Ray Radziszewski

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ray Radziszewski

| image = Ray Radziszewski.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Radziszewski at Hawk Hill in 2021

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|3|1}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Ferris (Jersey City, New Jersey)

| college = Saint Joseph's (1954–1957)

| draft_year = 1957

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 30

| draft_team = Philadelphia Warriors

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number = 19

| career_position = Forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1957|start}}

| team1 = Philadelphia Warriors

| years2 = 1957–1958

| team2 = Wilmington Jets

| years3 = 1960–1962

| team3 = Wilkes-Barre Barons

| highlights =

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 0 (0.0 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 2 (2.0 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 1 (1.0 apg)

| bbr = radzira01

}}

Raymond A. Radziszewski (born March 1, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks.

Radziszewski attended James J. Ferris High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.{{cite book|first=Skip|last=Clayton|title=Philadelphia's Big Five: Celebrating the City of Brotherly Love?s Basketball Tradition|chapter=Saint Joseph's|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2016|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ym2CDwAAQBAJ&q=Ray+Radziszewski+ferris&pg=PT79|isbn=9781613218532|access-date=April 2, 2022|via=Google Books}} He graduated at age 16 without any athletic scholarships. Working at a brokerage in New York City, he was playing on the company team when he was noticed by an alumnus of Saint Joseph's University, who arranged a tryout with coach Bill Ferguson of the school's basketball team. Already with a scholarship offer from Saint Michael's College in hand, Radziszewski then received one from Saint Joseph's, which he accepted.{{cite book|first1=Jack|last1=McKinney|first2=Robert|last2=Gordon|title=Jack McKinney's Tales from Saint Joseph's Hardwood: The Hawk Will Never Die|publisher=Sports Publishing|year=2005|page=63|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-88CdENk6oC&q=Ferris&pg=PA63|isbn= 9781582619293|access-date=April 2, 2022|via=Google Books}} He averaged 14.3 points and 15.5 reboiunds as a senior with the Hawks.{{cite news |title=Warriors invite rookie Aces |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97728930/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=September 15, 1957 |page=S9}}{{cite news |title=St. Joseph court ace to play in game here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97728873/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |work=The News Journal |date=March 19, 1957 |page=33}}

Radziszewski was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the fourth round of the 1957 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/radzira01.html|title=Ray Radziszewski NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=26 November 2023}} He appeared in one NBA game in his career, recording two rebounds and one assist, before he was released. Afterwards, he signed with the Wilmington Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League.{{cite news|title=Ex-St. Joe Ace Signed by Jets|date=October 29, 1957|newspaper=Journal-Every Evening|location=Wilmington, Delaware|page=34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97730675/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 16, 2022}} He later joined the Army, where he played basketball on service teams.{{cite news|title=Miners Trade Roman To Baltimore|date=December 25, 1959|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|page=44|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97729577/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 16, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Monmouth-Dix Tangle Tonight|newspaper=Red Bank Register|page=39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97729637/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 16, 2022}}