Carl Kilpatrick

Carl Kilpatrick (born May 16, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center, he attended Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe)^[1] and was selected by the New Orleans Jazz with the sixth pick in the eighth round of the 1978 NBA draft.^[2] During the summer, he averaged 18.5 points and 14 rebounds in the New Orleans Summer Professional League. He was cut by the Jazz before the start of the season and later signed with Montana Sky of the Western Basketball Association.^[3][4] In September 1979, he signed with the Jazz.^[5] He spent the majority of the season on the injury list, appearing in two games at the end of the season.

Carl Kilpatrick

Personal information
Born	(1956-05-16) May 16, 1956 (age 69) Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Bastrop (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College	Kilgore College (1974–1975) Louisiana–Monroe (1975–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 8th round, 158th overall
Drafted by	New Orleans Jazz
Position	Center
Number	51
Career history
1978–1979	Montana Sky
1979–1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1981	Tampereen Pyrintö
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

In the 1980–1981 season, Kilpatrick played 22 games for Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland. The team went to the SM-sarja finals, where they lost to Torpan Pojat and gained silver medals.^[6][7]

Kilpatrick's son Austin played for the Idaho State University Bengals men's basketball team.^[8]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[9]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Utah	2	3.0	.500	–	.500	2.0	.0	.0	.0	1.5