Ralph Drollinger

Infobox NBA Player
name = Ralph Drollinger
position = Center
height_ft = 7
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 250
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1954|4|20
birth_place = La Mesa, California
college = UCLA
highschool = Grossmont (La Mesa)
draft = Round 7, pick 17
draft_year = 1976
draft_team = Boston Celtics
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1981
former_teams = Dallas Mavericks (1980–1981)
awards =

Ralph Kim Drollinger (born April 20 1954, in La Mesa, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 7'2" (219 cm) 250 lb (114 kg) center and played collegiately at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Drollinger was taken in the NBA Draft three times. He was selected with the 17th pick in the seventh round in 1976 by the Boston Celtics, also with the 1st pick of the eight round in 1977 by the New York Nets, and finally with the 17th pick of the fifth round in 1978 by the Seattle SuperSonics. Signing with the Dallas Mavericks in June 1980, [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/080805dnspowherenow.7fa8768.html Ex-Mavs center Ralph Drollinger is now living by the book] , "dallasnews.com", posted August 8, 2005] he played six games in the Mavs' inaugural season in 1980-81, in which he averaged 2.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He retired from basketball in March 1981.

He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1978 FIBA World Championship. [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_affil_roster.html USA Basketball all-time roster] ]

After his brief injury-plagued playing days, Drollinger became president of Capitol Ministries, an evangelical group that provides ministry to state legislators.

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* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DROLLRA01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com