Reggie Royals

Reggie Royals
Personal information
Born (1950-09-18)September 18, 1950
Whiteville, North Carolina
Died April 16, 2009(2009-04-16) (aged 58)
Wilmington, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Whiteville (Whiteville, North Carolina)
College Florida State (1970–1973)
NBA draft 1973 / Round: 5 / Pick: 70th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Position Center
Career history
1974–1975 San Diego Conquistadors
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Reginald Legrande "Reggie" Royals (September 18, 1950 – April 16, 2009) was an American basketball player who played professionally in the original American Basketball Association.

Royals, a 6'10" center from Whiteville, North Carolina, played college basketball at Florida State University from 1970 to 1973. In his career, Royals averaged 16.7 points and 12.0 rebounds per game and as a junior led the Seminoles to the program's first Final Four in 1972.[1]

Following the close of his college career, Royals was drafted by both the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). However, his professional career lasted just two ABA games (and 4 total points) for the San Diego Conquistadors in the 1974–75 season.[2]

Royals died on April 16, 2009 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Carree, Chuck (April 22, 2009). "Reggie Royals' death closes chapter in local hoops history". Wilmington Star. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. "Reggie Royals profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.


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