[2] A former FOX Sports Net color commentator, he is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

[5] He was enrolled at St. Michael's, a Catholic boarding school in Hoban Heights, Pennsylvania; it was founded as an orphanage in 1916 near Scranton and closed in 2010.

[8] Raveling was team captain in his senior season, featured on the cover of the 1960 media guide,[9] and led the Wildcats to consecutive appearances in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1959 and 1960.

[18] It is currently on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.[19] Hired in Pullman in April 1972,[1][7][11][20] Raveling was the first African-American basketball coach in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8, now Pac-12).

Among his outstanding players were James Donaldson, Craig Ehlo, Don Collins, Bryan Rison, and Steve Harriel, who all earned All-Pac-10 first team honors.

Collins played in both the NBA and CBA after setting the WSU record for career steals and finishing third in scoring.

Raveling succeeded Lute Olson as head coach at the University of Iowa in April 1983,[26][27][28] and guided the Hawkeyes to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA tournament berths in 1985 and 1986.

Shooting 63.9 percent from the floor, the U.S. team captured the ninth Olympic title with a convincing 96–65 victory over Spain in the gold medal game.

During his three years at Iowa, Raveling is probably best known for his recruits and outstanding players, including B. J. Armstrong, Kevin Gamble, Ed Horton, Roy Marble, and Greg Stokes, all of whom went on to play in the NBA.

[29] Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble were recruited to USC by Head Coach Stan Morrison and his top assistant, David Spencer.

They were joined by high school All-American, Tom Lewis, and Rich Grande as the "Four Freshmen" star recruiting class.

[38] Citing the automobile crash and planned lengthy rehabilitation, he retired as head coach of USC at the age of 57 on November 14.

[43] In 2013, he received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.