(1929-03-19)March 19, 1929 Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Died
May 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 66) Quepos, Costa Rica
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College
Kentucky (1949–1951)
Position
Center
Number
77
Career highlights and awards
EBL Most Valuable Player (1959)
All-ABL Second Team (1962)
NCAA champion (1951)
NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1951)
Consensus first-team All-American (1951)
Third-team All-American – AP (1950)
William Edwin Spivey (March 19, 1929 – May 8, 1995) was an American basketball player. A 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center, he played college basketball for the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Kentucky Wildcats from 1949 to 1951. After his high school career, Spivey was recruited by the University of Kentucky. During his time with the Wildcats, he led the team to the 1951 NCAA tournament championship, and was voted Most Outstanding Player of the event. When a point shaving scandal was revealed that year, Spivey was accused of being involved, which he denied. He left the Wildcats in December 1951, and the university banned him from the squad in March 1952.
After he testified before a grand jury in New York, he was indicted on perjury charges. Although Spivey was not convicted when the case went to trial in 1953, he was prevented from competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) afterward. Spivey instead played professionally for various minor league teams. In 10 Eastern Basketball League (EBL) seasons, his teams won three championships. Spivey retired in 1968 and became a businessman, working in sales and operating restaurants. Upset by the accusations against him in the early 1950s, he was reclusive in his final years.
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