# Ben Warley

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American basketball player

Ben Warley Personal information Born (1936-09-04)September 4, 1936 Washington, D.C., U.S. Died April 5, 2002(2002-04-05) (aged 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Career information High school Phelps Vocational (Washington, D.C.) College Tennessee State (1957–1960) NBA draft 1961: 1st round, 6th overall pick Drafted by Syracuse Nationals Playing career 1960–1974, 1980 Position Small forward / shooting guard Number 14, 33, 40, 44 Career history 1960–1962 Cleveland Pipers 1962–1963 Long Beach Chiefs 1963–1965 Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 1965–1967 Baltimore Bullets 1967–1969 Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars 1969–1970 Denver Rockets 1970–1971 Camden Bullets 1971–1972 Wilkes-Barre Barons 1972–1973 Hazleton Bullets 1973–1974 Cherry Hill Rookies 1980 Philadelphia Kings Career highlights NIBL champion (1961) ABL champion (1962) ABA All-Star (1968) All-EBA First Team (1971) Career NBA and ABA statistics Points 3,686 (8.4 ppg) Rebounds 2,436 (5.6 rpg) Assists 356 (0.8 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference

**Benjamin Vallentina Warley** (September 4, 1936 – April 5, 2002) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.

A 6'5" [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball))/[guard](/source/Guard_(basketball)) from [Tennessee State University](/source/Tennessee_State_University), Warley played five seasons (1962–1967) in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) as a member of the [Syracuse Nationals](/source/Syracuse_Nationals), [Philadelphia 76ers](/source/Philadelphia_76ers), and [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(1963%E2%80%9373)). He averaged 8.4 [points per game](/source/Points_per_game) and 5.6 [rebounds per game](/source/Rebounds_per_game). Warley later played with several teams in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association), representing the [Anaheim Amigos](/source/Anaheim_Amigos) in the [1968 ABA All-Star Game](/source/1968_ABA_All-Star_Game).[1]

Warley played in the [Eastern Basketball Association](/source/Eastern_Basketball_Association) (EBA) for the [Camden Bullets](/source/Camden_Bullets), [Wilkes-Barre Barons](/source/Wilkes-Barre_Barons), [Hazleton Bullets](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hazleton_Bullets&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Cherry Hill Rookies](/source/Cherry_Hill_Rookies) from 1970 to 1974.[2] He was selected to the All-EBA First Team in 1971.[2]

Warley settled in Philadelphia after his playing career was over. He served as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Kings of the [Continental Basketball Association](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) under head coach [Hal Greer](/source/Hal_Greer).[3] On December 27, 1980, Warley was activated as a player in a game due to a shortage of Kings players; he scored 4 points in 12 minutes.[3]

Warley died of [liver cancer](/source/Hepatocellular_carcinoma) in 2002.[4]

## Career statistics

Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

### NBA/ABA

Source[1]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG 1962–63 Syracuse 26 7.9 .450 .714 3.3 .2 4.8 1963–64 Philadelphia 79 22.0 .435 .721 7.8 .9 8.2 1964–65 Philadelphia 64 14.1 .372 .705 4.3 .8 4.9 1965–66 Philadelphia 1 6.0 .333 – 2.0 .0 2.0 1965–66 Baltimore 56 13.7 .409 .660 3.8 .4 5.3 1966–67 Baltimore 62 16.7 .401 .788 5.2 .8 6.2 1967–68 Anaheim (ABA) 71 32.4 .442 .313 .805 8.6 1.4 17.4 1968–69 L.A. Stars (ABA) 35 25.0 .407 .256 .748 5.5 .7 14.0 1969–70 Denver (ABA) 42 11.3 .353 .259 .763 2.6 .7 4.6 Career (NBA) 288 16.2 .413 .724 5.3 .7 6.1 Career (ABA) 148 24.6 .423 .284 .785 6.2 1.0 13.0 Career (overall) 436 19.0 .418 .284 .751 5.6 .8 8.5 All-Star (ABA) 1 17.0 .286 .000 1.000 1.0 3.0 8.0

#### Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG 1963 Syracuse 2 4.5 .000 .500 1.5 .0 1.0 1964 Philadelphia 4 21.3 .391 .667 8.3 .5 7.0 1965 Philadelphia 2 3.0 .000 – .5 .5 .0 1966 Baltimore 2 4.5 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .5 1970 Denver (ABA) 10 12.9 .421 .438 .600 2.9 1.1 4.5 Career (NBA) 10 10.9 .281 .650 3.9 .3 3.1 Career (overall) 20 11.9 .357 .438 .633 3.4 .7 3.8

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bbr_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bbr_1-1) ["Ben Warley NBA/ABA stats Stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/warlebe01.html). *Basketball Reference*. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sc_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sc_2-1) ["Ben Warley minor league basketball statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-warleben001). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jasner_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jasner_3-1) Jasner, Phil (December 29, 1980). ["Cazzie Is Kings' Maine Man"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-philadelphia-dai/62542349/). *Philadelphia Daily News*. p. 50. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Obituary](http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/warley_020407.html) at NBA.com

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