Ron was born in Chatham, attended Ste-Catherine
Separate School, and then Chatham-Kent Secondary School
from 1972 to 1977. While at CKSS he excelled in
volleyball, track and field, and particularly basketball.
After graduation Ron attended St. Mary's University in
Halifax where he won individual and team honours during
his 4 years of basketball. He represented his province and
his country as a member of provincial and national
basketball teams.
- CKSS
- 1972-77
- Team most valuable player (1975, '76 and '77) -
league leading scorer (1976 & '77);
Jaycee Blue & White Tournament All-Star (1977)
- member of OFSSA Basketball Champions (1977)
- 1976-77
- CKSS Athlete of the Year - inducted into CKSS
Hall of Fame (1979) - Ontario Junior Basketball
Team member for 1976 Canada Games St. Mary's
University
- 1977-82
- Twice member of CIAU National Championship team
(1978 & '79); once CIAU Finalist (1982) after
winning first 32 games of the year and losing in
the National final game to University of Victoria;
Twice AUAA All Star (1980 & '81)
- Husson,
Maine Tournament MVP (1980)
- Concordia Invitational MVP (1981) - CIAU
Tournament All - Star (1982); St. Mary's Team
Captain (1982); St. Mary's Basketball MVP (1982) -
still holds 2 CIAU records, one-game field goal
percentage at 100% (13 for 13 attempts) against
Mt. Allison and career field goal percentage at
62.9%
- Canadian National
Team/other
- Canadian National Team member in 1976 Montreal
Pre-Olympic Tournament - Canadian National Team
member in1978 South America Cristol Ball
Tournament in Argentina - Nova Scotia All-Star
Team member (1983-88); Canadian Sr. Mens
Tournament All-Star (1983 & 84) - inducted,
with the 1978 National Championship team, into the
St. Mary's University Sports Hall of Fame (2003).
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