Benjamin Vallentina Warley (September 4, 1936 – April 5, 2002) was an American professional

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player. A 6'5" forward/

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from

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, Warley played five seasons (1962–1967) in the

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as a member of the

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, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.4

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and 5.6

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. Warley later played with several teams in the

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, representing the

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in the

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. Warley played in the

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(EBA) for the

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, Hazleton Bullets and

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from 1970 to 1974. He was selected to the All-EBA First Team in 1971. Warley settled in Philadelphia after his playing career was over. He served as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Kings of the

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under head coach

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. 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. Warley died of

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in 2002.Obituary
at NBA.com

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

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, 1 , , 6.0 , , .333 , , , , – , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 62 , , 16.7 , , .401 , , , , .788 , , 5.2 , , .8 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(ABA) , 71 , , 32.4 , , .442 , , .313 , , .805 , , 8.6 , , 1.4 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", L.A. Stars (ABA) , 35 , , 25.0 , , .407 , , .256 , , .748 , , 5.5 , , .7 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(ABA) , 42 , , 11.3 , , .353 , , .259 , , .763 , , 2.6 , , .7 , , 4.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (NBA) , 288 , , 16.2 , , .413 , , , , .724 , , 5.3 , , .7 , , 6.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (ABA) , 148 , , 24.6 , , .423 , , .284 , , .785 , , 6.2 , , 1.0 , , 13.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (overall) , 436 , , 19.0 , , .418 , , .284 , , .751 , , 5.6 , , .8 , , 8.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star (ABA) , 1 , , 17.0 , , .286 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 3.0 , , 8.0

Playoffs

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

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, 4 , , 21.3 , , .391 , , , , .667 , , 8.3 , , .5 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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, 2 , , 4.5 , , .000 , , , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

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(ABA) , 10 , , 12.9 , , .421 , , .438 , , .600 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 4.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (NBA) , 10 , , 10.9 , , .281 , , , , .650 , , 3.9 , , .3 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career (overall) , 20 , , 11.9 , , .357 , , .438 , , .633 , , 3.4 , , .7 , , 3.8

Notes

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