Don May
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Donald John May is a retired American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player.

A 6'4" two-time 2nd team All-American forward from the University of Dayton
University of Dayton
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 who was the star of the Flyer team that lost in the 1967 national championship game to Lew Alcindor's UCLA team. May played seven seasons (1968–1975) in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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 as a member of the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
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, Buffalo Braves
Buffalo Braves
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, Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
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, Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
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, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings. He averaged 8.8 points per game
Points per game
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 in his career and won a league championship with New York in 1970.

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