Claude Virden

Claude Virden (born November 25, 1947) is a former American basketball player from Akron, Ohio.^[1]

Career

Virden played college basketball for Murray State University.^[2] Virden was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970 NBA Draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft.^[3]

After a stint in the United States Army,^[4] 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.^[5] A knee injury ended Virden's season and promising career.^[6]

References

Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1963: Sergent
1964: Jennings
1965: Haskins
1966: Haskins
1967: Haskins
1968: Chapman & Swift
1969: Virden
1970: McDaniels
1971: McDaniels
1972: Taylor
1973: Taylor
1974: Williams
1975: Sorrell
1976: Britt & Sisneros
1977: Howard
1978: Howard
1979: Tillman
1980: Hooker
1981: Beck
1982: Beck
1983: Green & Jakubick
1984: Jakubick
1985: Kite
1986: Boyce
1987: McCann
1988: Martin
1989: Martin
1990: Jones
1991: Jones
1992: Roberts
1993: Rogers
1994: Rogers
1995: Brown
1996: Brown
1997: Wells
1998: Mayes
1999: Eley
2000: Reese
2001: Hassell
2002: Domercant
2003: Minard
2004: Victor
2005: Jenkins
2006: Merritt
2007: Reed
2008: Hudson
2009: Hudson
2010: Faried
2011: Faried
2012: Canaan
2013: Canaan & Clark
2014: Mann
2015: Payne
2016: Bradds

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