Ronnie Leroy Horn (May 24, 1938 – October 5, 2002)[1] was an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and ABA. Ron was drafted with the seventh pick in the second round of the 1961 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. After playing one season with the Hawks, Ron played with the Los Angeles Lakers for a season. He played with the Trenton Colonials in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1963–64 season.[2] Horn also played in 1967–68 for the Denver Rockets of the ABA.[3] He played three games for the Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers in the Eastern Basketball Association during the 1970–71 season.[2]

Horn played college basketball for Indiana University, spending one season (1958–59) on the varsity squad with future NBA star Walt Bellamy and collegiate coach Bob Reinhart. Following his sophomore season, Horn entered the U.S. Military and spent two years (1959–60, 1960–61) playing AAU Men's Basketball on the U.S. Armed Forces team.[4]

Horn played scholastically for the Mississinewa High School Indians; leading them to an IHSAA Sectional and Regional titles in 1954.[5] To date, the 1953–54 season remains the deepest IHSAA-tournament run for the Indians.[6]

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/ABA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 St. Louis 3 8.3 .083 .500 2.0 .3 1.0
1962–63 L.A. Lakers 28 10.3 .329 .690 2.5 .4 2.6
1967–68 Denver (ABA) 1 6.0 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 2.0
Career (NBA) 31 10.1 .298 .677 2.5 .4 2.5
Career (overall) 32 10.0 .292 .697 2.4 .3 2.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962 L.A. Lakers 7 7.9 .333 .800 1.6 .3 1.7

References

  1. ^ John Grasso, Robert Bradley, Bill Hoover, David Bender and Frank Lawler. "KNOWN DECEASED BASKETBALL INDIVIDUALS". Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved October 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Ron Horn minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Ron Horn NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Draft Review".
  5. ^ "Get a Business Website". April 2013.
  6. ^ "Get a Business Website". April 2013.
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