41 Facts About Andy Rautins

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Andrew Jay Rautins was born on November 2,1986 and is an American-born Canadian professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.

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Andy Rautins played for Syracuse University and was drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in 2010, with the eighth pick of the second round.

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Andy Rautins was born in Syracuse, New York in the United States, but is a Canadian citizen and has played for the Canadian national team.

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Andy Rautins is the son of Leo Rautins, who played for Syracuse and professionally, and is the former coach of the Canadian national team.

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Andy Rautins led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds.

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Andy Rautins had offers from Providence and St Bonaventure before deciding on Syracuse.

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Andy Rautins was used sparingly his freshman year, appearing in just 20 games.

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Andy Rautins averaged 2.9 points and 0.9 rebounds, but did set a then-career high of 10 points against South Florida on January 8,2006, connecting on 3-of-5 3-point attempts.

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Andy Rautins remained a fixture in the Syracuse starting lineup, and set a career high with 19 points against Providence on February 24,2007.

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Andy Rautins established himself as one of the team's best perimeter shooters, converting 36 percent of his 3-point shots.

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Andy Rautins missed the entire season because of a knee injury suffered during the Tournament of the Americas in Las Vegas over the 2007 summer.

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Andy Rautins would continue his tear against Seton Hall, South Florida and DePaul.

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In those four games, Andy Rautins would hit a combined 25 3-pointers at a 57 percent clip.

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Andy Rautins played 50 minutes off the bench and made a crucial 3-pointer in the final seconds of the third overtime, forcing a fourth.

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Andy Rautins made the go-ahead 3-pointer in the sixth overtime, giving Syracuse their first lead since the end of regulation to help lead to the historic win.

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Andy Rautins would become the full-time starter at shooting guard in his senior season.

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Andy Rautins finished the season averaging 12.1 points, 4.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All Big East Second Team and was named an AP All American Honorable Mention.

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Andy Rautins was drafted as the 38th pick by the New York Knicks in the 2010 NBA Draft.

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Andy Rautins signed a two-year non-guaranteed contract on August 12,2010.

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Andy Rautins made his on-court NBA debut on November 9,2010 in a game vs the Milwaukee Bucks.

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On December 10,2011, Andy Rautins was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-way trade.

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Andy Rautins was waived by the Mavericks on December 15,2011.

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On December 21,2011, Andy Rautins signed a contract with CB Lucentum Alicante in Spain.

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Andy Rautins was waived by the Thunder on October 27,2012.

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Andy Rautins was then acquired by the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League.

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Andy Rautins joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

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On September 22,2017, Andy Rautins signed a training camp deal with the Toronto Raptors.

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Andy Rautins posted 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the BCL.

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On January 10,2020, Andy Rautins signed with Greek club Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

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Andy Rautins made his international debut in the 2005 Jack Donohue International Classic averaging 18.3 minutes and 8.8 points.

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Andy Rautins started the gold medal game against Australia and scored a Canadian team tournament high 20 points including draining five three-pointers in the first half of the game.

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Andy Rautins played in the 2005 FIBA World U21 Championship in Argentina.

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In 2006 Andy Rautins played for the Canadian senior men's national team.

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Andy Rautins played in one game against Germany recording three points in eight minutes.

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Andy Rautins played in all three games of the Diego Gianatti Tournament averaging 10.3 minutes and 2.3 points, including five points against Greece.

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Andy Rautins participated in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, averaging a squad-best 14.4 points and 2.4 assists.

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Andy Rautins scored 16 points in a preliminary loss to Brazil.

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Andy Rautins was the second youngest player to be selected to the senior men's national team, and appeared in all three of the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers.

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Andy Rautins played significant time in Team Canada's exhibition game against Team USA, the eventual gold-medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Andy Rautins spent all of his time exclusively at point guard during that game, logging 16 minutes.

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Andy Rautins was Team Canada's second leading scorer as the Canadians earned a fourth-place finish at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship in Puerto Rico.