Brian Lee Cardinal was born on May 2,1977 and is an American former professional basketball player.
31 Facts About Brian Cardinal
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Brian Cardinal played 456 games in the NBA between 2000 and 2012, and won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.
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Brian Cardinal attended Unity High School in Tolono, Illinois, where he played basketball with his brother, Troy.
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Brian Cardinal played in and was named Most High Player in the Coca-Cola high school all star game, after scoring 24 points and collecting 13 rebounds for the West team.
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Brian Cardinal was redshirted during his first year at Purdue but practiced daily with the team.
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Brian Cardinal recorded his first collegiate double-double in only his second game against Western Michigan with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
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Brian Cardinal finished ninth in the Big Ten in steals.
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Brian Cardinal was named third-team All-Big Ten by coaches and media.
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Brian Cardinal scored a career-high 33 points in a game against Michigan on January 23,1999.
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Brian Cardinal finished his senior year with career season highs with 203 rebounds and 13.9 points a game.
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Brian Cardinal again helped lead the Boilermakers to the NCAA tournament, making it a perfect four NCAA tournament appearances in Brian's four years at Purdue.
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Brian Cardinal received the nickname, "The Janitor", due to the way he cleaned the floor diving for loose balls.
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Brian Cardinal left Purdue being the only Boilermaker to receive both the "Mr Hustle" Award and the "Courage" Award four years in a row.
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Brian Cardinal was a member of the 1997 22-and under National Team coached by Rick Majerus, which finished 5th in a 12-team field.
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Brian Cardinal was selected the 44th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
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On September 11,2002, Brian Cardinal was traded to the Washington Wizards along with Jerry Stackhouse and Ratko Varda, for Richard Hamilton, Hubert Davis and Bobby Simmons.
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Brian Cardinal was waived shortly after playing in only five games for the Wizards.
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Brian Cardinal had a breakthrough season with the Warriors, averaging nearly 10 points and 4 rebounds per game, appearing in 76 games.
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Brian Cardinal was a finalist for the NBA Most Improved Player Award, eventually won by Zach Randolph.
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On February 11,2004, Brian Cardinal scored a career-high 32 points against the Phoenix Suns and just three weeks later he had his career high of 14 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on February 28.
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In June 2008, Brian Cardinal was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of an eight-player deal.
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Brian Cardinal recorded his career-high three blocks in a game against the New York Knicks on March 13,2009.
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On February 17,2010, Brian Cardinal was traded to the New York Knicks for Darko Milicic.
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On September 27,2010, Brian Cardinal was signed by the Dallas Mavericks.
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On May 8,2011, Brian Cardinal hit the 20th three-pointer in Game 4 of the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers series.
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Brian Cardinal's three-pointer tied the record for most three-pointers by a team in one playoff game with 20, which hadn't been done since the Seattle SuperSonics did it against the Houston Rockets on May 6,1996.
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Brian Cardinal won his first NBA championship with the 2011 Mavericks in a six-game playoff series against the Miami Heat.
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Brian Cardinal agreed to sign a new one-year contract worth the veteran minimum on December 12,2011.
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The Thunder would go on to sweep the Mavericks and eliminate them from the playoffs, with Brian Cardinal subsequently retiring from the NBA.
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Brian Cardinal served as a towel boy for the 1989 Illinois Final Four team.
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Brian Cardinal is married to former walk-on Purdue standout Danielle Bird, with whom he has a son and two daughters.