Rodrick Rhodes

Rodrick Rhodes

Personal information
Born	(1973-09-24) September 24, 1973 Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Kentucky (1992–1995) USC (1996–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1997–2003
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	1, 12, 2
Career history
1997–1999	Houston Rockets
1999	Vancouver Grizzlies
2000	Dallas Mavericks
2000–2001	Dafni Athens (Greece)
2002	Air21 Express (Philippines)
2003	Brooklyn Kings (USBL)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rodrick Rhodes (born September 24, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Rhodes currently serves as the head coach of the Cordia Lions

High school career

As a prep player, Rhodes was a superstar from the time he was a freshman. He was a three time Parade All-American, and helped Jersey City's St. Anthony High School, led by Coach Bob Hurley win two state titles in 1989 and 1991. At one point, was considered the equal of future NBA star Jason Kidd.

College career

He played collegiately at the University of Kentucky for three years. He transferred to the University of Southern California for his senior year. Kentucky coach Rick Pitino asked Rhodes to redshirt after his junior year, which is highly unusual and was seen by many including Rhodes' high school coach Bob Hurley as a way to force Rhodes out. Kentucky landed star recruit Ron Mercer, considered by many experts as arguably the top prep senior in his class (along with Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury), and some feel this may be what led to Pitino asking for Rhodes to redshirt. However, Pitino also redshirted fellow Kentucky senior-to-be Jared Prickett heading into that same season (1995-96) and Prickett helped lead Kentucky to the NCAA title game the following season, earning more minutes than he would have on Kentucky's deep 1996 championship team. And the following season, Pitino redshirted senior-to-be Jeff Sheppard and Sheppard would return to lead Kentucky to its third straight Final Four in 1998, as Kentucky won the NCAA title also that year.

Pro career

Rhodes played for the Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks in three NBA seasons. His best year as a professional came during his rookie year as a member of the Rockets, appearing in 58 games and averaging 5.8 ppg.

After leaving the NBA during the 2000 season, Rhodes went overseas and played in professional leagues in Cyprus, Greece, the Philippines, France and Puerto Rico.

Coaching career

Rhodes was an assistant coach at the University of Texas Pan-American, and was previously an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts and an Administrative Assistant Coach at Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey. In 2005, he was an assistant coach at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and after enjoying a successful season there, he moved on to become an assistant at Idaho State University in 2006.

In 2011, Rhodes was hired to coach at Cordia High School in Knott County, Kentucky. In 2014, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association leveled severe sanctions against the Cordia basketball program for a laundry list of blatant violations of KHSAA rules. KHSAA commissioner Julian Tackett stated that Cordia's violations under Rhodes "represent what may well be the most wanton and blatant disregard for association rules in its 97-year history."

External links

• Rodrick Rhodes page