Rodney Stuckey

Rodney Stuckey

Stuckey with the Pistons
No. 3 – Detroit Pistons
Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 27) Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Kentwood (Covington, Washington)
College	Eastern Washington (2005–2007)
NBA Draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	2007–present
League	NBA
Career history
2007–present	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008) Big Sky Conference Player of the Year (2006)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rodney Norvell Stuckey (born April 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

High school career [edit]

Born in Seattle,^[1] Stuckey prepped at Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, where he led the Conquerors to a 4A State Title in 2004.

College career [edit]

Stuckey played college basketball at Eastern Washington University. As a sophomore, Stuckey averaged 24.6 points (7th in the nation), 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game. Against Portland State, he scored a season high 36 points. In his sophomore season, he had nine 30-point games and three 10-assist games. He had a career high 7 steals against Idaho.

In only two seasons, he scored 1,438 points, made 98 3-point field goals, collected 279 rebounds, dished out 283 assists, and collected 145 steals.

On January 11, 2009 Rodney Stuckey's #3 Eastern Washington University jersey was retired at half time.

College statistics [edit]

Pro career [edit]

Stuckey during a 2008 game against the Washington Wizards.

On June 28, 2007, Stuckey was taken 15th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Stuckey got off to a quick start with strong play in summer league and averaged 32.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 9.1 APG in pre-season play before breaking his hand in the final pre-season game. He had left-hand surgery prior to the regular season and was expected to miss 6–8 weeks before making his NBA debut. Stuckey was cleared December 20 to practice and play again, nearly two months after undergoing surgery. He made his professional debut December 21, 2007 against the Memphis Grizzlies and scored 11 points in 6 minutes off the bench.

On May 13, 2008, Stuckey was elected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, with 22 ballot votes, including six first-place votes.^[2]

During the 2008 NBA Playoffs Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce said of Stuckey's performance in game 2, "I thought Stuckey really gave us problems, I think he was the X factor in the game." That night Stuckey came off the bench to score 13 points in 17 minutes helping the Pistons win game 2 in Boston.^[3]

Stuckey in action

On December 23, Rodney Stuckey scored a career high 40 pts (2008-09 team high in scoring) in a win versus the Chicago Bulls. He also recorded a career high field goal attempts and made field goals. He also scored 38 points in a win against Sacramento Kings.

He also played in the 2009 Rookie Challenge contest with the sophomore team during All-Star weekend.

He was named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the week for games played Monday, December 7, through Sunday, December 13, after averaging 27 points, 6 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals.

NBA career statistics [edit]

Regular season [edit]

Playoffs [edit]

Personal [edit]

In March 2009, Stuckey's size 18 Adidas sneakers were sold in an open auction on the NBA Auctions^[4] website for $150. Proceeds went to the Pistons-Palace foundation.^[5]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com