Reggie Lacefield Explained

Reggie Lacefield
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:230
Birth Date:10 April 1945
Birth Place:Gary, Indiana, U.S.
High School:Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana)
College:Western Michigan (1965–1968)
Draft Year:1968
Draft Round:12
Draft Pick:155
Draft Team:Los Angeles Lakers
Career Start:1968
Career End:1979
Career Number:44
Career Position:Shooting guard, small forward
Years1:1968
Team1:Kentucky Colonels
Years2:1968–1971
Team2:Wilmington/Delaware Blue Bombers
Years3:1971–1973
Team3:Hartford Capitols
Years4:1973–1975
Team4:Cherry Hill Rookies
Years5:1977–1979
Team5:Lancaster Red Roses

Reggie Lacefield (April 10, 1945 – December 17, 2023) was an American professional basketball player. He spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Kentucky Colonels during the 1968–69 season.

Education and career

Lacefield attended Western Michigan University where he was selected in the 12th round (155th overall pick) of the 1968 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but he never played for them.

Lacefield played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1968 to 1979 for the Wilmington / Delaware Blue Bombers, Hartford Capitols, Cherry Hill Rookies and Lancaster Red Roses.[1]

Lacefield died on December 17, 2023, at the age of 78.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reggie Lacefield . Stats Crew . June 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Reggie Lacefield obituary . evanwsmithfuneralservices.com . December 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: Reggie Lacefield . Legacy . 4 January 2024.