Robert Michael Archibald (29 March 1980 – 23 January 2020) was a Scottish professional

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player. A

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/ center from the

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, he was selected by the

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in the

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with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall).

Career

Archibald graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998, along with

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NBA

After drafting him in the second round, the

signed Archibald to a 2-year contract. After one season with the team, in which he played only 12 games, Archibald was traded with Brevin Knight and Cezary Trybański to the

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in exchange for Bo Outlaw and Jake Tsakalidis. On 26 December 2003 Archibald was traded again, this time to the

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. A week later he was traded, for the third time that season, to the

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in exchange for

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and Remon van de Hare. He played 30 games with the Raptors. Archibald's final NBA game was on April 9, 2004, in a 66–74 loss to the

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where he recorded four rebounds but no points. Archibald holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He is the only Scotsman to play in the NBA.

Europe

Archibald played four seasons in the

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with Scavolini Pesaro,

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and two seasons with Unicaja Málaga. In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with CAI Zaragoza. Archibald retired after the

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in which he represented

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International

Archibald represented the Scottish national basketball team at junior level. He joined the Great Britain national team as it formed in 2007. He represented Great Britain 46 times including

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, EuroBasket 2011, and at the

Death

Archibald died aged 39 in Barrington, Illinois.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

NBA Player Profile
@ NBA.com
Euroleague.net Profile
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ACB Profile

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