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American basketball player (1948–2020)

Earnie Killum
Personal information
Born	(1948-06-11)June 11, 1948 Clarksdale, Mississippi
Died	June 11, 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 72) Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Coahoma CC (1966–1968) Stetson (1968–1970)
NBA draft	1970: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Guard
Number	20
Career history
1970–1971	Los Angeles Lakers

Stats at NBA.com
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, 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, 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.

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

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

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

v t e 1970 NBA draft
First round	Bob Lanier Rudy Tomjanovich Pete Maravich Dave Cowens Sam Lacey Jim Ard John Johnson Geoff Petrie George Johnson Greg Howard Jimmy Collins Al Henry Jim McMillian John Vallely John Hummer Gary Freeman Mike Price
Second round	Calvin Murphy Nate Archibald Jake Ford Rex Morgan Doug Cook Pete Cross Cornell Warner Walt Gilmore Dave Sorenson Fred Taylor Paul Ruffner Joe DePre Earnie Killum Dan Hester Ken Warzynski Bill Zopf Howie Wright

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