Ansley Truitt
Personal information | |
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Born | West Point, Georgia | August 24, 1950
Died | February 13, 2021 | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wilson (San Francisco, California) |
College | California (1969–1972) |
NBA draft | 1972 / Round: 3 / Pick: 41st overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 40 |
Career history | |
1972–1973 | Dallas Chaparrals |
1978 | Crispa Redmanizers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Ansley Hoover Truitt Jr. (August 24, 1950 – February 13, 2021) was an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association (ABA).
Life and career[]
He played one season with the Chaparrals from 1972 through 1973. Truitt played college basketball for the California Golden Bears, where he was a first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-8 (known now as the Pac-12) in 1972.[1] He was drafted in the 1972 NBA draft in the third round with the 41st overall pick by the New York Knicks.[2]
Truitt died from COVID-19 on February 13, 2021, at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife, Mary and three daughters, Najah, Nikita and Alanna.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 119. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ansley Truitt Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (February 19, 2021). "Former Bears Star Big Man Ansley Truitt Dies from COVID-19". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1950 births
- 2021 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from San Francisco
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Crispa Redmanizers players
- Dallas Chaparrals players
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada
- New York Knicks draft picks
- People from West Point, Georgia
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs