Nationality American / Belgian Role Basketball player Career end 2007 Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Height 2.01 m School Louisiana Tech University | Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Weight 98 kg Position Power forward Name Ron Ellis Career start 1988 | |
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Born September 18, 1968 (age 55)
Monroe, Louisiana ( 1968-09-18 ) High school Rayville (Rayville, Louisiana) College Tyler JC (1988–1990)
Louisiana Tech (1990–1992) NBA draft 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall | ||
Ron Ellis (born September 18, 1968) is a retired American basketball player. He was a standout college player at Louisiana Tech University, a second round NBA Draft pick and played professionally for 15 years.
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College career
Ellis, a 6'7" power forward from Monroe, Louisiana, played collegiately for Tyler Junior College and Louisiana Tech. As a senior in the 1991–92 season, Ellis averaged 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Ellis was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NBA Draft (49th pick overall) by the Phoenix Suns, however he did not play in the league. He spent the 1992–93 season in the Continental Basketball Association, averaging 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the Fort Wayne Fury and Rochester Renegade. He played briefly in Greece and for several years in Belgium (mostly for Spirou Charleroi), ultimately obtaining Belgian citizenship.