Ron Behagen Basketball player

Ronald Michael Behagen (born January 19, 1951) is a retired American basketball player.A 6'9" center from DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City, Behagen played basketball in junior college and at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s. One of his teammates was future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield. After his college career ended in 1973, Behagen was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1973 American Basketball Association draft and by the Kansas City Kings in the first round of the 1973 NBA Draft.Behagen played seven seasons of professional basketball in the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings, New Orleans Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets and in Italy for Antonini Siena. He received NBA All-Rookie Team honors in 1974. In his NBA career, he averaged 10.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 14, 1951
Birth place
New York City , New York
Height (meters)2.0574
Weight (Kilograms)83.916

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Basketball player

Career start1973
career end1980
college
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
draft team
Sacramento Kings
draft year1973
position
Power forward (basketball)
Center (basketball)

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