Dallas Thornton was an American basketball player.

Thornton was born in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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 and played basketball at Male High School there.

Thornton played college basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Kentucky Wesleyan College

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 and played on the team that won the 1969 NCAA Division II championship

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship

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Thornton was selected in the 1968 NBA Draft

1968 NBA Draft

The 1968 NBA Draft was the 22nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 3, 1968 and May 8, 1968 before the 1968–69 season. In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year...

 in the fourth round by the Baltimore Bullets

Washington Wizards

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 and was selected in the 1968 ABA

American Basketball Association

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 draft by the Miami Floridians

Miami Floridians

The Miami Floridians, later in their history known simply as The Floridians, were a professional basketball franchise in the original, now-defunct American Basketball Association. The Miami Floridians played in the ABA from 1968 through 1970 when they became simply The Floridians...

. Thornton opted to sign with the Floridians and played for the team through two seasons, averaging 6.6 points per game in the 1968-69 season and 8.8 points per game in 1969-70.

Thornton then played for the Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...

 and appeared in the 1981 movie The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island is a made for T.V. movie released in 1981.-Synopsis:The film is a sequel to the TV movie The Castaways on Gilligan's Island. Gilligan and his friends still own and operate the vacation resort The Castaways...

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