Brandon Dawayne Roy was born on July 23,1984 and is an American basketball coach and former player.
46 Facts About Brandon Roy
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Brandon Roy serves as the head coach of the boys' basketball team at Garfield High School in Seattle.
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Brandon Roy was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies.
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Brandon Roy's nickname was "B-Roy", but he was referred to as "the Natural" by Trail Blazers announcer Brian Wheeler.
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On December 10,2011, Brandon Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition, though he returned in 2012 to play five games for the Timberwolves.
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That season, Brandon Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in a near-unanimous vote.
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Brandon Roy was named to two All-NBA teams and as a reserve to the 2008,2009, and 2010 All-Star Games.
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Brandon Roy first started taking basketball seriously while playing for the Amateur Athletic Union, one of the largest sports organizations in the United States.
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Brandon Roy attended Garfield High School in Seattle, and was considered one of the state's best high school players.
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Brandon Roy was an early-entry candidate for the 2002 NBA draft straight out of high school, but he withdrew his name after consideration.
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Brandon Roy had taken the test four times before finally meeting the NCAA requirements.
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Unsure whether he would be able to attend a four-year college, Brandon Roy worked on the Seattle docks, cleaning shipping containers for $11 per hour.
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In 2002, Brandon Roy started to play for the University of Washington.
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Brandon Roy remained there for four years under head coach Lorenzo Romar.
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Brandon Roy saw an opportunity to rise in the ranks on his college team, and improve his draft position.
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On December 29,2005, Brandon Roy led the Huskies to victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils with a college career-high 35 points and became the 31st Washington player to score 1,000 points in a career.
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Brandon Roy was named Pac-10 player of the year and received All-American honors at the end of the season, while being a finalist for the Wooden, Naismith, Oscar Robertson, and Adolph Rupp awards.
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Brandon Roy had a 2006 pre-draft workout with the Trail Blazers prior to being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick.
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Brandon Roy scored 20 points in that game, and 19 in the following game.
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Brandon Roy became the fourth Trail Blazer to be selected for the rookie squad of the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge since its inception in 1994.
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Brandon Roy was the first Trail Blazer to participate in the All-Star Weekend since Rasheed Wallace's selection as an All-Star reserve in 2001.
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Brandon Roy was the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month in January, February, and March 2007.
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Brandon Roy was the third Trail Blazer to win the award, the first two being Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks.
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Brandon Roy was selected as a reserve for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.
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Brandon Roy scored 18 points in that game, and had 9 rebounds.
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Brandon Roy injured his right ankle in the final game before the All-Star Weekend.
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Brandon Roy played in the Rookie Challenge for the second time, this time as a "sophomore"; teammate LaMarcus Aldridge was on the sophomore squad.
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Brandon Roy played about 29 minutes in the All-Star game, the most of any Western Conference player.
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Brandon Roy tied Chris Paul and Amar'e Stoudemire for the most points with 18.
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Brandon Roy missed several weeks of action because of the rehabilitation, but was ready on the opening day of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Brandon Roy made 14 of 27 shots from the field, 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, and 5 of 7 from the three-point line.
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Brandon Roy added six assists, five rebounds and a blocked shot, all without a turnover.
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Brandon Roy was again selected as a reserve in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, where he scored 14 points in 7-for-8 shooting, grabbed 5 boards, and dished out 5 assists in a game-high 31 minutes of action.
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Brandon Roy was selected to compete in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third selection as an NBA All-Star.
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Brandon Roy underwent surgery on April 16 and was expected to miss at least the first round of the 2010 NBA playoffs, but returned for Game 4 after eight days of recovery time to lead the Blazers to a win.
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Brandon Roy missed nine games before the Trail Blazers announced that he would be out indefinitely.
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On January 17,2011, Brandon Roy underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees.
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Brandon Roy shot 1-for-8 the first 2 games, including a Game 2 where he saw only 8 minutes of playing time and went scoreless.
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Brandon Roy expressed his frustration about being the last substitution during the first 2 quarters, and playing for 8 minutes after getting 26 minutes in Game 1.
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In June 2012, Brandon Roy announced that he was planning to make a comeback to the NBA.
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Brandon Roy said he had recovered enough to play after having the platelet-rich plasma procedure that Kobe Bryant had to keep his knees healthy.
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Brandon Roy reportedly had expressed interest in signing with the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, or Chicago Bulls.
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On July 31,2012, Brandon Roy signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Brandon Roy decided to wear No 3, the number he wore during his college years at Washington.
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Brandon Roy felt well during training camp but suffered an injury after a collision during a preseason game on October 26,2012.
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Brandon Roy played in five regular season games before needing season-ending surgery on his right knee.