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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Nickname | Golden Boy |
| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 23 1984 Seattle, Washington |
| High school | Garfield (Seattle) |
| College | Washington |
| Draft | 6th overall, 2006 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Awards | 2006 Pac-10 player of the year January 2007 NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month February 2007 NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month March 2007 NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month 2006-07 NBA Rookie of the Year 2006-07 NBA All-Rookie First Team NBA Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec 2 - 9, 2007) NBA Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec 10 - 17, 2007) |
Brandon Roy (born July 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. Roy attended Garfield High School in Seattle before playing at the University of Washington for four years. Roy was originally an early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft straight out of high school, but withdrew his name before the draft and attended the University of Washington.[1] Roy played for four years under Lorenzo Romar, and in his final year averaged 20.2 points per game while leading the Huskies to a 26–7 season and a second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance.[2] Roy was named Pac-10 player of the year and received All-American honors at the end of the season, while also being a finalist for the Wooden, Naismith, Oscar Robertson, and Adolph Rupp awards.[3] He was selected 6th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but his draft rights were then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the draft rights to 7th overall pick Randy Foye.[4]
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NBA career
His NBA career started in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League in July, 2006 as he averaged 19 points per game on 65% shooting,[5] and was named to the all Vegas Summer-League second team.[6] Roy was selected by NBA assistant coaches to the rookie squad for the 2007 All-Star Weekend rookie-sophomore game held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.[7] At the end of the season, Roy won the 2006-2007 NBA Rookie of the Year award, receiving 127 of 128 first place votes.[8]
Personal life
His girlfriend, Tiana Bardwell, delivered their first child, Brandon Jr., on March 27, 2007 in Seattle.[9]
NBA Stats
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | SPG | BPG | RPG | APG | PPG |
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| 2006-07 | Portland | 57 | 35.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 16.8 |
| 2007-08 | Portland | 33 | 37.4 | .9 | .2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 19.5 |
Notes
- ^ Brandon Roy. InsideHoops.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ UW Huskies Have Sweet 16 Matchup With UConn Huskies. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Prospect Profile - Brandon Roy. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Trail Blazers Land Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ # 07 - Brandon Roy. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Stoudemire, Howard and Paul Headline First-Team. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ "Guard Roy to play in rookie-sophomore All-Star event", Associated Press, January 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ "Roy receives 127 of 128 first-place votes as top rookie", Associated Press, May 3, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ "LaMarcus has a big March; Roy is a new daddy", Associated Press, March 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
External links
- Brandon Roy Player Info at NBA.com
- Brandon Roy Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- www.broy3.com Brandon Roy's Official Website
- Brandon Roy NBA Draft Profile
- University of Washington player page
- Brandon Roy NBA highlights @ blazersclips.com
| Preceded by Chris Paul |
NBA Rookie of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani • LaMarcus Aldridge • Adam Morrison • Tyrus Thomas • Shelden Williams • Brandon Roy • Randy Foye • Rudy Gay • Patrick O'Bryant • Mouhamed Sene • J. J. Redick • Hilton Armstrong • Thabo Sefolosha • Ronnie Brewer • Cedric Simmons • Rodney Carney • Shawne Williams • Oleksiy Pecherov • Quincy Douby • Renaldo Balkman • Rajon Rondo • Marcus Williams • Josh Boone • Kyle Lowry • Shannon Brown • Jordan Farmar • Sergio Rodríguez • Maurice Ager • Mardy Collins • Joel Freeland |
| Second Round James White • Steve Novak • Solomon Jones • Paul Davis • P.J. Tucker • Craig Smith • Bobby Jones • Kosta Perović • David Noel • Denham Brown • James Augustine • Daniel Gibson • Marcus Vinicius • Lior Eliyahu • Alexander Johnson • Dee Brown • Paul Millsap • Vladimir Veremeenko • Leon Powe • Ryan Hollins • Cheikh Samb • Guillermo Diaz • Yotam Halperin • Hassan Adams • Ejike Ugboaja • Edin Bavčić • Loukas Mavrokefalidis • J. R. Pinnock • Damir Markota • Will Blalock |
