Michael D. Ratliff (June 7, 1951 – June 28, 2019) was an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Ratliff attended William Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
College career Ratliff played basketball at UW-Eau Claire, where he broke multiple records of both the university and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. During his four-year career, he was named conference player of the year three times — becoming the only men's basketball player in WIAC history to hold that distinction. His 1,492 career rebounds are the most in the conference's history.
Ratliff helped lead the Blugolds to a 94-14 record during his career. His teams played at the NAIA national tournament three times, finishing as national runner-up in 1972. He was named a first team All-American by the NAIA in 1972.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! SPG ! BPG ! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City–Omaha | 58 || 11.7 || .417 || .536 || 3.3 || .7 || || || 4.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City–Omaha | 2 || 2.0 || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 60 || 11.4 || .417 || .536 || 3.2 || .6 || .0 || .0 || 4.0
References
External links NBA.com playerfile