Ronnie Shavlik | |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1933 |
Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Death Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
High School: | East (Denver, Colorado) |
College: | NC State (1953–1956) |
Draft Year: | 1956 |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 4 |
Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
Career Start: | 1956 |
Career End: | 1958 |
Career Number: | 14, 16 |
Career Position: | Forward |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | New York Knicks |
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Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American center for the NC State Wolfpack in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shavlik established a janitorial service, Carolina Maintenance Co., as a college student in 1956.[1] After his playing career, he focused on growing the business. Shavlik died of cancer at the age of 49.[2]
His grandson, Shavlik Randolph, played college basketball for Duke University and has played professionally in the NBA. On November 4, 2018, Shavlik was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame.
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Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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New York | 7 | 10.3 | .182 | .400 | 3.1 | .0 | 1.4 | ||
New York | 1 | 2.0 | .000 | - | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | ||
Career | 8 | 9.3 | .174 | .400 | 2.9 | .0 | 1.3 |