What is Roland Minson?
[[File:Roland Minson.jpg|thumb|200px|Minson in 1951]] '''Roland T. Minson''' (February 18, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He was born in [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]]. He is best known for his college career at [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU). At BYU, Minson led the Cougars to the 1951 [[National Invitation Tournament]] (NIT) championship. He was drafted by the [[New York Knicks]] in the second round of the 1951 [[NBA draft]]. At the same time, he was drafted into active duty in the [[US Navy]] during the [[Korean War]]. When he returned from the military, he turned down a contract from the Knicks. He still had a career in basketball with the Denver Bankers in the [[Amateur Athletic Union]]. Minson died on January 1, 2020 in [[Afton, Wyoming]]. He was 90.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Sean|title=Legendary BYU basketball star Roland Minson dies at 90|url= https://www.ksl.com/article/46698217/legendary-byu-basketball-star-roland-minson-dies-at-90 |access-date=January 2, 2020|publisher=KSL|date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Minson, Roland}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Idaho]] {{US-bio-stub}}