Often, it seems like he played just yesterday.“I get stopped everywhere…at (PC) games, in stores..everywhere . He’s self-published a book, Homegrown, on the Friars that grew out of many interviews with DiGregorio. We had three professionals and a Hall of Fame coach. No matter when else I did in my career, people will still talk about me playing for PC… people won’t remember me for playing in Buffalo or for the Celtics or that I was Rookie of the Year in the NBA…people will remember me as a He is reminded of his basketball career every single day – even by those who were too young to witness his playing days in college or the pros, including his grandson, Ryan, who is 13.“He created a song for me.
On Novemebr 24, 2019, DiGregorio was inducted into the DiGregorio was joined by Indiana’s Calbert Cheaney, Duke’s Shane Battier, Purdue’s Terry Dischinger, UNLV’s Larry Johnson and Stanford’s Todd Lichti along with former coaches Homer Drew, Lute Olson and the late Rick Majerus to form the Class of 2019.“I’m humbled.
“I hope the next 50 go a little slower,” he laughed.Almost five Decades later the honors for the Friars two-time All American are still coming in.
High School: North Providence in North Providence, Rhode Island 3 (DiGregorio) in the (NBA) draft. is a huge accomplishment.
We had the No 2 (Barnes) pick and the No. “The book is called ‘A Star with a Broken Heart,'” he said. Along with Nate McMillan, they share the NBA record for assists in a game with 25 [crazy McMillan having that, considering he wasn't a pure point guard].______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ College: Providence. We had a hall of fame coach in Dave Gavitt, who was a kind, gentle human being and so fun to play for,” said DiGregorio “We had Marvin Barnes, who had that drive and a mindset like me to be a pro…and Kevin Stacom, who I am still very close to. He was the floor general for Providence’s high-powered offenses from 1970-73. That will never happen again. It goes something like this –“I’d like to have him (Ryan) come up there with me and do a little rap when I get inducted,” laughed DiGregorio.While DiGregorio was thrilled to have Ryan and several memories of his family join him at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony over the weekend, there were a few people in his circle that were missing.“Of course I wish Marin (Barnes) and Dave (Gavitt) were able to share this with me. Coach Gavitt was watching from up above and he looked down and gave us the thumbs up.”It was the beginning of a magical, legendary career – and a lifelong friendship.“I miss them both every single day,” said DiGregorio. After I picked him up in my geen Corvette, we went to the gym at PC and played. He consequently played four even more seasons because of a severe leg injury suffered through the 1977-1978 time of year. Everyone has a story…a memory of me playing they want to talk about,” said DiGregorio. Amazing.”So amazing in fact that nearly five decades later, at 68 years-old, his basketball career follows him everywhere he goes. DiGregorio said he is working on a book and movie about his career. He gets up at 4:30 a.m. everyday and works out for two hours. Ernest (Ernie) DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951, in North Providence, Rhode Island) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. To learn more, view our Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. I wanted to express congratulations to the 2019 inductees into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, especially Ernie DiGregorio. He'd be named NBA rookie of the year. He lead the league in assists his rookie campaign (actually with a measly 8.2 per game) and lead the league in free throw shooting percentage. Ernie was a star at North Providence High School before heading to Providence College, where he teamed with Kevin Stacom and Marvin Barnes in helping lead … “It was a magical time. He averaged 20.5 points and a program-record 7.7 assists per game over his career, earning All-America accolades in each of his three varsity seasons. I feel fortunate,” said DiGregorio. He still makes keeping himself in shape a priority. Coach Gavitt asked me to go pick up Marvin. search our inventory of thousands of new & used books all used books in very good to excellent condition -- many like new!
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