Isaac "Bud" Stallworth is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

 and played college basketball

College basketball

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 at the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

 (KU) where he was named 1972 All-Big Eight

Big Eight Conference

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 Player of the Year. He had a professional career in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 from 1972–1977.

Stallworth was selected 7th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

 in the 1972 NBA Draft

1972 NBA Draft

The 1972 NBA Draft was the 26th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 10, 1972 before the 1972–73 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...

, and by the Denver Rockets in the 1972 ABA

American Basketball Association

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 Draft. After two seasons with the Sonics, he was made available in the 1974 expansion draft

Expansion draft

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 to be selected by the New Orleans Jazz

Utah Jazz

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, for whom he played for three seasons. His playing career was cut short due to a back injury sustained in an automobile accident in 1977. In 1978, Stallworth graduated from KU with a bachelor of social work degree.

In 1972 while at KU, Stallworth scored 50 points in a win against Missouri

University of Missouri

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External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• One on One - Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (Part 1 of 2), nbrpa.com - posted January 17, 2006