Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional
basketball
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player. He was an
All-American
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center
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for the
NC State Wolfpack
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in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the
New York Knicks
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Shavlik established a janitorial service, Carolina Maintenance Co., as a college student in 1956.
After his playing career, he focused on growing the business.
He was inducted into the
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
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in 1979 and the
NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
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in 2013. Shavlik was inducted into the
Raleigh Hall of Fame on November 4, 2018. Shavlik died of cancer at the age of 49.
His grandson,
Shavlik Randolph
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, played
college basketball
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for
Duke University
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and has played professionally in the NBA.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
Regular season
See also
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References
External links
Basketball-reference.com bio
1933 births
1983 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Denver
Centers (basketball)
East High School (Denver, Colorado) alumni
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
New York Knicks draft picks
New York Knicks players
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