Robert Archibald

For the footballer, see Bobby Archibald.

Robert Archibald

Archibald in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1980-03-29)29 March 1980 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	23 January 2020(2020-01-23) (aged 39) Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Queen Anne (Dunfermline, Scotland) Lafayette (Wildwood, Missouri)
College	Illinois (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career	2002–2012
Position	Power forward / center
Number	21, 34
Career history
2002–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003	Phoenix Suns
2003–2004	Orlando Magic
2004	Toronto Raptors
2004	Valencia
2004–2005	Scavolini Pesaro
2005–2007	Joventut Badalona
2007–2008	Azovmash Mariupol
2008–2011	Unicaja Málaga
2011–2012	CAI Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroCup champion (2006) Ukrainian SuperLeague champion (2008) Ukrainian SuperLeague Finals MVP (2008) Ukrainian Cup winner (2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Michael Archibald (29 March 1980 – 23 January 2020) was a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) power forward / center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall).

Career

Archibald graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998, along with MLB player Ryan Howard. Archibald's father Bobby was a player for Murray BC in Scotland and was capped several times for Scotland and Great Britain's national teams.

NBA

After drafting him in the second round, the Memphis Grizzlies signed Archibald to a 2-year contract. After one season with the team, in which he played only 12 games, Archibald was traded with Brevin Knight and Cezary Trybański to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Bo Outlaw and Jake Tsakalidis. On 26 December 2003 Archibald was traded again, this time to the Orlando Magic. A week later he was traded, for the third time that season, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Mengke Bateer and Remon van de Hare. He played 30 games with the Raptors.

Archibald's final NBA game was on April 9, 2004, in a 66–74 loss to the Detroit Pistons where he recorded four rebounds but no points.

Archibald holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He is the only Scotsman to play in the NBA.

Europe

Archibald played four seasons in the Euroleague with Scavolini Pesaro, Joventut Badalona and two seasons with Unicaja Málaga. In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with CAI Zaragoza. Archibald retired after the 2012 Summer Olympics in which he represented Great Britain.

International

Archibald represented the Scottish national basketball team at junior level. He joined the Great Britain national team as it formed in 2007. He represented Great Britain 46 times including EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Death

Archibald died aged 39 in Barrington, Illinois.

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

NBA

Regular season

Source

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Memphis	12	0	6.0	.300	–	.389	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.6
2003–04	Phoenix	1	0	6.0	.000	–	.500	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
2003–04	Orlando	1	0	4.0	.500	–	.000	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
2003–04	Toronto	30	3	8.2	.267	–	.481	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.0
Career		44	3	7.5	.283	–	.429	1.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	1.2

External links

• NBA Player Profile @ NBA.com
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• ACB Profile Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Herald, Archibald on familiar territory for key game
• Scotland on Sunday, Archibald seeks new heights