Ron Boone

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Ronald Bruce Boone (born September 6, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former American Basketball Association (ABA) player. He stood 6'2" and weighed 175 pounds. He played for the Utah Stars team, which had relocated from Los Angeles to Utah. He was also on their championship team in the 1971 ABA Finals. After the merger of the ABA with the NBA he had limited success. In Terry Pluto's collection of the oral history of the ABA, "Loose Balls", interviewees noted that Boone's nickname was "The Legend," because he always showed up each season in shape and always was remarkably consistent.

[edit] American Basketball Association (ABA) Accolades

3rd All-Time in Scoring (12153)
6th All-Time in Assists (2569)
5th All-Time in Games Played (662)
5th All-Time in Minutes Played (21586)
2nd All Time in Personal Fouls (2245)
1st All-Time in Turnovers (2327)

[edit] After Basketball

For the past 15 years, Boone has worked in broadcasting for the Utah Jazz. For many fans, the duo of "Hot" Rod Hundley and Ron Boone is synonymous with Jazz basketball.

In May 2006, Boone was the subject of some notoriety because he was the only voter not to select Chris Paul as Rookie of the Year for the NBA's 2005-06 season. Boone voted for Jazz guard Deron Williams instead, arguing that Williams had a better second half and played better than Paul head-to-head.

American Basketball Association | ABA's All-Time Team