Ron Baxter (born June 18, 1958) is an American former
basketball
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shooting guard
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who played for the
University of Texas men's basketball team from 1976 to 1980, and helped lead the Longhorns to the 1978
NIT championship. Baxter graduated school with the Texas record for rebounds (916) as well as points (1.897). His son, Paul Baxter, played basketball for
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University (SHSU or Sam) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and ...
.
Honors
* Two-time first-team All-Southwest Conference pick (1978, 1980)
* Voted team MVP in 1977 and 1980
* Member of the 1978 NIT championship team
* Averaged double-digits in scoring in each of his four years
* Fourth in UT history in career points (1,897) and rebounds (919)
* Third in school history with 40 career
double-double
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s
* Inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2001
References
External links
Statistics thedraftreview.com; accessed June 2, 2017.
1958 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
Reno Bighorns (CBA) players
Shooting guards
Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
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