Sam Little (basketball)

Sam Little

Personal information
Born	(1945-03-29) March 29, 1945
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Carmago/Montgomery County (Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
College	Delta State (1965–1969)
NBA draft	1969: undrafted
Position	Guard
Number	40
Career history
As player:
1970	Kentucky Colonels
As coach:
1972–1974	Utah Valley
Career highlights and awards
AP Little All-American First Team (1969)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Samuel Ray Little (born March 29, 1945) is a retired professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Kentucky Colonels during the 1969–70 season after a successful college career at Delta State University. While he was not drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after graduating from Delta State, the New Orleans Buccaneers did select him in the 1969 ABA Draft.

Little was also a coach, heading Utah Valley University's men's basketball team for the first two seasons in the program's history (1972–1974).

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• Delta State Hall of Fame profile