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American basketball player (1948–2020)
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 Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Earnest Killum (June 11, 1948 – June 11, 2020) was an American professional basketball player for theβ€”β€”Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After starring for Stetson from 1968β€”β€”to 1970, "averaging school-record 24."9 points over two seasons. And earning All-America honors, 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 himβ€”β€”to only four games, "in which he averaged 0."3 points and "0."5 rebounds.

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.

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

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