Robert Archibald
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| CAI Zaragoza | |
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| Forward-Center | |
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| Born | March 29, 1980 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| High school | Queen Anne, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK Lafayette, Wildwood, Missouri, USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Illinois |
| NBA Draft | 2002 / 2nd round, 32nd overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| League | ACB |
| Career history | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2002–03) Phoenix Suns (2003–04) Orlando Magic (2004) Toronto Raptors (2004) Valencia (2004) Scavolini Pesaro (2004–05) Joventut Badalona (2005–07) Azovmash Mariupol (2007–08) Unicaja Málaga (2008-11) Cai Zaragoza (2011-) |
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Robert Michael Archibald Jr. (born March 29, 1980 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward-center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the NBA club the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft.[1] He currently plays with the pro club CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish ACB league.[2]
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[edit] Pro career
Archibald started his career as a junior with Dunfermline Reign of the Scottish League, where he won the Under 20 Cup title. Archibald played two NBA seasons, spending time with four teams: the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors. He holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He has also played for Joventut Badalona and Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB league.[2] In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with CAI Zaragoza.[3]
[edit] Great Britain national team
He has represented the Scottish national basketball team at junior level and the Great Britain national team at Student level. He is currently a member of the senior Great Britain national basketball team.
[edit] Personal
- Archibald graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998, the same class as MLB player Ryan Howard. Archibald's father Bobbie was a player for Murray BC at Scotland and was capped many times for Scotland and Great Britain national teams[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. http://www.nba.com/draft2002/board/index.html. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ a b Unicaja adds size with Robert Archibald.
- ^ CAI adds size with Robert Archibald
- ^ Scot's pair Make GB Euro Basket Cut
[edit] External links
- NBA Player Profile @ NBA.com
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Robert Archibald at Basketball-Reference.com
- ACB Profile (Spanish)
- Herald, Archibald on familiar territory for key game
- Scotland on Sunday, Archibald seeks new heights
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Liga ACB players
- British expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- British expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- British expatriates in Italy
- British expatriates in Spain
- CB Málaga players
- Centers (basketball)
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Memphis Grizzlies draft picks
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Orlando Magic players
- People from Paisley
- Phoenix Suns players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Scottish basketball players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople
- Scottish expatriates in Canada
- Scottish expatriates in the United States
- Toronto Raptors players
- Valencia BC players
- Victoria Libertas Pesaro players
