1. Jonathan Clay "JJ" Redick was born on June 24,1984 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
64 Facts About JJ Redick
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JJ Redick played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, winning many individual awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year.
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In 2024, JJ Redick was appointed head coach of the Lakers.
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In college and his professional career, JJ Redick was known for his excellent three-point and free-throw shooting.
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JJ Redick set Atlantic Coast Conference career records for most points and most ACC tournament points.
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JJ Redick set several records at Duke, including all-time leading scorer and most points in a season.
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JJ Redick holds a few NCAA free-throw-percentage records and several ACC records.
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JJ Redick signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2017, and another the following year.
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In 2019, JJ Redick signed a two-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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JJ Redick was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2021.
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JJ Redick holds single-season three-point field goal records for several of the teams he played for.
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In 2016, JJ Redick became the first NBA player and the second active professional athlete to start a weekly podcast during the regular season.
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JJ Redick was a McDonald's All-American at Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia, winning the 2002 McDonald's All-American Game MVP.
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JJ Redick's total was a VHSL championship-game record for all classes, standing until Mac McClung scored 47 for Gate City High School in the 2018 Class 2A final.
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JJ Redick played Amateur Athletic Union basketball with the Boo Williams team, playing against Dwyane Wade in a July 1999 tournament in Orlando.
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JJ Redick put up 26 points against Central Michigan in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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JJ Redick served as co-captain in his junior year, along with senior point guard Daniel Ewing.
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JJ Redick served as captain his senior year, along with fellow seniors Shelden Williams, Sean Dockery and Lee Melchionni.
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JJ Redick won the ACC Player of the Year award, and the Adolph F Rupp Trophy for national player of the year.
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In 2006, after facing close competition all year from Gonzaga's Adam Morrison, JJ Redick won the major player of the year awards.
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JJ Redick set an ACC record for consecutive free throws with 54.
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JJ Redick entered his final postseason with a chance to go down as the NCAA's all-time leading free-throw shooter.
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On February 14,2006, in the first half of a game against Wake Forest, JJ Redick broke Virginia alumnus Curtis Staples's NCAA record of 413 career three-pointers made.
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However, JJ Redick returned the favor by hitting 15 three-pointers in the ACC Tournament and 12 in the NCAA Tournament to finish ahead of Clark.
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JJ Redick's record was topped in one of the opening round games of the 2009 NCAA tournament by North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough.
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On March 10,2006, in an ACC Tournament quarterfinal against Miami, JJ Redick scored 25 points, setting a Duke record for points in a season with 858.
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JJ Redick came up just short of the ACC record for points scored in a season, which was set by Dennis Scott with 970 points in 1990.
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JJ Redick finished his career as the leading scorer in ACC tournament history.
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JJ Redick had 36 double-figure scoring games in a single season, tied as of March 28,2010, for 5th-most in Duke history with Jon Scheyer, Shane Battier, and Jason Williams.
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JJ Redick was selected with the 11th pick in the 2006 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
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Pre-draft scouting reports praised JJ Redick's perimeter shooting and basketball intelligence, but questioned his defensive ability and speculated that he might not be tall or athletic enough to create his own shots in the NBA.
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JJ Redick was pulled from playing more than once for his lack of defense during the preseason.
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JJ Redick came into the season as a third-string player and saw limited action due to back spasms, but moved into limited rotation after Ariza was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers early in the season.
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JJ Redick started all seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in place of regular starter Courtney Lee.
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On March 28,2010, JJ Redick set career highs in rebounds, assists and minutes played.
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On February 21,2013, JJ Redick was traded from the Magic to the Milwaukee Bucks along with guard Ish Smith and forward Gustavo Ayon for guard Beno Udrih, guard Doron Lamb, and forward Tobias Harris.
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On July 10,2013, JJ Redick was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers via a three-team sign-and-trade deal that involved the Bucks and the Phoenix Suns.
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JJ Redick started 218 of the first 219 games he played for the Clippers, becoming a "full-fledged starter" in the NBA.
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JJ Redick connected on his first five attempts behind the arc and finished 9-of-12 on three-pointers, tying Caron Butler's franchise record for three-pointers made in a game.
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JJ Redick later competed in the Three-Point Contest during the 2016 NBA All-Star weekend.
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JJ Redick completed a four-point play against the Spurs, the 26th of his career.
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JJ Redick missed seven games in January 2018 with a leg injury.
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On July 15,2019, JJ Redick signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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JJ Redick was reunited with his former Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy in his second season in New Orleans.
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JJ Redick was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on March 26,2021.
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On September 21,2021, JJ Redick announced his retirement from playing basketball.
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JJ Redick was announced as the 29th head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on June 24,2024.
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JJ Redick was a member of the 2003 USA Junior World Championship Team.
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JJ Redick competed for a spot with the team for the 2008 Olympics, but was not placed on the final roster.
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JJ Redick was the first active NBA player and the second active professional athlete to host a podcast.
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JJ Redick said that he did not get any pushback from the organizations about doing the podcast and attributed that to focusing on getting the basketball work done first.
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JJ Redick hosted three seasons on the Ringer: two as a solo host, and the third with Alter as co-host.
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JJ Redick hosted "The Old Man and the Three" along with Alter before announcing his departure to coach the Lakers.
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In June 2024, JJ Redick announced that he would be going on an indefinite hiatus from podcasting to take the job of head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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JJ Redick debuted on November 3,2021, as a studio analyst for coverage of the Brooklyn Nets-Atlanta Hawks game.
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In June 2024, JJ Redick left ESPN to become head coach of the Lakers.
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JJ Redick was born in Cookeville, Tennessee, the son of Jeanie and Ken JJ Redick.
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JJ Redick's father played basketball for two seasons at Ohio Wesleyan University, and his older twin sisters, Catie and Alyssa, both played for Campbell University.
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JJ Redick's younger brother, David, was a tight end for the Marshall University's football team until he decided not to play due to injury.
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JJ Redick then moved to Orlando with JJ before going back home and attending Virginia Tech.
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JJ Redick was nicknamed "JJ" as a toddler because his twin sisters repeated his original nickname of "J".
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On June 13,2006, JJ Redick was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Durham County, North Carolina.
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JJ Redick was released on a $1,000 bond shortly after being arrested.
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On June 26,2010, JJ Redick married longtime girlfriend Chelsea Kilgore.