a 6'9" forward from santa clara university, sears played eight seasons (1955–1961, 1962–1964) in the national basketball association as a member of the new york knicks and san francisco warriors. he averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game in his nba career, appearing as an nba all-star in and . sears also led the nba in field goal percentage twice (1959, 1960).