Roy Lester Ebron (August 31, 1951 – September 28, 2014) was an American basketball player who played one season in the original

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(ABA).

Career

Ebron played college basketball at

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(then called the University of Southwestern Louisiana). He appeared in 40 games for the

Utah Stars The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround. History prior to moving to ...

in the ABA during the 1973–74 season, averaging 6.2

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and 4.4

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. He played for the Iberia Superstars in the

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in 1975.

Death

Ebron died on September 28, 2014, at his home in St. Rose, Louisiana.

References

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Career

Death

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