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Ronnie MacGilvray

Ronald Gordon MacGilvray (July 20, 1930 - February 11, 2007[2]) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Hawks in 1954–55. He played collegiately at St. John's and was selected in the 1952 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals.

As a senior in 1951–52, MacGilvray was selected as the Haggerty Award winner, given annually since 1935–36 to the best men's college basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area. He was the seventh winner from St. John's in the award's short history.[3]

In the NBA, he played only one season. As a member of the Milwaukee Hawks, MacGilvray averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in six games played.[4]

MacGilvray played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for the Wilkes-Barre Barons during the 1954–55 season and Hazleton Pros during the 1956–57 season.[5] He won an EPBL championship with the Barons in 1955.[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

Source[4]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 Milwaukee 6 9.5 .167 .571 1.5 1.8 1.3

References

  1. ^ "1952 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Peach Basket Society Article". Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "St. John's Basketball All-Time Honors". RedStormSports.com. St. John's University. December 6, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Ronnie MacGilvray". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ron MacGilvary minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "1954-55 Wilkes-Barre Barons Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.