Ray Radziszewski

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Ray Radziszewski
Personal information
Born (1935-03-01) March 1, 1935 (age 89)
Jersey City, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolFerris (Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeSaint Joseph's (1954–1957)
NBA draft1957 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
PositionForward
Number19
Career history
1957Philadelphia Warriors
1957–1958Wilmington Jets
1960–1962Wilkes-Barre Barons
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Raymond A. Radziszewski (born March 1, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks.

Radziszewski attended James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1] He graduated at age 16 without any athletic scholarships. Working at a brokerage in New York City, he was playing on the company team when he was noticed by an alumnus of Saint Joseph's University, who arranged a tryout with coach Bill Ferguson of the school's basketball team. Already with a scholarship offer from Saint Michael's College in hand, Radziszewski then received one from Saint Joseph's, which he accepted.[2] He averaged 14.3 points and 15.5 reboiunds as a senior with the Hawks.[1][3][4]

Radziszewski was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the fourth round of the 1957 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick.[3][5] He appeared in one NBA game in his career, recording two rebounds and one assist, before he was released.[1][5] Afterwards, he signed with the Wilmington Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League.[6] He later joined the Army, where he played basketball on service teams.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Clayton, Skip (2016). "Saint Joseph's". Philadelphia's Big Five: Celebrating the City of Brotherly Love?s Basketball Tradition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613218532. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ McKinney, Jack; Gordon, Robert (2005). Jack McKinney's Tales from Saint Joseph's Hardwood: The Hawk Will Never Die. Sports Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 9781582619293. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Warriors invite rookie Aces". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 15, 1957. p. S9. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "St. Joseph court ace to play in game here". The News Journal. March 19, 1957. p. 33. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ray Radziszewski. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ex-St. Joe Ace Signed by Jets". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 29, 1957. p. 34. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miners Trade Roman To Baltimore". The Scranton Tribune. December 25, 1959. p. 44. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Monmouth-Dix Tangle Tonight". Red Bank Register. p. 39. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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