Ron Baxter

Ron Baxter is a former basketball forward who played for the University of Texas Men's Basketball team from 1977–80, and helped lead the Longhorns to the 1978 NIT Championship.[1] His son, Paul Baxter, is a junior on the Sam Houston State University basketball team as of May 2015.[2]

Honors

  • Southwest Conference Player of the Year in 1980
  • Three-time first-team All-Southwest Conference pick (1978–1980)
  • Voted team MVP in 1977 and 1980
  • Member of the 1978 NIT Championship team
  • Averaged double-digits in scoring in each of his four years
  • Fourth in UT history in career points (1,897) and rebounds (919)
  • Third in school history with 40 career double-doubles
  • Inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2001

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Paul Baxter biodata". gobearkats.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  • Statistics, thedraftreview.com; accessed June 2, 2017.


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