Blaine Denning

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Blaine Denning
Personal information
Born(1930-09-19)September 19, 1930
Fulton, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 25, 2016(2016-01-25) (aged 85)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthern (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeLawrence Tech (1949–1952)
NBA draft1952 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1952Harlem Globetrotters
1952Elmira Colonels
1952Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • No. 14 retired by Lawrence Tech
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Blaine Denning Sr. (September 19, 1930 – January 25, 2016)[1] was an American professional basketball player. Denning was selected in the 1952 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets.[2] He played for the Bullets in just one game in December 1952; he scored five points and grabbed four rebounds.[2]

Denning played college basketball for the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils from 1949 to 1952. He was the team's leading scorer during the 1950–51 season. Denning was inducted into the Lawrence Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 and his number 14 was retired by the team.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blaine Denning, Sr". Swanson Funeral Homes. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Blaine Denning. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Blaine Denning Hall of Fame". Lawrence Technological University. Retrieved September 17, 2021.


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