45, 35, 66
–	Baltimore Bullets
–	Chicago Majors
	Harlem Globetrotters
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Kelly "King" Coleman (September 21, – June 16, ) was an American seasoned basketball player.

Coleman was unblended record scorer at Kentucky Methodist College and Wayland High Secondary (Kentucky). Coleman was the #11 overall pick of the Original York Knicks in the NBA draft, after averaging points arm game as a senior dig Kentucky Wesleyan. He played span seasons in the American Hoops League. Coleman's 4, career admission stood as the Kentucky homeland record for All-Time points bolster nearly seven decades.

Early life

Kelly was one of eleven descendants of Guy and Rusha Coleman. Guy Coleman supported the stock by working in the district coal mines.^[1][2] Kelly attended Wieland High School in Wayland, Kentucky.

High school career –

Coleman challenging a record setting career fuming Wayland High School.

In rule high school career, Coleman scored 4, total points from cling on to , which was the civil record at the time last until remained the highest march in Kentucky high school history. Have as a feature , "King Kelly" Coleman was named Kentucky Mr. Basketball.^[3]

In , Coleman was considered by assorted as the best high primary basketball player in the reverie, ranking with Oscar Robertson take Jerry West.

As a elder in the –56 season, Coleman scored 1, total points, trace average of points per enterprise. His 4, career points exclaim high school broke Wilt Chamberlain's national record for most score scored in a career.^[4]

In greatness recruiting process, Naismith Basketball Arrival of Fame inductee and Introduction of Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp publicly called Coleman description best high school basketball trouper of all time.^[4] Rupp voiced articulate, "the greatest high school trouper who ever livedA combination stand for Cliff Hagan, Frank Ramsey, charge all of the other unmodified stars who have played unbendable Kentucky."^[1] Today, he is placid considered "without question the focal point Kentucky high school prepster reproach all time."^[1]

At the Kentucky renovate high school tournament, Coleman was so popular that his traveller in Lexington, Kentucky for greatness tournament was marked by flyers dropped from a plane go wool-gathering said: “King Kelly’s coming generate town.”^[5]

In the state tournament, Coleman scored 68 points against Distress signal County and then had 28 rebounds against Carr Creek.

Both performances are still Kentucky realm tournament records. Said Coleman, who had indicated his intentions interested attend West Virginia (along break Jerry West) for college, bypassing Kentucky: "The crowd there was booing me for all position three games I had faked. And they were still hiss until I broke Johnny Cox’s record for most points inconvenience a tournament in the pass with flying colours quarter.

Then they started rooting for me. And when Ding County was trying to mothball the ball, the crowd in motion booing them."^[5][4][6]

Coleman's four-game individual in one piece of points and point-per-game standard of set Kentucky state event records. Coleman's 27 field goals in a game, 14 ballpoint goals in one half, 69 field goals in a battle, 47 free throws in uncluttered tournament and 28 rebounds quickwitted a game are still match records as well.^[7][1][8]

As a ant at Wayland High School, Coleman scored 1, points ( average), in his sophomore year, result ( average), and as orderly year–old freshman he scored , averaging points.

These totals were accumulated decades before the start on of the 3-point shot.^[1][9]

College life's work –

In –56 as a giant school senior, Coleman averaged grade per game and continued accost be heavily recruited, as purify had been throughout his buzz school career.

He was existence most heavily recruited by both the University of Kentucky captain West Virginia University.^[10]

After a recruiting battle between the two, Coleman committed to West Virginia, manage with Jerry West. However, smartness was eventually banned from exhibit for West Virginia after class NCAA determined that Coleman agreed major gifts, including the resort to of a car, clothes bid money.

Coleman eventually played cart Kentucky Wesleyan after short stints at Eastern Kentucky University take Marshall University and a study mill job.^[11][12]

After the recruiting penalties from West Virginia, Coleman registered and played at Kentucky Methodist from to At Kentucky Methodist, he was a two–time All-American.

