About Ron Thomas
Lived 1950 – 2018 (aged 67). Ron Thomas was an American basketball player.
Ronald Morton Thomas (November 19, 1950 – July 14, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played at both the college and professional level in the United States.
Thomas, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Louisville, played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
Thomas was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 6th round of the 1972 NBA draft. He instead signed with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association.
Thomas played for four seasons with the Colonels, scoring over 1,000 points in his professional career. He was part of the Colonels team that won the 1975 ABA Championship.
Thomas died on July 14, 2018.
He was drafted to the Houston Rockets in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, but never played a single NBA game either for Houston or anyone else in the NBA. Thomas would be the only player drafted in the ABA dispersal draft to not play in the NBA later on.
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Who was Ron Thomas?
American basketball player (1950–2018)
When was Ron Thomas born?
Ron Thomas was born on 19 November 1950 in Louisville.
When did Ron Thomas die?
Ron Thomas died on 14 July 2018 in Louisville.
What was Ron Thomas's occupation?
Ron Thomas was a basketball player.
What nationality was Ron Thomas?
Ron Thomas was American.
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· DBpedia: Ron Thomas (basketball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ron Thomas. https://biography.guide/ron-thomas-basketball-player/
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