Jimmy King
King was a starter for teams that reached the tournament four times. Before this, he was a high school All-American basketball player at Plano East Senior High School in Plano, a city north of Dallas, Texas. Although the Fab Five final four appearances are forfeited, he was not among the players called before the grand jury. King and Ray Jackson were the only two members of the Fab Five that did not leave school early for the draft, staying with Michigan for their entire four years of eligibility.
King was selected in the second round (35th overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He played in a total of 64 games in two seasons with the Raptors and Denver Nuggets, made one start for the Raptors in 1996. King played for the Quad City Thunder(a CBA team)for most of his career. King retired with a career average of 4.5 points after the 1996–97 season.
In a phone interview on The Jim Rome Show on November 30, 2006, Jimmy stated he was currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch on Wall Street. During the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines season, King served as a radio color commentator.
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