Enoch Eli "Bud" Olsen III (July 25, 1940 – March 12, 2018) was an American professional

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player. A 6'8"

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from the

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, Olsen was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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. He played seven seasons in the NBA with the Royals,

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, Boston Celtics, and

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, averaging 4.3 points and 3.0

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per game. He spent the 1969–70 season with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. Olsen died on March 12, 2018.

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