Eric Bledsoe
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| No. 12 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 9, 1989 Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Parker HS (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kentucky (2009–2010) |
| NBA Draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Pro career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2012 | →Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2011) | |
Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 18th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He was regarded as one of the nation's top point guards while in high school.
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[edit] College career
Bledsoe played for one year at the University of Kentucky, averaging 11.3 points per game. Although he is primarily a point guard, he played mostly shooting guard for the 35–3 Wildcats.
[edit] Professional career
On April 7, 2010, Bledsoe announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA Draft.[1] He was touted for his quickness, ball handling ability, and ability to hit the long ball. Bledsoe was picked 18th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.[2]
[edit] Grade controversy
In September 2010, it was reported that Bledsoe may have been ineligible to play his one season for Kentucky when discrepancies were found in his high school transcripts.[3] The Alabama Public School System hired independent attorneys of the Birmingham-based law firm of White Arnold & Dow, led by former President of the Alabama State Bar Mark White and former Federal Court judge U.W. Clemon, to investigate claims that one of Bledsoe's grades was improperly changed.[4][5] One specific grade, an Algebra change from a C to an A, had raised Bledsoe's GPA high enough to make him NCAA-eligible.[5]
Though the investigators concluded that the instructor's reasons for changing the grade were "not credible," and that a significant number of his high school grades were written over to reflect higher scores/grades, the school board voted to allow the grade to stand, and the NCAA declared its investigation of Bledsoe's eligibility closed the following week.[4][6]
[edit] NBA career statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2010–11 | L.A. Clippers | 81 | 25 | 22.7 | .424 | .276 | .744 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Career | 81 | 25 | 22.7 | .424 | .276 | .744 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .3 | 6.7 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Kentucky frosh to try for NBA". freep.com. April 7, 2010. http://www.freep.com/article/20100408/SPORTS08/4080402/1049/Sports/Kentucky-frosh-to-try-for-NBA.
- ^ [1] spoonhoops.com
- ^ "Eric Bledsoe Reportedly Facing Questions About College Eligibility". Ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com. http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2010/09/14/eric-bledsoe-reportedly-facing-questions-about-college-eligibili/. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Dawson, Brett (September 28, 2010). "NCAA: Case is closed on Kentucky basketball player Eric Bledsoe". Louisville Courier-Journal.
- ^ a b Brennan, Eamonn (September 24, 2010). "The strange ruling on Eric Bledsoe's grades – College Basketball Nation Blog – ESPN". Espn.go.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/CollegeBasketballNation/post/_/id/15704/the-strange-ruling-on-eric-bledsoes-grades. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/100924/uw_clemon_report.pdf
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