Collis Temple

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Collis Temple
Collis Temple Jr Kentwood Rotary 2011-05-13.JPG
Temple at the 2011 banquet of the Kentwood, Louisiana Rotary Club
Personal information
Born (1952-11-08) November 8, 1952 (age 69)
Kentwood, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolO.W. Dillon
(Kentwood, Louisiana)
College LSU (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974 / Round: 6 / Pick: 94th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Position Small forward
Number40
Career history
1974–1975 San Antonio Spurs
1975 Iberia Superstars
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Collis Temple Jr. (born November 8, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player for Louisiana State University and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA.

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Career

College

The Kentwood, Louisiana native was the first African-American to play varsity basketball at Louisiana State University (LSU). When he joined the team in 1971, the Louisiana National Guard was called to protect him from angry segregationists. [1] In the fourth season of the Slate podcast Slow Burn, Temple shared his experiences interacting with a young David Duke while they were both students at LSU. [2] [3]

As a senior, Temple earned All-Southeastern Conference honors after averaging 15.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. [4] In 2017, Temple was elected to the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional

Temple was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 94th pick of the 1974 NBA draft. He spent one season (197475) with the San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 24 games. [5] In February 1975, he joined the Iberia Superstars of the European Professional Basketball League. [6]

Personal

Temple has three sons and one daughter. Collis III and Garrett Temple both played at LSU. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mark Schlabach. "LSU's First Black Player Revels in Legacy's Growth". Washington Post. March 30, 2006. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  2. Spears, Marc J. (2017-02-08). "Inside Collis Temple's historic struggle as LSU's first black basketball player". The Undefeated. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. "How David Duke Used the Ku Klux Klan, and How the Klan Made Him". Slate Magazine. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. Collis Temple Jr. LSUSports.net. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  5. Collis Temple statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  6. "El "Iberia Superstars" hoy en Mataró" [The "Iberia Superstars" now in Mataró] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 25 February 1975. p. 40. Retrieved 19 November 2017.