A four-year starter for the men's basketball team (1956-60), Ray graduated as the all-time leading scorer with 1,636 points. At the time of his induction, he was ranked third all-time in scoring. Ray was named to the Southern New England Coastal Conference All Star team (3yrs), and to the New England State Teacher's Conference All Star team (2yrs). His game-high 39 points vs. Salem State College stood for almost 20 years in the BSC record books. His career total points was first for 33 years until it was broken in 1993.

Ray was also an outstanding baseball catcher. A three-year starter at Bridgewater, Ray also played in the Cape Cod League and received a tryout with the then Kansas City Athletics. Ray now resides in his hometown of Fall River, MA.