 Shavlik with NC State | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-12-04)December 4, 1933 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1983(1983-06-27) (aged 49) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East (Denver, Colorado) |
| College | NC State (1953–1956) |
| NBA draft | 1956: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1956–1958 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 14, 16 |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1958 | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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. After his playing career, he focused on growing the business. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. Shavlik was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame on November 4, 2018. Shavlik died of cancer at the age of 49.
His grandson, Shavlik Randolph, played college basketball for Duke University and has played professionally in the NBA.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | New York | 7 | 10.3 | .182 | .400 | 3.1 | .0 | 1.4 |
| 1957–58 | New York | 1 | 2.0 | .000 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 8 | 9.3 | .174 | .400 | 2.9 | .0 | 1.3 | |
See also
- List of second-generation National Basketball Association players
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
References
- ^ "Services will be held Wednesday for former North Carolina..." UPI. June 28, 1983. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Nilsen, Kim (November 25, 2002). "Despite deep roots, CMC goes under". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- "Ron Shavlik NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Denver
- Centers (basketball)
- East High School (Denver, Colorado) alumni
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
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- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs