Ragelis was born on December 10, 1928, to a family of Lithuanian immigrants. He attended the Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, playing for Johnnie Baratto; he led the Senators to the State Finals in 1947. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.\n', '

Ragelis played for Northwestern University. He was the first player in university\'s history to score 1,000 career points, and led the team in scoring for two years. Ragelis led the Big Ten Conference in scoring during the 1950–51 season, averaging 19.1 points, which earned him All-American honours. He was the last player from university\'s basketball program to lead the conference in scoring until John Shurna in 2012.\n', '

A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg) forward from Northwestern University, Ragelis was selected in the second round of the 1951 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals. He played one season with Rochester, coming off the bench in 51 of the 66 games and averaging 1.3 points per game. The Royals lost to the Minneapolis Lakers in the Division Finals of the 1952 NBA Playoffs.\n', '

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