Ralph Wells

Ralph Wells
Personal information
Born(1940-09-03)September 3, 1940
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1968(1968-08-02) (aged 27)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarshall (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeNorthwestern (1959–1962)
1962: undrafted
PositionGuard
Number23
Career history
1962Chicago Zephyrs
1962Pittsburgh Rens
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (1961)
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (1962)
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Ralph E. Wells (September 3, 1940 – August 2, 1968) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago Zephyrs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three games during 1962–63 after a collegiate career at Northwestern University. He shot 0-for-7 in free throw attempts in his NBA career.

Wells also played for the Pittsburgh Rens in the American Basketball League before the league folded in December 1962. On August 1, 1968, Wells drowned.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962–63 Chicago 316.0.143.0002.02.3.7

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ralph Wells NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rens Sign Ralph Wells". Warren Times-Mirror. November 12, 1962. p. 11. Retrieved August 14, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon