Ron Baxter

American basketball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican basketball player
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
The details

Biography

Ron Baxter is a former basketball forward who played for the University of Texas Men's Basketball team from 1977 to 1980 and helped lead the Longhorns to the 1978 NIT Championship. His son Paul Baxter is a junior on the Sam Houston State University basketball team as of May 2015.

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

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