Rod Strickland
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | July 11, 1966 | |
| place of birth | Bronx , New York City , United States | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Point guard | |
| college | DePaul | |
| NBA draft | 1988 , 19th Pick, New York Knicks | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1988–1990 New York Knicks 1990–1992 San Antonio Spurs 1992–1996 Portland Trail Blazers 1996–2001 Washington Bullets / Wizards 2001 Portland Trail Blazers 2001–2002 Miami Heat 2002–2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 2003–2004 Orlando Magic 2004 Toronto Raptors 2005 Houston Rockets  |
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Rodney "Rod" Strickland (born July 11, 1966 in Bronx , New York City ) is a retired American basketball player who was active in the NBA for 17 years .
Player career
After playing for DePaul University for three years, Strickland was selected by his hometown club, the New York Knicks, in 19th place in the 1988 NBA draft . In New York he played behind Mark Jackson as his replacement and brought it in his first year to 8.9 points and 3.9 assists as well as a call to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team .
Since the New Yorkers had two equally talented point guards in their ranks with Jackson and Strickland, they decided in 1990 to transfer Strickland to the San Antonio Spurs for Maurice Cheeks . At the Spurs he was nominal starter in the point guard position and reached the play-offs three times in a row with the Spurs. He celebrated his breakthrough, however, with his move to the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992. He scored 17 points and 8.6 assists on average in his four seasons with the Blazers and reached the play-offs with the team every year. In the summer of 1996 he was swapped with Harvey Grant for Rasheed Wallace and Mitchell Butler. At the side of Chris Webber and Juwan Howard , the Bullets reached the play-offs in 1997, for the first time in eight years. In 1998, Strickland led the NBA in assists with 10.5 assists per game. He ended up being called to the All NBA Second Team . This was the high point of his career, after which he slowly dismantled, so that he was sent back to Portland in 2001. In his five seasons for the Bullets / Wizards, Strickland scored 15.5 points, 9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He left Portland that year and joined the Miami Heat . His last stops were the Minnesota Timberwolves , Orlando Magic , Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets . He did not stay in any of the teams for more than a year. He ended his career in 2005 as one of the best passers in NBA history and is currently number 10 on the all-time list (as of February 27, 2015)
Although Strickland was one of the top players in his position during the 1990s, he was never called up to the NBA All-Star Game .
Coaching
After his career, Strickland initially worked under head coach John Calipari at the University of Memphis and the University of Kentucky in the administrative area. He later worked as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida .
Others
Strickland is the godfather of basketball star Kyrie Irving .
credentials
Web links
- Rod Strickland - player profile on NBA.com
- Rod Strickland - player profile on basketball-reference.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Strickland, Rod |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strickland, Rodney (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , USA |