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Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
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.
Los Angeles Clippers – No. 50 Power forward/Center Born: July 16, 1981 (1981-07-16) Marion, Indiana Nationality Height Weight League High school College Draft Pro career Former teams Awards Profile American 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) NBA Marion Michigan State 19th overall, 2001 Portland Trail Blazers 2001–present Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2007) New York Knicks (2007–2008) 2003–04 NBA Most Improved Player Info Page
College career
As a high school senior, Randolph agreed to attend and play basketball for the Michigan State University Spartans, coached by Tom Izzo. His teammates at MSU included Jason Richardson and Charlie Bell. After his freshman season he entered the 2001 NBA Draft.
NBA career
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.
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.
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.
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
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Year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2008–09 Career Year 2001–02 2002–03 Career Team Portland Portland Team Portland Portland Portland Portland Portland Portland New York New York L.A. Clippers GP 41 77 81 46 74 68 69 11 39 GS 0 11 80 37 71 67 68 11 34
Zach Randolph
MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 5.8 16.9 37.9 34.8 34.4 35.7 32.5 35.3 35.1 .449 .485 .448 .436 .467 .459 .434 .487 .466 .000 .200 .000 .291 .292 .275 .292 .287 .667 .758 .761 .815 .714 .819 .772 1.7 4.5 10.5 9.6 8.0 10.1 10.3 9.4 8.3 .3 .5 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.7 APG .0 1.6 1.4 .2 .6 .8 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.2 .8 .7 SPG .0 .4 .4 .1 .2 .5 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 BPG .0 .3 .2 Assists per game Points per game 2.8 8.4 20.1 18.9 18.0 23.6 17.6 20.5 20.9 16.7 PPG .0 13.9 12.1 SPG Bold .513 .000
.821 12.5 1.4 .770
.342 .701
506 379 30.0 GP GS MPG 1 7 8 0 4 4 1.0 29.3 25.8
FG% .000 .525 .525
3P% .000 .000 .000
FT% .000 .892 .892
RPG .0 8.7 7.6
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.
RPG BPG
Rebounds per game Blocks per game
APG PPG
Steals pe game Career high
Regular season Playoffs
Career transactions
• June 27, 2001: Drafted 19th overall by Portland Trail Blazers in 2001 NBA Draft. • June 28, 2007: Traded by Portland 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 along with Mardy Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.[7]
References
[1] Blazers send off Randolph for Channing Frye and Steve Francis updated June 29, 2007 [2] Knicks welcome in Randolph, may not be done with moves updated July 2, 2007 [3] Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks [4] Suns score 140 as Gentry wins in debut; Randolph tossed for punch. Retrieved on 2009-02-18. [5] Clippers’ Randolph suspended two games for punch. Retrieved on 2009-02-18. [6] Knicks Acquire Randolph, Dickau and Jones [7] Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks Minutes per game
NBA career statistics
Legend GP FG% Games played Field-goal percentage GS 3P% Games started 3-point field-goal percentage MPG FT%
External links
Free-throw • Profile at NBA.com percentage • Zach Randolph at ESPN.com • Profile at ArmchairGM.com
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Preceded by Gilbert Arenas NBA Most Improved Player 2003–04
Zach Randolph
Succeeded by Bobby Simmons
• Blazersclips.com Zach Randolph highlights • A Chance to Steady an Up-and-Down Life
• Zach the Gym Rat • ESPN- NBA
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