Ron Ellis (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | September 18, 1968
Nationality | American / Belgian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rayville (Rayville, Louisiana) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1992: 2nd round, 49th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1992–2007 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1992–1993 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1993 | Rochester Renegade |
1993–1999 | Spirou Charleroi |
1999–2000 | Iraklis B.C. |
2000–2004 | Spirou Charleroi |
2004–2005 | Antwerp Giants |
2005–2007 | Liège |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Ron Ellis (born September 18, 1968) is an American former basketball player. He was a standout college player at Louisiana Tech University, a second round NBA draft pick and played professionally for 15 years.
College career
[edit]Ellis, a 6'7" power forward from Rayville, Louisiana, played collegiately for Tyler Junior College and Louisiana Tech. As a senior in the 1991–92 season, Ellis averaged 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Following the close of his college career, Ellis was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NBA draft (49th pick overall) by the Phoenix Suns, however he did not play in the league. He spent the 1992–93 season in the Continental Basketball Association, averaging 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the Fort Wayne Fury and Rochester Renegade.[2] He played briefly in Greece and for several years in Belgium (mostly for Spirou Charleroi), ultimately obtaining Belgian citizenship.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball media guide, page 65" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ 1993–94 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 288
- ^ "The Club Scene: Spirou Basket". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
External links
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American men's basketball players
- Antwerp Giants players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Belgian men's basketball players
- Belgian people of American descent
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- Liège Basket players
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Power forwards
- Rochester Renegade players
- Spirou Charleroi players
- Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
- Tyler Apaches men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
- Belgian basketball biography stubs