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American basketball player

Ben Warley
Personal information
Born(1936-09-04)September 4, 1936
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedApril 5, 2002(2002-04-05) (aged 65)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPhelps Vocational (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeTennessee State (1957–1960)
NBA draft1961: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1960–1974
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number14, 33, 40, 44
Career history
1960–1962Cleveland Pipers
1962–1963Long Beach Chiefs
1963–1965Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1967Baltimore Bullets
1967–1969Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars
1969–1970Denver Rockets
1970–1971Camden Bullets
1971–1972Wilkes-Barre Barons
1972–1973Hazleton Bullets
1973–1974Cherry Hill Rookies
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points3,686 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds2,436 (5.6 rpg)
Assists356 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

Warley settled in Philadelphia after his playing career was over. He died of liver cancer in 2002.

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/ABA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962–63 Syracuse 26 7.9 .450 .714 3.3 .2 4.8
1963–64 Philadelphia 79 22.0 .435 .721 7.8 .9 8.2
1964–65 Philadelphia 64 14.1 .372 .705 4.3 .8 4.9
1965–66 Philadelphia 1 6.0 .333 – 2.0 .0 2.0
1965–66 Baltimore 56 13.7 .409 .660 3.8 .4 5.3
1966–67 Baltimore 62 16.7 .401 .788 5.2 .8 6.2
1967–68 Anaheim (ABA) 71 32.4 .442 .313 .805 8.6 1.4 17.4
1968–69 L.A. Stars (ABA) 35 25.0 .407 .256 .748 5.5 .7 14.0
1969–70 Denver (ABA) 42 11.3 .353 .259 .763 2.6 .7 4.6
Career (NBA) 288 16.2 .413 .724 5.3 .7 6.1
Career (ABA) 148 24.6 .423 .284 .785 6.2 1.0 13.0
Career (overall) 436 19.0 .418 .284 .751 5.6 .8 8.5
All-Star (ABA) 1 17.0 .286 .000 1.000 1.0 3.0 8.0

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

  1. ^ "Ben Warley NBA/ABA stats Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. Obituary at NBA.com
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1960 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
1961 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
1961 NBA draft
First round
Second round
Cleveland Pipers 1961–62 ABL Champions
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