Zach Randolph

Zach Randolph

Randolph during his tenure with the Clippers
No. 50   Memphis Grizzlies
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 16, 1981 (1981-07-16)
Place of birth	Marion, Indiana
Nationality	American
High school	Marion HS (Marion, Indiana)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College	Michigan State (2000–2001)
NBA Draft	2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2007	Portland Trail Blazers
2007–2008	New York Knicks
2008–2009	Los Angeles Clippers
2009–present	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (2010) All-NBA Third Team (2011) NBA Most Improved Player (2004)
Stats at NBA.com

Zachary Randolph (born July 16, 1981), nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He played college basketball at Michigan State University and was drafted in 2001 by the Portland Trail Blazers.

High school career

Randolph grew up in Marion, Indiana and attended Marion High School, where his coach was Moe Smedley. As a sophomore, he helped lead the Marion Giants to the 1998 Indiana Class 4A Championship Game. As a senior, he again led his team to the state championship game in which Marion High School won its seventh state basketball championship. He finished second in Indiana's 'Mr. Basketball' voting that year, closely behind Jared Jeffries, who coincidentally played for the team that the Giants beat in the state championship game that year and would later become Randolph's teammate with the Knicks.

College career

After high school, Randolph attended and played basketball for the Michigan State University Spartans, coached by Tom Izzo. His teammates at MSU included Jason Richardson and Charlie Bell. In his single season at Michigan State, he averaged 10.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game over 33 games, with a team that finished with a 28–5 record and went to the NCAA Final Four. After his freshman season he entered the 2001 NBA Draft.

NBA career

Portland Trail Blazers

He was drafted by the Blazers in the first round (19th overall) in 2001. He plays the power forward position. In 2004 he won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, after which he signed a 6-year, 84-million dollar extension with the Blazers. Randolph averaged 23.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in the 2006–07 season, which was cut short in March 2007 due to a hand injury. In what would turn out to be his final game as a Trail Blazer, he accumulated a career high 43 points and 17 rebounds.

New York Knicks

On June 28, 2007, Randolph, along with Dan Dickau, Fred Jones and draft rights to Demetris Nichols, was traded to the Knicks in a draft day deal for Steve Francis, Channing Frye, and a 2008 2nd round draft pick. On July 2, 2007, Randolph was introduced at a press conference in New York, where he revealed he would wear the jersey #50.

Los Angeles Clippers

On November 21, 2008, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Mardy Collins in exchange for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas. During a game against the Phoenix Suns on February 17, 2009, Randolph was ejected, and subsequently suspended, for punching Louis Amundson in the jaw.

Memphis Grizzlies

On July 17, 2009, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Quentin Richardson. Randolph was selected for his first NBA All Star Game in 2010 and helped the Grizzlies improve despite failing to make it to the 2010 playoffs. On April 18th, 2011, Zach Randolph agreed to a four-year extension with the Grizzles worth $71 million, with $66 million guaranteed. The Grizzlies made the playoffs in 2011 as the eighth seed and eliminated the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, just the second time the eighth seed defeated the first seed since the league expanded to a seven-game first round series. The series marked the first four wins in franchise playoff history for the Grizzlies and the first time the franchise won a playoff series. In the decisive sixth game, Randolph scored a then playoff career-high 31 points, including 17 in the 4th quarter.

Randolph would then lead the Grizzlies to an opening game win in their second round playoff series, posting a playoff-career high 34 points as the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 114–101. However, the Memphis Grizzlies would fall in the second round after losing game 7 to the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-90.

Career transactions

• June 27, 2001: Drafted 19th overall by Portland Trail Blazers in 2001 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 2007: Traded by Portland Blazers along with Dan Dickau, Fred Jones and draft rights of 53rd pick Demetris Nichols to the New York Knicks for Channing Frye, Steve Francis and a future second-round draft pick.
• November 21, 2008: Traded by New York Knicks along with Mardy Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.
• July 17, 2009: Traded by Los Angeles Clippers to the Memphis Grizzlies for Quentin Richardson.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Portland	41	0	5.8	.449	.000	.667	1.7	.3	.2	.1	2.8
2002–03	Portland	77	11	16.9	.513	.000	.758	4.5	.5	.6	.2	8.4
2003–04	Portland	81	80	37.9	.485	.200	.761	10.5	2.0	.8	.5	20.1
2004–05	Portland	46	37	34.8	.448	.000	.815	9.6	1.9	.7	.4	18.9
2005–06	Portland	74	71	34.4	.436	.291	.714	8.0	1.9	.8	.2	18.0
2006–07	Portland	68	67	35.7	.467	.292	.819	10.1	2.2	.8	.2	23.6
2007–08	New York	69	68	32.5	.459	.275	.772	10.3	2.0	.9	.2	17.6
2008–09	New York	11	11	35.3	.434	.292	.821	12.5	1.4	1.2	.3	20.5
2008–09	L.A. Clippers	39	34	35.1	.487	.342	.701	9.4	2.3	.8	.3	20.9
2009–10	Memphis	81	81	37.7	.488	.288	.778	11.7	1.8	1.0	.4	20.8
2010–11	Memphis	75	74	36.3	.503	.186	.758	12.2	2.2	.8	.3	20.1
Career		662	534	31.7	.474	.276	.769	9.2	1.7	.8	.3	17.6
All-Star		1	0	19.0	.400	.000	.000	6.0	2.0	2.0	.0	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Portland	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2003	Portland	7	4	29.3	.525	.000	.892	8.7	1.6	.4	.3	13.9
2011	Memphis	13	13	39.6	.446	.250	.821	10.8	2.4	1.1	.8	22.2
Career		21	17	34.3	.463	.250	.839	9.6	2.0	.8	.6	18.4

External links

• Profile at NBA.com
• Zach Randolph at ESPN.com
• Profile at Basketball-Reference.com
• Profile at ArmchairGM.com
• A Chance to Steady an Up-and-Down Life
• Zach the Gym Rat