Roy Lester Ebron (August 31, 1951 – September 28, 2014) was an American basketball player who played one season in the original

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(ABA).

Career

Ebron played college basketball at Louisiana–Lafayette (then called the University of Southwestern Louisiana). He appeared in 40 games for the

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in the ABA during the 1973–74 season, averaging 6.2

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and 4.4

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. He played for the Iberia Superstars in the

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in 1975.

Death

Ebron died on September 28, 2014 at his home in

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References

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