Albert King and Jean Balukas inducted into the Fort Hamilton Hall of Fame
It was a day fit for a king and queen at Fort Hamilton High School (FHHS).
The Bay Ridge school held its Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Wednesday, January 10 before the Fort Hamilton Tigers took the court for their game, honoring billiards great Jean Balukas, class of 1977 and basketball legend Albert King, also class of ’77.
King, whose brother Bernard is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, was touted as one of the greatest high school player as a senior. He attended the University of Maryland, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball player of the year in the 1979-80 season, and was chosen by the New Jersey Nets as the 10th pick overall in the 1981 NBA draft. He played for four teams in nine NBA seasons.