Richard Joseph Regan (November 30, 1930 – December 24, 2002) was an American

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player and coach who played in the NBA for the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals Raised in

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, Regan played prep basketball at West Side High School. Goldstein, Richard
"Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall"
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'', 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." The Regan played collegiately at

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during the early 1950s. His team made three consecutive appearances in the

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, winning in 1953. After graduation, he was selected by the

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with the fifth pick of the

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. After two years serving in the

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, Regan played three seasons with the Royals and averaged 8.3

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. He appeared in the

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. Regan later served as a basketball coach and

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at Seton Hall. A resident of

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, Regan died of

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at the age of 72.

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