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'''Randolph Childress''' (born September 21, 1972, in [[Washington, D.C.]]) is an [[United States|American]] former professional [[basketball]] player who last played in [[Italy]] for Cestistica San Severo. He currently works as an assistant to the athletic director for the [[Wake Forest University]] athletic department.<ref>http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081111aaa.html</ref>
'''Randolph Childress''' (born September 21, 1972, in [[Washington, D.C.]]) is an [[United States|American]] former professional [[basketball]] player who last played in [[Italy]] for Cestistica [[San Severo]]. He currently works as an assistant to the athletic director for the [[Wake Forest University]] athletic department.<ref>http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081111aaa.html</ref>


Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he averaged 18.4 points per game for his four-year career. His collegiate highlight came in 1995, when he delivered one of the most outstanding [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Tournament performances of all time. Named tournament MVP, Childress along with sophomore [[Tim Duncan]], carried the Demon Deacons to the title, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists per game. In the finals, against a [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|UNC]] team featuring [[Jerry Stackhouse]] and [[Rasheed Wallace]], Childress scored 37 with 7 assists and hit a game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in overtime.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsVItGvRQo&feature=related YouTube - Randolph Childress - The Shot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was honored as the [[ACC Athlete of the Year|ACC Male Athlete of the Year]] in 1995. In 2002, Childress was named to the [[ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team]], honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history.
Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he averaged 18.4 points per game for his four-year career. His collegiate highlight came in 1995, when he delivered one of the most outstanding [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Tournament performances of all time. Named tournament MVP, Childress along with sophomore [[Tim Duncan]], carried the Demon Deacons to the title, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists per game. In the finals, against a [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|UNC]] team featuring [[Jerry Stackhouse]] and [[Rasheed Wallace]], Childress scored 37 with 7 assists and hit a game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in overtime.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsVItGvRQo&feature=related YouTube - Randolph Childress - The Shot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was honored as the [[ACC Athlete of the Year|ACC Male Athlete of the Year]] in 1995. In 2002, Childress was named to the [[ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team]], honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history.

Revision as of 20:07, 27 November 2011

Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972, in Washington, D.C.) is an American former professional basketball player who last played in Italy for Cestistica San Severo. He currently works as an assistant to the athletic director for the Wake Forest University athletic department.[1]

Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he averaged 18.4 points per game for his four-year career. His collegiate highlight came in 1995, when he delivered one of the most outstanding ACC Tournament performances of all time. Named tournament MVP, Childress along with sophomore Tim Duncan, carried the Demon Deacons to the title, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists per game. In the finals, against a UNC team featuring Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace, Childress scored 37 with 7 assists and hit a game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in overtime.[2] He was honored as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1995. In 2002, Childress was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team, honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history.

In the 1995 NBA Draft, Childress was selected in the 1st round (19th overall) by the Detroit Pistons. Childress played in two NBA seasons for the Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 2.4 points per game. His NBA career was cut short by a torn ACL and disagreements with Trail Blazers coach P. J. Carlesimo.

After leaving the NBA, Childress played in 1997-1999 in the Turkish Basketball League for Tofaş SAS and Konya Kombassan.[3] Childress went on to play ten games for the Sydney Kings in the 2000-01 Australian National Basketball League season.[4] Childress then played for various teams in the Italian leagues.

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081111aaa.html
  2. ^ YouTube - Randolph Childress - The Shot
  3. ^ tblstat.net.
  4. ^ Kings emerge from a pack of jokers Retrieved October 2, 2006

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