Don Ray (basketball)

Don Ray

Personal information
Born	(1921-07-08)July 8, 1921 Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Died	November 23, 1998(1998-11-23) (aged 77) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Western Kentucky (1942–1943, 1946–1948)
BAA draft	1948: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Position	Power forward / center
Number	96
Career history
1949–1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – Helms (1948)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donald L. Ray (July 8, 1921 – November 23, 1998) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player. As a senior at Western Kentucky University, Ray was selected to the All-American second team by the Helms Foundation. Ray was drafted with the eleventh overall pick in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In sixty-one games for the Blackhawks, Ray averaged 6.0 points and 1.0 assist per game.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Tri-Cities	61	.323	.698	1.0	6.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Tri-Cities	3	.308	.909	.0	6.0