Sam Ranzino
School:
Height:
6-1
Position:
Guard/Forward
Hometown:
Gary, IN
High School:
Emerson High School
- NCAA consensus first-team All-American in 1951
- All-American Recognition: 1950 (Converse 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team) and 1951 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1, Converse 3rd Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1950 (18th) and 1951 (11th)
- Ranked 19th in the nation in assists with 3.8 per game in 1951
- Leading scorer for third-place team in 1950 NCAA Tournament (27-6 record)
- Averaged 25.7 points in three NCAA Tournament games in 1950 (2-1 record, he and star teammates Paul Horvath and Vic Bubas were ineligible for the 1951 NCAA Tournament because they were in their fourth season of varsity competition)
- Averaged 13 points in two NIT opening-game defeats (1948 and 1951)
- Selected by the Rochester Royals in 1951 NBA draft.