Sam Ranzino

Sam Ranzino

A newspaper article about Ranzino in 1951 with accompanying sketches.
Personal information
Born	(1927-06-21)June 21, 1927 Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1994(1994-03-13) (aged 66) Winnabow, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Emerson (Gary, Indiana)
College	NC State (1947–1951)
NBA draft	1951: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1951–1952
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3
Career history
1951–1952	Rochester Royals
Career highlights and awards
Consensus first-team All-American (1951) Second-team All-American – AP (1950) No. 77 jersey honored by NC State Wolfpack
Career statistics
Points	86 (2.2 ppg)
Rebounds	39 (1.0 rpg)
Assists	25 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Samuel Salvador Ranzino (June 21, 1927 – March 13, 1994) was an American college and professional basketball player. He was an All-American guard at North Carolina State University and played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Rochester Royals.

Ranzino starred at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana and was recruited to NC State by coach Everett Case, who also hailed from Indiana. Ranzino led the Wolfpack to four consecutive Southern Conference basketball titles and the school's first Final Four appearance in 1950. Individually, Ranzino received All-American mention in 1950 and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1951. Ranzino scored 1,967 points in his career, a mark that stood until 1975 when it was broken by David Thompson. Ranzino's number 77 is honored by NC State and hangs in the rafters of the RBC Center.^[1]

After completing his college career, Ranzino was selected by the Rochester Royals in the first round (8th pick overall) of the 1951 NBA draft. He played one season for the Royals, averaging 2.2 points per game.^[2]

Sam Ranzino was elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.

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