Zach Randolph
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| Los Angeles Clippers – No. 50 | |
| Power forward/Center | |
| Born: July 16, 1981 Marion, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| High school | Marion |
| College | Michigan State |
| Draft | 19th overall, 2001 Portland Trail Blazers |
| Pro career | 2001–present |
| Former teams | Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2007) New York Knicks (2007–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008-present) |
| Awards | 2003–04 NBA Most Improved Player |
| Profile | Info Page |
Zachary "Zach" Randolph (born July 16, 1981 in Marion, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. On July 1, 2009, he was reportedly traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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[edit] High school career
Randolph grew up in Marion, Indiana and attended Marion High School, where his coach was Moe Smedley. Zach was mentored by Craig Moore, a teacher at Marion, since he was 12. They are still great friends today. As a sophomore, he helped lead the Marion Giants to the 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] NBA career
[edit] Portland
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 his final game as a Trail Blazer, he had 43 points and 17 rebounds.
[edit] New York
On June 28, 2007, Randolph, along with Dan Dickau, Fred Jones and draft rights to Demetris Nichols, were traded to the Knicks in a draft day deal for Steve Francis, Channing Frye, and a 2008 2nd round draft pick.[1] On July 2, 2007, Randolph was introduced at a press conference in New York[2], where he revealed he would wear the jersey #50.
[edit] 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.[3] During a game against the Phoenix Suns on February 17, 2009, Randoph was ejected,[4] and subsequently suspended,[5] for punching Louis Amundson in the jaw.
[edit] Memphis Grizzlies
On July 1st as first reported by The Los Angeles Times and later picked up by ESPN, Zach Randolph will be traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for his former teammate in New York Quentin Richardson.
[edit] 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.[6]
- November 21, 2008: Traded by New York Knicks along with Mardy Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.[7]
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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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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| 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 |
| Career | 506 | 379 | 30.0 | .466 | .287 | .770 | 8.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 16.7 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2001–02 | Portland | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2002–03 | Portland | 7 | 4 | 29.3 | .525 | .000 | .892 | 8.7 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | 13.9 |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 25.8 | .525 | .000 | .892 | 7.6 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 12.1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Blazers send off Randolph for Channing Frye and Steve Francis updated June 29, 2007
- ^ Knicks welcome in Randolph, may not be done with moves updated July 2, 2007
- ^ Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks
- ^ Suns score 140 as Gentry wins in debut; Randolph tossed for punch. Retrieved on 2009-02-18.
- ^ Clippers' Randolph suspended two games for punch. Retrieved on 2009-02-18.
- ^ Knicks Acquire Randolph, Dickau and Jones
- ^ Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks
[edit] External links
- Profile at NBA.com
- Zach Randolph at ESPN.com
- Profile at ArmchairGM.com
- Blazersclips.com Zach Randolph highlights
- A Chance to Steady an Up-and-Down Life
- Zach the Gym Rat
- ESPN- NBA
| Preceded by Gilbert Arenas |
NBA Most Improved Player 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Bobby Simmons |
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