American basketball player
Ben Warley Born (1936-09-04 ) September 4, 1936Washington, D.C. , U.S.Died April 5, 2002(2002-04-05) (aged 65)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) High school Phelps Vocational (Washington, D.C.) College Tennessee State (1957–1960)NBA draft 1961 : 1st round, 6th overall pickSelected by the Syracuse Nationals Playing career 1960–1974 Position Small forward / shooting guard Number 14, 33, 40, 44 1960–1962 Cleveland Pipers 1962–1963 Long Beach Chiefs 1963 –1965 Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 1965 –1967 Baltimore Bullets 1967 –1969 Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars 1969–1970 Denver Rockets 1970–1971 Camden Bullets 1971–1972 Wilkes-Barre Barons 1972–1973 Hazleton Bullets 1973–1974 Cherry Hill Rookies
Points 3,686 (8.4 ppg) Rebounds 2,436 (5.6 rpg) Assists 356 (0.8 apg)
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Benjamin Vallentina Warley (September 4, 1936 – April 5, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'5" forward /guard from Tennessee State University , Warley played five seasons (1962–1967) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals , Philadelphia 76ers , and Baltimore Bullets . He averaged 8.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game . Warley later played with several teams in the American Basketball Association , representing the Anaheim Amigos in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game .[1]
Warley settled in Philadelphia after his playing career was over. He died of liver cancer in 2002.[2]
Career statistics
NBA/ABA
Source[1]
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
GP
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
PPG
1963
Syracuse
2
4.5
.000
.500
1.5
.0
1.0
1964
Philadelphia
4
21.3
.391
.667
8.3
.5
7.0
1965
Philadelphia
2
3.0
.000
–
.5
.5
.0
1966
Baltimore
2
4.5
.000
1.000
1.0
.0
.5
1970
Denver (ABA)
10
12.9
.421
.438
.600
2.9
1.1
4.5
Career (NBA)
10
10.9
.281
.650
3.9
.3
3.1
Career (overall)
20
11.9
.357
.438
.633
3.4
.7
3.8
Notes
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