Claude Felton Virden (born November 25, 1947) is an American former basketball player from Akron, Ohio.

Claude Virden
Personal information
Born (1947-11-25) November 25, 1947 (age 76)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral (Akron, Ohio)
College
NBA draft1970: 9th round, 142nd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1972–1973
PositionSmall forward
Number24
Career history
1972–1973Kentucky Colonels
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Career

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Virden played college basketball for Murray State University. Virden was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft.

After a stint in the United States Army,[1] Virden signed with the Kentucky Colonels. Virden played for part of the 1972–73 season for the Colonels, averaging 9.9 points per game as the team made it to the ABA Finals before losing the championship to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3.[2] A knee injury ended Virden's season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ summitcountysportshalloffame.com 2005 inductees page Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "BasketballReference.com Claude Virden page". Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ^ summitcountysportshalloffame.com 2005 inductees page Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine