Rodney Stuckey

Rodney Stuckey

Born: April 21, 1986
Age: 38
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Biography

Rodney Norvell Stuckey (born April 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons and played college basketball for Eastern Washington University.

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High school career

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

College career

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. He had nine 30-point games and three 10-assist games. He had a career high 7 steals against Idaho.

In just 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, Stuckey's No. 3 jersey was retired at half time.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Eagles 30 30 33.0 .490 .372 .760 4.8 4.1 2.2 0.3 24.2
2006-07 Eagles 29 29 33.3 .453 .267 .846 4.7 5.5 2.4 0.3 24.6

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2007-2014)

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.

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.

On December 23, 2008, Stuckey scored a career high 40 points in a win over 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 the Sacramento Kings. He also played in the 2009 Rookie Challenge contest with the sophomore team during All-Star weekend.

Indiana Pacers (2014-present)

On July 21, 2014, Stuckey signed with the Indiana Pacers. On March 10, 2015, he scored a season-high 34 points in a win over the Orlando Magic.

On July 21, 2015, Stuckey re-signed with the Pacers to a three-year, $21 million contract. Stuckey missed most of January and February of the 2015-16 season due to a bone bruise in his right foot.

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
2007-08 Detroit 57 2 19.0 .401 .188 .814 2.3 2.8 .9 .1 7.6
2008-09 Detroit 79 65 31.9 .439 .295 .803 3.5 4.9 1.0 .1 13.4
2009-10 Detroit 73 67 34.2 .405 .228 .833 3.8 4.8 1.4 .2 16.6
2010-11 Detroit 70 54 31.2 .439 .289 .866 3.1 5.2 1.1 .1 15.5
2011-12 Detroit 55 48 29.9 .429 .317 .834 2.6 3.8 .8 .2 14.8
2012-13 Detroit 76 24 28.6 .406 .302 .783 2.8 3.6 .7 .2 11.5
2013-14 Detroit 73 5 26.7 .436 .273 .836 2.3 2.1 .7 .1 13.9
2014-15 Indiana 71 36 26.4 .440 .390 .819 3.5 3.1 .8 .1 12.6
2015-16 Indiana 58 1 22.0 .413 .241 .829 2.7 2.4 .7 .1 8.9
Career 612 302 28.1 .425 .298 .827 3.0 3.7 .9 .2 12.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Detroit 17 2 22.4 .371 .286 .879 1.9 3.4 1.1 .1 8.2
2009 Detroit 4 4 32.0 .393 .000 .857 2.3 5.3 .0 .0 15.0
2016 Indiana 7 0 17.9 .395 .500 .556 2.1 2.0 .6 .1 6.3
Career 28 6 22.6 .382 .280 .840 2.0 3.3 .8 .1 8.7

Personal life

In May 2014, Stuckey became engaged to Cassandra Ferguson, a contestant on the 18th season of The Bachelor. The couple have a son named Trey.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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