Roland West (basketball)

Roland West (born June 6, 1944) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the Baltimore Bullets.

Roland West
Personal information
Born (1944-06-06) June 6, 1944
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolWithrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)
CollegeCincinnati (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 20th round, 162nd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career1967–1968
PositionGuard
Number15
Career history
1967–1968Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MVC (1966)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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.[2]

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.[3]

West received a bachelor's degree in Education from Cincinnati.[1]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

In 2013, West was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]

References
  1. "African American heritage at UC". University of Cincinnati.
  2. "Jones and West Inducted into Area Hall of Fame". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  3. "Bearcats Athletics". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  4. "Roland West Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. "(1) Roland D West & Associates". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
  6. "Good News: West lends a hand to college fund". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
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