Ron Behagen
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeWitt Clinton (The Bronx, New York) |
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| NBA draft | 1973: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick |
| Drafted by | Kansas City–Omaha Kings |
| Playing career | 1973–1980 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Power forward / center |
| Number | 11, 34, 1, 27, 14, 12 |
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| Points | 3,977 (10.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,712 (7.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 624 (1.6 apg) |
Ronald Michael Behagen (born January 14, 1951) is an American former professional 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 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]
Brawl with Ohio State
On January 25, 1972, Behagen was involved in one of the most serious on-court incidents in college basketball history when he and several teammates attacked Ohio State University's Luke Witte. According to the Big Ten Conference's review of the game film, Witte appeared to elbow Minnesota guard Bobby Nix as the two teams headed to their locker rooms at halftime. As the game progressed, Ohio State established a 50–44 lead with less than a minute to play when Minnesota's Clyde Turner flagrantly fouled Witte during a layup attempt, knocking Witte to the floor. Corky Taylor of Minnesota helped Witte up, then kneed Witte in the groin. A melee between the two teams ensued, and Behagen came off the bench to stomp Witte in the head, leaving him unconscious.[4] Ohio State coach Fred Taylor described it as "the sorriest thing [he] ever saw in intercollegiate athletics."[5] Behagen and Corky Taylor were suspended for the rest of that season,[6] though Witte did not press charges against either.[7][8]
Later years
On January 3, 2012, Behagen was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing money from a 68-year-old Atlanta woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and dementia. According to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, Behagen received the woman's ATM card from her caretaker, Valla Rider. Behagen withdrew $7,140 from the woman's bank account in 40 transactions between April 2011 and June 2011; all of the transactions were recorded on bank cameras. Rider had pleaded guilty to financial transaction card fraud in August 2011.[9]
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Kansas City–Omaha | 80 | - | 25.7 | .432 | - | .764 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1974–75 | Kansas City–Omaha | 81 | - | 27.2 | .399 | - | .754 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.7 |
| 1975–76 | New Orleans | 66 | - | 26.3 | .446 | - | .804 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.5 |
| 1976–77 | New Orleans | 60 | - | 19.5 | .418 | - | .714 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 1977–78 | Atlanta | 26 | - | 22.0 | .470 | - | .729 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1977–78 | Houston | 3 | - | 11.0 | .636 | - | .000 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| 1977–78 | Indiana | 51 | - | 22.2 | .408 | - | .727 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 1978–79 | Detroit | 1 | - | 1.0 | .000 | - | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1978–79 | New York | 5 | - | 7.6 | .417 | - | 1.000 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 1978–79 | Kansas City | 9 | - | 14.0 | .460 | - | .727 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 1979–80 | Washington | 6 | - | 10.7 | .391 | .000 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Career | 388 | - | 23.5 | .425 | .000 | .754 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 10.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Kansas City–Omaha | 6 | - | 18.0 | .512 | - | 1.000 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 1979–80 | Washington | 2 | - | 7.0 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 8 | - | 15.3 | .480 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.4 | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BasketballReference.com Ron Behagen page". Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ Lega A Basket
- ^ Career statistics. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ Roy Damer. "Sidelined for '72 season". Chicago Tribune. January 29, 1972. Sports, 1.
- ^ Brawl of thirty-five years ago serves as a warning today. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ Ray Christensen. Gopher Tales. Sports Publishing LLC, 2002. p. 67.
- ^ Forgiveness helps Witte after 1972 brawl Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Ex-NBA Player Steals Money From Woman With Alzheimer's, Dementia. CBS Atlanta. January 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.
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