Carl Kilpatrick (born May 16, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center, he attended Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe)[1] and was selected by the New Orleans Jazz with the sixth pick in the eighth round of the 1978 NBA draft.[2] During the summer, he averaged 18.5 points and 14 rebounds in the New Orleans Summer Professional League. He was cut by the Jazz before the start of the season and later signed with Montana Sky of the Western Basketball Association.[3][4] In September 1979, he signed with the Jazz.[5] He spent the majority of the season on the injury list, appearing in two games at the end of the season.

Carl Kilpatrick
Personal information
Born (1956-05-16) May 16, 1956 (age 68)
Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolBastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College
NBA draft1978: 8th round, 158th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
PositionCenter
Number51
Career history
1978–1979Montana Sky
1979–1980Utah Jazz
1980–1981Tampereen Pyrintö
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

In the 1980–1981 season, Kilpatrick played 22 games for Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland. The team went to the SM-sarja finals, where they lost to Torpan Pojat and gained silver medals.[6][7]

Kilpatrick's son Austin played for the Idaho State University Bengals men's basketball team.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Joel Bierig (January 16, 1976). "Kilpatrick's a hero now". The Shreveport Journal. p. 12. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Big Indian hits stride". The Times of Northwest Indiana. December 16, 1977. p. 42. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Sky signs big forward who was cut by Jazz". Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1978. p. 18. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Weather affecting Sky as well as their fans". Great Falls Tribune. November 19, 1978. p. 23. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Transactions". The Chapel Hill News. September 13, 1979. p. 3B. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Utah – Signed free agent center forward Carl Kilpatrick; [...]  
  6. ^ "Genius Sports". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "Vuolle muistelee: SM-finaalisarja ToPo - Pyrintö 1981 | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  8. ^ Austin Kilpatrick Signs with ISU Men's Basketball Archived 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine – published April 26, 2006
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