Ansley Truitt

Personal information
Born	(1950-08-24)August 24, 1950 West Point, Georgia, U.S.
Died	February 13, 2021(2021-02-13) (aged 70)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Wilson (San Francisco, California)
College	California (1969–1972)
NBA draft	1972: 3rd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Position	Power forward
Number	40
Career history
1972–1973	Dallas Chaparrals
1978	Crispa Redmanizers
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-8 (1972) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1971)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Ansley Hoover Truitt Jr. (August 24, 1950 – February 13, 2021) was an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Life and career

He played one season with the Chaparrals from 1972 through 1973. Truitt played college basketball for the California Golden Bears, where he was a first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-8 (known now as the Pac-12) in 1972.^[1] He was drafted in the 1972 NBA draft in the third round with the 41st overall pick by the New York Knicks.^[2]

Truitt died from COVID-19 on February 13, 2021, at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife, Mary and three daughters, Najah, Nikita and Alanna.^[3]