Richie Regan

Richie Regan
	Regan, circa 1953
Personal information
Born	November 30, 1930; Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2002 (aged 72); Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	West Side (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Seton Hall (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953: 1st round, 4th overall pick
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1955–1959
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	14
Career history
1955–1958	Rochester / Cincinnati Royals
1958–1959	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Star (1957); No. 12 retired by Seton Hall Pirates;
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,785 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds	554 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	629 (2.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Joseph Regan (November 30, 1930 – December 24, 2002) was an American basketball player and coach who played in the NBA for the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals

Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Regan played prep basketball at West Side High School.^[1]

The 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) Regan played collegiately at Seton Hall University during the early 1950s. His team made three consecutive appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, winning in 1953. After graduation, he was selected by the Rochester Royals with the fifth pick of the 1953 NBA draft. After two years serving in the United States Marine Corps, Regan played three seasons with the Royals and averaged 8.3 points per game. He appeared in the 1957 NBA All-Star Game.

Regan later served as a basketball coach and athletic director at Seton Hall.^[1]

A resident of Sea Girt, New Jersey, Regan died of heart failure at the age of 72.^[1]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1955–56	Rochester	72	24.3	.352	.639	2.4	3.1	7.8
1956–57	Rochester	71	29.6	.329	.774	2.9	3.1	9.8
1957–58	Cincinnati	72	22.9	.355	.698	2.4	2.6	7.3
Career		215	25.6	.344	.717	2.6	2.9	8.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958	Cincinnati	2	31.5	.462	.000	4.5	1.5	12.0
Career		2	31.5	.462	.000	4.5	1.5	12.0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Goldstein, Richard. "Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall", The New York Times, December 26, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Richie Regan, a star guard on Seton Hall's 1953 National Invitation Tournament champions and later the university's basketball coach, athletic director and fund-raising director for athletics, died Tuesday at a hospital in Neptune, N.J. Regan, who lived in Sea Girt, N.J., was 72.... A native of Newark who gained all-New Jersey honors playing basketball at West Side High School, Regan helped Seton Hall reach the N.I.T. in all three of his seasons there."

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[NYTobit-1] Goldstein, Richard. "Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall", The New York Times, December 26, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Richie Regan, a star guard on Seton Hall's 1953 National Invitation Tournament champions and later the university's basketball coach, athletic director and fund-raising director for athletics, died Tuesday at a hospital in Neptune, N.J. Regan, who lived in Sea Girt, N.J., was 72.... A native of Newark who gained all-New Jersey honors playing basketball at West Side High School, Regan helped Seton Hall reach the N.I.T. in all three of his seasons there."