David Vaughn Jr.
American basketball player
David Vaughn Jr. (born June 4, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'11", he played the center position.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Vaughn starred at Nashville's Cameron High School, who won state championships in 1970 and 1971. Rated the second-best basketball prospect in the country, Vaughn committed to Memphis State University in 1971, but then decided to play for Oral Roberts University after meeting with Oral Roberts himself. Incidentally, Vaughn soon married Gail Finch, who was the sister of Memphis State star Larry Finch.
As a sophomore at ORU in 1973, Vaughn scored 34 points and grabbed 34 rebounds in a game against Brandeis University, setting a still-standing school record for most rebounds in a game. He averaged 19.2 points and 14.3 rebounds that season and earned All-American honors. Later that year, however, Vaughn fell into depression due to various personal problems. Vaughn left ORU for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shortly afterwards, but he never played basketball at UNLV. Vaughn was selected in the 1973 ABA Special Circumstances Draft by the San Diego Conqusitadors and opted to sign a professional contract, ending up with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association in 1974.
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