Ronnie Peret

Ronnie M. Peret (born 1947) is an American former basketball player known for his college career at Texas A&M University from 1966 to 1969. He was the Southwest Conference co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1969.

Playing career A native of Plainview, Texas, Peret was a standout basketball player at Plainview High School. When deciding upon which college to attend, he chose Texas A&M due to insistence by his parents and grandmother. Peret was named to the All-Southwest Conference First Team in both his junior and senior years, and was named the SWC co-Player of the Year as a senior. Peret never competed in either league. He experienced a hernia-related medical issue, causing teams to cut him before his rookie season began. Peret instead chose to pursue a career in insurance, an industry he has stayed in his entire professional career as of December 2022.