Reginald Legrande Royals (September 18, 1950 – April 16, 2009) was an American
basketball
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player who played professionally in the original
American Basketball Association (ABA).
Royals, a 6'10"
center
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from
Whiteville, North Carolina
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History
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, played college basketball at
Florida State University from 1970 to 1973. In his career, Royals averaged 16.7
points and 12.0
rebounds per game and
as a junior led the Seminoles to the program's first
Final Four in
1972
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.
Following the close of his college career, Royals was drafted by both the
Philadelphia 76ers of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) and the
New York Nets
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of the
American Basketball Association (ABA). However, his professional career lasted just two ABA games (and 4 total points) for the
San Diego Conquistadors
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in the
1974–75 season.
Royals died on April 16, 2009, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in
Wilmington, North Carolina
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.
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References
External links
College stats at Nolefan.org
1950 births
2009 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from North Carolina
Centers (basketball)
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
New York Nets draft picks
People from Whiteville, North Carolina
Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
San Diego Conquistadors players
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