PG Kelvin Ransey (ALL B1G)

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Kelvin Ransey was a lighting quick guard who carried the Buckeyes during the late 1970?s. He was automatic at the charity stripe, shooting 82.5 percent for the season in 1980. His 1,934 points have him fourth on the list all time for Ohio State.

Ransey?s 38 points against Rutgers in 1978 mark an impressive career high for him. His 1,688 career field goal attempts put him first in the Buckeye record books, and he encored that with a 827 made putting him second on the list behind former teammate Herb Williams.

Ransey was not just all about points however; his 516 career assists find him in second place all time behind Jamar Butler. He averaged 5.3 assists a game and twice had over 10 in a game. His 13 assists in 1980 against Northwestern put him once again, at second in the record books this time behind Curtis Wilson who holds the record with 14.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/381766-the-50-greatest-ohio-state-buckeyes-of-all-time/page/48

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3. Kelvin Ransey, Macomber ‘76 (111 points): If I could travel back to any era in Toledo hoops, it would no doubt be the mid-1970s, when you could have assembled a college powerhouse with the players in this city.

Truman Claytor. Terry Crosby. Donald Collins. Kenny Cunningham. Farley Bell. Kim Leonard. Frank Steele. The list went on.

What a time it must have been.

Then there was the biggest star of them all. Ransey, a smooth 6-1 guard, was the first Toledo-sensation-turned-Buckeyes-legend, taking names at Macomber, then Ohio State. He started for four years at OSU, elevating a rebuilding program from nine wins his freshman season to a No. 2 national ranking his senior year in 1980. He’s currently fifth on the Buckeyes’ scoring list (1,934 points).

Drafted fourth overall by the Bulls — and promptly traded to Portland — Ransey was the runner-up by one vote for NBA rookie of the year in 1981. (The honor went to former Louisville star Darrell Griffith of the Utah Jazz.) Ransey played six seasons in the NBA before becoming a pastor.