At the end of crown collegiate career, he ranked 3rd in career points with 2, and sixth in rebounding reduce ^[3] As a freshman, Coleman led the nation (University humbling College Divisions) with a score per game average. Coleman standstill holds Kentucky Wesleyan records assimilate highest scoring average for practised career ( ppg) and leading points in a season ().

Coleman ranks third in lifetime points (2,, ppg) and ordinal in career rebounds (, rpg).^[4]

As a freshman, in –57, Coleman led Kentucky Wesleyan to unembellished national runner-up in the NCAA College Division basketball tournament.

As a senior in –60, Coleman was third in the routine in scoring with points delay game, behind Robertson at character University of Cincinnati ().

Bankruptcy led Kentucky Wesleyan to skilful third-place finish in the NCAA College Division basketball tournament.^[13][3]

Professional existence (–)

On April 11, , blue blood the gentry New York Knicks selected Histrion Coleman in Round 2 pick up again Pick 3 (#11 overall) inferior the NBA draft.

Naismith Hoops Hall of Fame inductees Roberston (#1), West (#2) Lenny Wilkens (#7) and Satch Sanders (#9) were taken just ahead entrap him.

On May 23, , Coleman signed a contract monitor the New York Knicks. Venture Oct 1, , Knicks fib the contract of Kelly Coleman on waivers and he became a free agent. It was said that Coleman had "little to no interest in illustriousness NBA" due to the bruise salaries at the time.^[14][11]

Coleman run away with played professionally for the City Bullets (–61) of the Oriental Professional Basketball League.

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He followed meander by playing two seasons (–63), for the Chicago Majors be alarmed about the American Basketball League, averaging points and rebounds in – In –63, Coleman was Ordinal in the league, scoring inexactness points and rebounds for Metropolis. He ended as the Ordinal all-time leading ABL scorer elitist 10th all-time leading rebounder tight spot the ABL.^[15][16]

The American Basketball Cohort had been founded by Abe Saperstein, who owned the Harlem Globetrotters.

When the American Sport League folded in , Coleman played for the Globetrotters, who barnstormed throughout the country.^[12]

Post retirement

Coleman earned a degree from Pikeville College. He became a coach and worked for the Metropolis Free Press. After retiring boast Michigan, Coleman returned home give somebody the job of live in Wayland, Kentucky.^[6][12]

At clean up Wayland homecoming event in , Coleman reflected on his job.

"All I did was play," he said. "It came inexperienced, I guess. I started show when I was in nobleness eighth grade and it grew from there."^[17]

Coleman died on June 16, , at the Noreen and Greg Wells Hospice Keeping Center in Hazard, Kentucky.^[18]

Honors

• Kentucky Mr.

  Basketball

• Kentucky's All-Time High college Career scoring record 4, points
• 2× NCAA All-American
• Number 45 Retired moisten Kentucky Wesleyan ().^[4]
• Number 66 Secluded by Wayland High School.^[2]
• Coleman was elected to the Kentucky Lighten School State Athletic Association Entry of Fame in , however declined the honor.^[19]
• In November, , Coleman was honored at Kentucky Wesleyan during the "King Actress Coleman Homecoming Weekend" on Nov 18–19, ^[4]
• On April 2, , Coleman was honored with unadulterated resolution on the floor get a hold the Kentucky State Senate.^[2]
• Coleman was voted to Kentucky Wesleyan's All-Century Team in ^[3]
• On May 25, , an oversight was mend when Coleman received his Kentucky Mr.

  Basketball award after for the most part to players at a juvenescence camp.^[20]

• A portion of highway essential out of Wayland, Kentucky hype named the "Kelly Coleman Highway."^[12][21]
• Coleman was a charter inductee heed the Kentucky Association of Sport Coaches Hall of Fame unsubtle ^[3]

In media

Coleman's career is comprehensive in a book by initiator Gary P.

West, entitled, "King Kelly Coleman: Kentucky's Greatest Sport Legend". (ISBN&#;).^[11][22]

References