Sam Little (basketball)

Samuel Ray Little (born March 29, 1946) is a retired professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Kentucky Colonels during the 1969–70 season after a successful college career at Delta State University. While he was not drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after graduating from Delta State, the New Orleans Buccaneers did select him in the 1969 ABA Draft.

Sam Little
Personal information
Born (1946-03-29) March 29, 1946
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarmago/Montgomery County
(Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
CollegeDelta State (1965–1969)
NBA draft1969 / Undrafted
PositionGuard
Number40
Career history
As player:
1970Kentucky Colonels
As coach:
1972–1974Utah Valley
Career highlights and awards
  • AP Little All-American First Team (1969)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Little was also a coach, heading Utah Valley University's men's basketball team for the first two seasons in the program's history (1972–1974).

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