Ronnie Shavlik
Shavlik with NC State | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1933 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1983 (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 |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 1956–1958 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 14, 16 |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1958 | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights | |
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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.