Kelvin Ransey (born May 3 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) was a collegiate and professional basketball player in the 1970s and 1980s. Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Glass City Location Location in the state of Ohio Government County Lucas Mayor Jack Ford (D) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 217. ...

Ransey attended Macomber High School in Toledo, Ohio in the mid 1970s, the same school later attended by Jim Jackson. He was a four year starter at Ohio State University from 1976 to 1979. Ransey played both point and shooting guard, and was the second leading scorer in school history at the time of his graduation (now fourth), and an All American his senior year, when OSU was ranked second in the NCAA men's basketball rankings. Jim Jackson (born October 14, 1970 in Toledo, Ohio) is a professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Ohio State University (legal name), also known as Ohio State or OSU, is currently the largest public university in the United States and ranked by US News as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ...

Ransey was the fourth overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft, by the Chicago Bulls. He was traded to the Portland Trailblazers before the season began, and was runner up for the Rookie-of-the-Year award that year (1980-81). Ransey played for six years in the NBA for 3 different teams, averaging 11.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. His best season, statistically, was his second, when he averaged over 16 points and 7 assists. He retired from the game at the age of 27 to become a Chistian minister in Toledo, and now lives in Mississippi. The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a National Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon. ...