Rodney Strickland was born on July 11,1966 and is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
24 Facts About Rod Strickland
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Rod Strickland is currently the head coach at Long Island University.
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Rod Strickland then enjoyed a long career in the National Basketball Association, playing from 1988 to 2005.
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Rod Strickland was an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls, under Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017.
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Rod Strickland formerly served in an administrative role for the University of Kentucky basketball team under head coach John Calipari and was the director of basketball operations at the University of Memphis under Calipari.
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Rod Strickland is the godfather of current NBA player Kyrie Irving.
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Rod Strickland became a college star at DePaul University where he appeared in 87 games.
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Rod Strickland was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft by his hometown New York Knicks where he backed up point guard Mark Jackson, the 1988 NBA Rookie of the Year.
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Rod Strickland was seen as sort of an odd choice by some observers since the Knicks had Jackson.
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Rod Strickland played in all 82 games and averaged 8.9 points and 3.9 assists in 16.8 minutes per game where he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
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Rod Strickland led the Spurs in assists 26 times and averaged 12.3 points and 11.2 assists in 10 playoff games.
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Rod Strickland missed 24 games that year because of a sore ankle and a broken bone in his right hand.
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Rod Strickland led the Spurs in assists 46 times and in steals 30 times.
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Rod Strickland finished the year tied with Terry Porter for 12th in the NBA in assists.
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Rod Strickland scored in double figures 48 times and scored 20 or more points on eight occasions.
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Rod Strickland started two playoff games against the Phoenix Suns before missing the third with a broken bone in his left hand.
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In four seasons with the Blazers, Rod Strickland averaged 17 points and 8.6 assists per game.
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Rod Strickland finished his playing career with the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, and the Houston Rockets.
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Rod Strickland played in 1,094 games and scored over 14,000 points and tallied nearly 8,000 assists.
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Rod Strickland averaged 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 30.7 minutes of floor time per game.
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Rod Strickland was hired as an assistant coach at USF under former Kentucky assistant coach Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017.
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Rod Strickland started his coaching career as director of basketball operations at the University of Memphis, taking over the job held by former NBA player, Milt Wagner.
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In September 2008, Rod Strickland was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame along with NBA stars Kenny Anderson and Sam Perkins, coach Pete Gillen and pioneers Lou Bender and Eddie Younger.
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Rod Strickland is the godfather of the 2011 NBA draft first overall pick and 2012 Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving.