David Vaughn Jr. (born June 4, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player.

Rated the second-best basketball prospect in the country, Vaughn committed to Memphis State University in 1971, but then decided to play for Oral Roberts University after meeting with Oral Roberts himself.

Vaughn left ORU for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shortly afterwards, but he never played basketball at UNLV.

Vaughn was selected in the 1973 ABA Special Circumstances Draft by the San Diego Conqusitadors and opted to sign a professional contract, ending up with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association in 1974.

[4] When the Squires folded in 1976, Vaughn took his game to Europe, but his career ended a few years later when he broke both of his legs in an automobile accident.