Roland West (basketball)

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Roland West
Personal information
Born (1944-06-06) June 6, 1944 (age 80)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College Cincinnati (1964–1967)
NBA draft 1967 / Round: 20 / Pick: 162nd overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career 1967–1968
Position Guard
Number 15
Career history
1967–1968 Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-MVC (1966)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roland West (born June 6, 1944) is a former NBA basketball player for the Baltimore Bullets.

West attended Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and played college basketball at the University of Cincinnati.[1][2]

West lettered from 1964-65 to 1966-67 for the Bearcats. As a sophomore starting forward in 1964-65, he averaged 11.0 points and 4.7 rebounds while leading the team in assists (2.6) and blocks (1.3) as the Bearcats went 14-12.[3]

In his junior season of 1965-66, West helped UC to a 21-7 record, the 1966 Missouri Valley Conference championship while averaging 15.5 points and a team-high 9.4 rebounds.[4]

West received a bachelor's degree in Education from Cincinnati.[5]

West was drafted with the first pick in the 20th round of the 1967 NBA Draft.

He played in four games for the Bullets in the 1967-68 NBA season and recorded a total of four points and five rebounds.[6]

West is president and chief executive officer of Roland D. West & Associates Inc., a business consulting firm in Cincinnati. He is a former chair of the Greater Cincinnati area United Negro College Fund campaign. He and his wife, Yvonne, are longtime supporters of UNCF and its mission.[7][8]

In 2013, West was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame.[9]

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