Sam Ranzino
Basketball
Inducted: 1981
- Born in Gary, IN, 1927
- Basketball star at NC State from 1948–1951
- The 6-ft.-1-in. guard helped State to four SC titles
- Scored 1,967 career points
- Averaged 20.8 points per game in 1951
- Named 1950 SC Player of the Year
- Named All-American from 1949–1951
- Played for Rochester in the NBA in 1952, averaging 2.2 points per game
- Basketball coach in Frankfort, IN from 1958–1961
- Returned to North Carolina in 1961
- Government employee and businessman
