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Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame

Ray Buster Nelson

Ray "Buster" Nelson

  • Class
  • Induction
    1982
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
1973-1977
Basketball
Inducted on September 24, 1982
43rd Inductee

Basketball … Four letters in four seasons. Team Most Valuable Player in all four seasons, the only FSC athlete ever to accomplish this feat. Team captain in his junior and senior years. At the time of his induction, the second-highest scorer in FSC men’s basketball history with 1,464 points. His 496 points in one season and 390 in another ranked third and eighth on the college’s seasonal scoring list.

Led the team twice in field goal percentage (53.5 and 53.9 in ‘74-’75 and in ‘75-’76), in free-throw attempts (124 in ‘74-’75 and 81 in ‘76-’77), and in rebounds (259 in ‘73-’74) and 279 in ‘74-’75). Also was the team leader once in field goals made (221), field goal attempts (413), and points scored (496), all in 1974-’75; in free-throw made (56) and free-throw percentage (69.1), both in 1976-77.

Seasonal Records

Year
FG
FGA
FT
FTA
REB
Pts.
PPG
FG Pct.
73-74
129
251
43
74
259
301
13.1
51.4
74-75
221
413
54
124
279
496
18.4
53.5
75-76
117
217
43
74
165
277
13.9
53.9
76-77
172
307
56
81
191
390
18.6
56.0
Totals
639
1,188
196
353
894
1,464
15.9
53.8
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