Orestes Jodie Meeks II was born on August 21,1987 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League.
44 Facts About Jodie Meeks
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Jodie Meeks played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
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Jodie Meeks attended Norcross High School, which he led to its first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin.
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Jodie Meeks was named the 2006 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year.
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Jodie Meeks was named 2006 Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year, 2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and Player of the Month.
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Jodie Meeks was named to the Georgia High School Association All Star Team and led the North Team to its first victory in over three years.
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Jodie Meeks was named to the All Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event, Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry's Bojangles tournament.
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Jodie Meeks made his college debut on November 2,2006 in an exhibition game against Lindsey Wilson College at Rupp Arena coming off the bench.
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Jodie Meeks finished the game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
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Jodie Meeks was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week three times during his freshman season.
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Jodie Meeks was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman team.
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Jodie Meeks was recognized among America's best freshman selected by The Collegeinsider.
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Jodie Meeks had more points than the whole Kansas State team combined at half-time of that game.
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Jodie Meeks tied former Kentucky Wildcat, Tony Delk's record for most three-pointers in a game with 9.
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Jodie Meeks set a record for the most points scored by a Wildcat in Freedom Hall with 46.
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Jodie Meeks followed that performance two days later by scoring 32 points in just 28 minutes against Tennessee State University.
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On February 11,2009, Jodie Meeks made the game-winning three-point shot with 4.7 seconds left against the Florida Gators.
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Jodie Meeks broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season at UK, with 117.
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Jodie Meeks was named the United States Basketball Writers Association District IV Player of the Year.
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Jodie Meeks was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and by Sporting News.
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On May 10,2014, Jodie Meeks returned to Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY to receive his degree in business marketing.
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Since being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2009, Jodie Meeks had been attending classes in the off-season at the University of Kentucky.
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On February 18,2010, Jodie Meeks was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Francisco Elson in exchange for Primoz Brezec and Royal Ivey.
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Jodie Meeks finished his rookie season without a start, failing to gain more minutes in then-Sixers coach Eddie Jordan's rotation than he did in Milwaukee.
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On March 27,2012, Jodie Meeks scored 31 points, a new career high.
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On July 14,2014, Jodie Meeks signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.
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Jodie Meeks came within one three-pointer of tying Joe Dumars' franchise record of ten three-pointers.
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On October 30,2015, Jodie Meeks was ruled out for 12 to 16 weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
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On June 29,2016, Jodie Meeks was traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a future conditional second round draft pick.
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Jodie Meeks made his debut for the Magic on December 2,2016, after the foot injury held him out for the first 19 games of the season.
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Jodie Meeks finished with 10 points and three steals in 17 minutes against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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An MRI exam revealed Jodie Meeks had two sprained ligaments in his right thumb.
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Jodie Meeks underwent surgery to repair his right thumb five days later.
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Jodie Meeks returned to action on March 20,2017, playing against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing 26 games.
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On July 12,2017, Jodie Meeks signed with the Washington Wizards.
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On October 15,2018, Jodie Meeks was traded, along with a future second-round draft pick and cash, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.
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On February 20,2019, Jodie Meeks signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors.
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Jodie Meeks was not signed to a second 10-day contract after the first expired.
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Jodie Meeks was part of the Raptors team that defeated the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals in six games.
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On January 10,2022, Jodie Meeks signed with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.
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Jodie Meeks played for the United States men's national basketball team in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.
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On September 15,2022, Jodie Meeks was hired by the Birmingham Squadron as an assistant coach.
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Jodie Meeks was an offensive specialist who exceled at shooting three-point field goals, especially while trailing in transition.
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Jodie Meeks was slightly undersized as a shooting guard, but was considered a solid defensive player.