Education
North Carolina State University.
North Carolina State University.
He was an All-American guard at North Carolina State University and played one season in the National Basketball Association with the Rochester Royals. Ranzino starred at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana and was recruited to North Carolina State by coach Everett Case, who also hailed from Indiana. Ranzino led the Wolfpack to four consecutive Southern Conference basketball titles and the school"s first Final Four appearance in 1950.
Individually, Ranzino received All-American mention in 1950 and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1951.
Ranzino scored 1,967 points in his career, a mark that stood until 1975 when it was broken by David Thompson. Ranzino"s number 77 is honored by North Carolina State and hangs in the rafters of the Royal Bank of Canada Center.
After completing his college career, Ranzino was selected by the Rochester Royals in the first round (8th pick overall) of the 1951 National Basketball Association Draft. He played one season for the Royals, averaging 2.2 points per game.
Sam Ranzino was elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.