Brandon Rush
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1985 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mt. Zion Christian Academy |
| College | Kansas |
| NBA draft | 2008: 13 |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Brazers | |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| All Big 12 First Team, Third Team All-American | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brandon Rush (born July 7, 1985) is an American basketball player. He was drafted in 2008 by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, only to be traded minutes later to the Indiana Pacers. He played three years of college basketball at the University of Kansas. Rush was selected as a Wooden Award All-American in 2007 and again in 2008.[1] He is brothers with former UCLA guard JaRon Rush and former Missouri and NBA guard Kareem Rush.
College career
Injury
After returning to Kansas in May 2007, it was announced that Rush had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing in a pickup game of basketball. He had planned on entering the 2007 NBA Draft had he not suffered this injury, but returned to play for Kansas. On June 1, 2007, Rush successfully had surgery on the torn ACL in his right leg.[2]After rehabilitation, Rush returned to play in November and soon after re-entered the starting lineup.
Junior season
After returning to the starting line-up he led Kansas to the 2008 NCAA championship title. In the national semifinal game against North Carolina, Rush was named the Most Valuable Player, when he scored 25 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.[3][4] Rush was rated the number one small forward in all of college basketball by Rivals.com for his overall statistics, being named MVP in the Big 12 Tournament, and averaging 15.8 points per game in the six games of the NCAA national championship tournament.[5] On Thursday April 17, 2008 Rush declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft skipping his senior year. [6]
Professional career
Rush was selected 13th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was then traded to the Indiana Pacers.
References
- ^ "Big 12 Leads Nation With Three On Wooden All-America Team", Big 12 Conference, April 1, 2008.
- ^ "Kansas' Brandon Rush has Successful Surgery on ACL". kuathletics.cstv.com. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kansas v. North Carolina 2008, Wikipedia
- ^ "North Carolina battles back, but Rush, Kansas close out Tar Heels", Associated Press, April 6, 2008.
- ^ Rivals.com Basketball Power Rankings, 2007-2008
- ^ www.kansascity.com | 04/17/2008 | KU’s Rush, Arthur declare for the NBA draft