Albert King is regarded as one of the nation’s greatest high school players of all time after spending four years of high school basketball at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn. He was rated as the top prep player in the nation in his senior year over the likes of Magic Johnson.

The 6’6 guard/forward went to college at the University of Maryland where, during his 1979-1980 college season, he was named the ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, even appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice during the 1980 season. He was drafted in 1981 in the first round (10th overall pick) by the New Jersey Nets. Albert played nine seasons in the NBA for the Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, and Washington Bullets. During the 1982-1983 season, Albert had a career high scoring average of 17.0 points per game. Albert played a couple of seasons in the Italian Basketball League and the CBA before finishing his basketball career with the Bullets in 1991. He finished his career with an average of 12.1 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, and 2.2 assists per game.

Albert’s college jersey #55 was retired by the University of Maryland, and in 2002, Albert was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Since retirement, Albert has purchased three Wendys’ franchises and has been active in community relations.