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
NBA Source
Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG New York 7 10.3 .182 .400 3.1 .0 1.4 New York 1 2.0 .000 – 1.0 .0 .0Career 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
External links Basketball-reference.com bio