(1951-01-14) January 14, 1951 (age 73) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York)
College
College of Southern Idaho (1969–1971)
Minnesota (1971–1973)
NBA draft
1973: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City–Omaha Kings
Playing career
1973–1980
Position
Power forward / center
Number
11, 34, 1, 27, 14, 12
Career history
1973–1975
Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1975–1977
New Orleans Jazz
1977
Atlanta Hawks
1977
Houston Rockets
1977–1978
Indiana Pacers
1978
Detroit Pistons
1979
New York Knicks
1979
Kansas City Kings
1979–1980
Antonini Siena
1980
Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974)
Third-team All-American – UPI (1973)
First-team All-Big Ten (1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points
3,977 (10.3 ppg)
Rebounds
2,712 (7.0 rpg)
Assists
624 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Ronald Michael Behagen (born January 14, 1951) is an American former basketball player.
A 6'9" center from DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City, Behagen played basketball in junior college and at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s. One of his teammates was future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield. After his college career ended in 1973, Behagen was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1973 American Basketball Association draft and by the Kansas City Kings in the first round of the 1973 NBA draft.[1]
Behagen played seven seasons of professional basketball in the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings, New Orleans Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets and in Italy for Antonini Siena.[2] He received NBA All-Rookie Team honors in 1974. In his NBA career, he averaged 10.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[3]
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