High school career

Randle attended Prestonwood Christian Academy where he was widely regarded as a top 5 player in the class of 2013 with Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Andrew Harrison and Aaron Gordon.

In August 2012, Randle won the Under Armour Elite 24 dunk Contest and the next day he was named one of the MVPs of the Elite 24 game, where he scored 27 points and led his team to a 164-138 victory.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Randle was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 2 player in the nation in 2013.

The weekend after Thanksgiving in his senior season, Randle fractured his foot playing in a tournament and missed three months as a result. In March 2013, Randle returned for the TAPPS 5A playoffs and led his team to its third state title in four years. As a senior in 2012-13, Randle averaged 32.5 points and 22.5 rebounds per game.

On March 20, 2013, Randle committed to Kentucky, choosing them over Texas, Kansas and Florida. He then joined Andrew Harrison, his twin brother Aaron Harrison, James Young, Dakari Johnson and Marcus Lee as the sixth Kentucky player selected to play in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game as well as the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic.

College career

Kentucky (2013-2014)

On February 28, 2014, Randle was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year. He went on to help Kentucky reach the national championship game, which they lost to the University of Connecticut. He ended the 2013-14 season with 24 double-doubles, the second most double-doubles by a UK player in school history, behind Dan Issel's 25 in 1969-70, and the most double-doubles by a UK freshman (the previous record was shared by DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis at 20). In 40 games (all starts), he averaged 15.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.8 minutes per game.

On April 22, 2014, Randle declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final three years of college eligibility.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Kentucky	40	40	30.8	.501	.167	.706	10.4	1.4	.5	.8	15.0
Career		40	40	30.8	.501	.167	.706	10.4	1.4	.5	.8	15.0

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2014-present)

On June 26, 2014, Randle was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. On July 13, 2014, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Lakers. That same day, he made his NBA Summer League debut, recording 10 points and two rebounds in 21 minutes against the New Orleans Pelicans. Over four games in the Summer League, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

On October 28, 2014, after only 14 minutes of official NBA playing time, Randle broke his right tibia during the Lakers' 2014-15 season opener against the Houston Rockets. The next day, he underwent successful surgery to repair the fracture, and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. On March 9, 2015, he was cleared to participate in full weight-bearing, non-contact basketball activities.

Randle returned to action in July 2015, re-joining the Lakers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. In his first stint back, he struggled to finish around the rim and didn't rebound well, but still managed to average 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals in four games. On October 15, the Lakers exercised their third-year team option on Randle's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016-17 season. Exactly a year after injuring himself in his NBA debut, Randle had a much better second NBA game, recording 15 points and 11 rebounds as a starter in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle had a solid outing on November 1 against the Dallas Mavericks, recording 22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 1 block in a 103-93 loss. On December 2, he recorded 15 points and a then career-high 19 rebounds in a 108-104 win over the Washington Wizards. On January 29, 2016, he scored a career-high 23 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. He matched that mark on March 8, recording 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 107-98 win over the Orlando Magic. On March 25, he recorded his first career triple-double with 13 points, 18 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists in a 116-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets. At 21 years old, he became the youngest Lakers player with a triple-double since Magic Johnson. Six days later, he hit a tiebreaking hook shot in the paint with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift the Lakers to a 102-100 win over the Miami Heat. On April 6, he set a career high with 20 rebounds in a 91-81 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Randle finished 2015-16 season leading all sophomores in total double-doubles, 6th in total rebounds and 10th in rebounds per game.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014-15	L.A. Lakers	1	0	14.0	.333	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
2015-16	L.A. Lakers	81	60	28.2	.429	.278	.715	10.2	1.8	.7	.4	11.3
Career		82	60	28.0	.428	.278	.710	10.1	1.8	.6	.4	11.2

Personal life

Randle is a devout Christian. In college, he visited the team chapel before every home game and has said, "God is my everything".

Randle's mother, Carolyn Kyles, played basketball at Texas.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]