# Ray Ragelis

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American basketball player (1928–1983)

Ray Ragelis Personal information Born (1928-12-10)December 10, 1928 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. Died September 19, 1983(1983-09-19) (aged 54) East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Career information High school Washington (East Chicago, Indiana) College Northwestern (1948–1951) NBA draft 1951: 2nd round, 17th overall pick Drafted by Rochester Royals Playing career 1951–1952 Position Small forward / power forward Number 18 Career history Playing 1951–1952 Rochester Royals Coaching 1954–1955 Lake Forest Career highlights Third-team All-American – Look (1951) First-team All-Big Ten (1951) Career NBA statistics Points 68 (1.3 ppg) Rebounds 76 (1.5 rpg) Assists 31 (0.6 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference

**Raymond Ernest Ragelis** (December 10, 1928 – September 19, 1983) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player of Lithuanian descent. He played one season in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA) after an [All-American](/source/NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans) college career at [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).

## Early years

Ragelis was born on December 10, 1928, to a family of Lithuanian immigrants.[1][2] He attended the [Washington High School](/source/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago%2C_Indiana)) in [East Chicago, Indiana](/source/East_Chicago%2C_Indiana),[3] playing for Johnnie Baratto; he led the Senators to the State Finals in 1947. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.[4]

## College and professional career

Ragelis played for the [Northwestern Wildcats](/source/Northwestern_Wildcats_men's_basketball). He was the first player in university's history to score 1,000 career points, and led the team in scoring for two years.[5] Ragelis led the [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) in scoring during the 1950–51 season, averaging 19.1 points, which earned him [All-American](/source/NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans) honours. He was the last player from university's basketball program to lead the conference in scoring until [John Shurna](/source/John_Shurna) in 2012.[6]

A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)) from Northwestern University, Ragelis was selected in the second round of the [1951 NBA draft](/source/1951_NBA_draft) by the [Rochester Royals](/source/Rochester_Royals). He played one season with Rochester, coming off the bench in 51 of the 66 games and averaging 1.3 [points per game](/source/Points_per_game), 1.5 [rebounds per game](/source/Rebounds_per_game), and 0.6 [assists per game](/source/Assists_per_game).[3] The Royals lost to the [Minneapolis Lakers](/source/Minneapolis_Lakers) in the Division Finals of the [1952 NBA Playoffs](/source/1952_NBA_Playoffs).[7]

## Later years

After his NBA career, Ragelis joined the military for two years and later started coaching. He first coached at [Lake Forest College](/source/Lake_Forest_Foresters_men's_basketball), and later served as an assistant coach at Northwestern University. After three years as assistant coach at Northwestern University, he became the head coach at [Washington High School](/source/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago%2C_Indiana)). Ragelis died on September 19, 1983, in West Side Veterans Hospital in East Chicago, Indiana.[8]

## Career statistics

Legend 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[3]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1951–52 Rochester 51 6.6 .260 .621 1.5 .6 1.3

#### Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1952 Rochester 3 2.3 .000 – .3 .3 .0

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** McKinlay, Archibald (October 11, 2009). ["Ragelis rewrote the record books at ECW without fanfare"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306101003/https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/ragelis-rewrote-the-record-books-at-ecw-without-fanfare/article_65281d06-2b0d-5264-b112-d322c3f6584e.html). *nwitimes.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/ragelis-rewrote-the-record-books-at-ecw-without-fanfare/article_65281d06-2b0d-5264-b112-d322c3f6584e.html) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [""Iš viršaus": pirmasis lietuvis NBA lygoje – 40 metų iki Marčiulionio?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306101150/https://www.delfi.lt/nba/is-virsaus/is-virsaus-pirmasis-lietuvis-nba-lygoje-40-metu-iki-marciulionio.d?id=79940667). *DELFI* (in Lithuanian). December 25, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://www.delfi.lt/nba/is-virsaus/is-virsaus-pirmasis-lietuvis-nba-lygoje-40-metu-iki-marciulionio.d?id=79940667) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-basketball-reference_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-basketball-reference_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-basketball-reference_3-2) ["Ray Ragelis NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ragelra01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ray Ragelis"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306102000/https://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/ray-ragelis/?query=name.eq.Ray%20Ragelis&xsearch_id=HallofFame2_Last_Name&xsearch%5b0%5d=Ray%20Ragelis&back=HallofFame2). *hoopshall.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/ray-ragelis/?query=name.eq.Ray%20Ragelis&xsearch_id=HallofFame2_Last_Name&xsearch%5b0%5d=Ray%20Ragelis&back=HallofFame2) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2018-19 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball media guide"](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2018/10/10/1819_B1G_MD_Guide.pdf#page=96) (PDF). *nusports.com*. p. 96. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["NU Sports - Ray Ragelis - Class of 1951 - Hall of Fame - Northwestern University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306104259/https://nusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=10&path=&kiosk=). *nusports.com*. Archived from [the original](https://nusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=10&path=&kiosk=) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["1951-52 NBA Season Summary"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1952.html). *Basketball-Reference.com*. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Heise, Kenan (September 23, 1983). ["Ray Ragelis, NBA player, Obituary, Chicago Tribune, September 23, 1983"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306101438/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13889009/ray_ragelis_nba_player_obituary/). *Newspapers.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13889009/ray_ragelis_nba_player_obituary/) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

## External links

- Career statistics from [NBA.com](https://stats.nba.com/player/77902/) · [Basketball Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ragelra01.html)

v t e Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball head coaches No coach (1904–1905) G. C. Bradstreet (1905–1907) Warner (1907–1908) Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1914) Ira T. Carrithers (1914–1915) Ralph Thacker (1915–1916) No team (1916–1920) Sylvester Derby (1920–1921) Ralph Glaze (1921–1924) Floyd L. Brown (1924–1929) Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932) Bob Cortell (1932–1933) Ralph Jones (1933–1939) Evertt A. Larson (1939–1942) Patterson (1942–1943) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Jones (1945–1946) Ken McAlister (1946–1949) Wally Lemm (1949–1954) Ray Ragelis (1954–1955) John Erickson (1955–1958) Wally Lemm (1958–1959) Dick Triptow (1959–1973) John Nelson (1973–1975) Steve Antrim (1975–1979) Charlie Miller (1979–1990) Norm Goodman (1990–1993) Ed Timm (1993–1995) David Swan (1995–1996) Chris Conger (1996–2014) Ken Davis (2014–2021) Ryan Davis (2021–2024) Matt Griggs (2024– )

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