Hall of Fame
Throughout his playing career Ralph Blalock accrued one accolade after another for his performances on the basketball floor, leading his teams to a number of big victories at home and abroad.
Named USA Today’s Delaware State High School Player of the Year, Ralph led Sanford Academy to consecutive state championships (1991-92). His league’s two-time Player of the Year, he capped off his scholastic career averaging 27.0 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game as a senior, earning him an additional honor as Delaware’s Gatorade Player of the Year. Over his varsity career he netted 1,470 points, at the time second most in Sanford boys basketball history.
A three-year starter at shooting guard, Ralph was a major contributor across the entire stat line for the Tigers. He was named to two different All-Conference post-season teams, America East and Big South, while helping Towson to a 67-45 record that included two regular season league titles. In his sophomore year he led the Tigers to 21-9 record, the first 20-win season for Towson as a Division I school. It would be two decades before the Tigers would post another 20-win record.
A two-year captain, he paced the Tigers in scoring his junior year with a 17.9 average that included 26 points in Towson’s upset win over Louisville and a 3-point buzzer beater for an 81-78 victory at West Virginia. His 17.1 clip was a team best his senior year. For his career, Ralph was a top 10 figure, standing 9th in scoring (1,498 points), 7th in field goals made (565), 8th in FG% (.502) and 10th in minutes played (2,902) at the time of his induction. He also represented Towson on a Big South Conference all-star team that toured Russia in 1993.
After graduating with a degree in psychology in 1996, Ralph played one year in a semi-pro league before arriving in England where he spent nine years in the British Basketball League. He led the Leicester Riders to a league championship earning the MVP award in the process. While playing for the Newcastle Eagles he was dubbed “King Ralph” by the fans, and carried that moniker throughout his career in England. He ended his playing career after the 2004-05 season in the Israeli Premier League.
