Rodney Strickland (born July 11, 1966) is an American

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coach and former professional basketball player. He is currently the head coach at

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. Prior to LIU, he served as the program manager for the

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's professional path. Strickland played

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for the DePaul Blue Demons, earning

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honors. He had a long career in the

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(NBA), playing from 1988 to 2005. Strickland was an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls, under Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017. He formerly served in an administrative role for the

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under head coach

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and was the director of basketball operations at the

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under Calipari. He is the godfather of current NBA player Kyrie Irving. Strickland was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2008.

High school career

A native of the

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, Strickland played for the New York Gauchos. While a junior he led Truman High School in Co-Op City to the state championship and was ranked as one of the top 10 high school recruits in the nation. As a senior, he transferred to Oak Hill Academy in

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College career

Strickland became a college star at

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where he appeared in 87 games. As a junior, he was a First Team

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n after averaging 20.0 points and 7.8 assists. A 1987 and 1988 All-America pick, Strickland helped lead the Blue Demons to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1985–86 to 1987–88, including Sweet Sixteen showings in 1986 and 1987. He ranks among the program's career leaders in scoring average (8th; 16.6 ppg), assists (3rd; 557) and steals (2nd; 204). He also averaged 3.4 rebounds while shooting 53.4% during his college career.

NBA career

New York Knicks (1988–1990)

He was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft by his hometown

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, where he backed up

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Mark Jackson, the 1988

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. Nevertheless, Jackson and Strickland shared time that season. Strickland played in all 82 games and averaged 8.9 points and 3.9 assists in 16.8 minutes per game where he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

San Antonio Spurs (1990–1992)

The Knicks dealt Strickland to the

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for veteran

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in the middle of the 1989–1990 season. Strickland flourished in San Antonio. The Spurs went 18–6 with him in the starting lineup. He led the Spurs in assists 26 times and averaged 12.3 points and 11.2 assists in 10

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games. In the 1990–91 season Strickland lived up to his expectations as an exciting performer when he was healthy. He missed 24 games that year because of a sore ankle and a broken bone in his right hand. In the 58 games he played, Strickland averaged 13.8 points and 8.0 assists, shooting .482 from the field and .763 from the

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line. He led the Spurs in assists 46 times and in steals 30 times. Strickland finished the year tied with Terry Porter for 12th in the NBA in assists. In a four-game series loss to the

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in the first round of the 1991 NBA playoffs, he posted 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 2.25 steals in 42.0 minutes per game. Starting the 1991–92 NBA season in a contract dispute with the Spurs management, Strickland did not play in the first 24 games of the season. He finally signed on December 23, then started 54 of 57 games and averaged 13.8 points, 8.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.07 steals in 36.0 minutes per game. He scored in double figures 48 times and scored 20 or more points on eight occasions. He notched a then career-high 28 points against the

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on February 6 and made a career-high 19 assists versus the

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on March 3. Strickland started two playoff games against the

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before missing the third with a broken bone in his left hand. The Suns swept the series in three games.

Portland Trail Blazers (1992–1996)

Before the start of the 1992–93 season, Strickland signed as a free agent with the

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. On April 5, 1994, Strickland set a Trail Blazers record with 20 assists in a single game, during a 135–113 win over the

. On January 24, 1995, Strickland set a career high with 36 points scored, on 15-21 shooting from the field, in a 105–99 loss to the Knicks. During that year's playoffs, Strickland averaged 23.3 points and 12.3 assists per game in a first round loss to the Suns. On April 5, 1996, Strickland scored 27 points and recorded 12 assists in a 110-102 Game 1 loss to the

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. The Trail Blazers eventually lost the series 3–2, and the series was contested until Game 5, when Strickland scored only 10 points while missing 11 of his 16 shots, as the Jazz won 102–64. Despite regular season success in Portland, Strickland and the Trail Blazers never advanced out of the first round in the playoffs. In four seasons with the Blazers, Strickland averaged 17 points and 8.6 assists per game.

Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–2001)

Strickland and teammate Harvey Grant were traded to the Washington Bullets for

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and Mitchell Butler in 1996. In his first season in Washington, Strickland averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.9 apg helping the Bullets make the playoffs in 1997 for the first time in 8 seasons. In 1997–98, Strickland had the best season of his career as he averaged 17.8 ppg and a league leading 10.5 apg. During the year, Strickland also became only the 25th player in NBA history to record 10,000 points and 5,000 assists. Strickland was selected to the second All-NBA team. While his individual stats improved over the next few seasons for the Wizards, the team got worse, leading to a buyout of his contract.

Last seasons and retirement (2001–2005)

Strickland returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2001. He finished his playing career with the

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, and the

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. He played in 1,094 games (740 starts) and scored over 14,000 points and tallied nearly 8,000 assists. He also ranked among the NBA's top 10 in assists per game in 1991–92 (5th), 1993–94 (6th), 1994–95 (5th), 1995–96 (4th), 1996–97 (5th), 1997–98 (1st), and 1998–99 (2nd). Strickland averaged 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 30.7 minutes of floor time per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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Coaching career

In September 2008, Strickland was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame along with NBA stars Kenny Anderson and Sam Perkins, coach Pete Gillen and pioneers Lou Bender and Eddie Younger. Strickland started his coaching career as director of basketball operations at the

, taking over the job held by former NBA player Milt Wagner. Strickland was hired as an assistant coach at USF under former Kentucky assistant coach Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017. He worked served in an administrative role at the University of Kentucky under Coach John Calipari.

Head coaching record

Personal life

Strickland is the godfather of the 2011 NBA draft first overall pick and 2012 Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving. Strickland's son, Tai, played college basketball for Georgia Southern ( 2022–23) after previously playing for

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( 2018–19) and

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( 2020–21 & 2021–22). His son Terell played for

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(2020–). Strickland also has a daughter.

Arrests and legal issues

In 1997, while Strickland was playing for the Washington Wizards, he was arrested in Washington D.C and charged with a DUI and disorderly conduct. He pled guilty to driving while impaired. In 1999, he was arrested again for reckless driving and DUI; he failed field sobriety tests and refused a Breathalyzer test. Strickland was acquitted at trial. In 2000, he was arrested for disorderly conduct at a D.C. club. He was arrested a third time for DUI in January 2001, for which he pled guilty and spent 10 days in jail. On September 11, 2001, Strickland and singer

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had criminal complaints for assault filed against them after a fight outside a TGI Friday's in Maryland. Strickland's portion of the case was dismissed in 2004.

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External links

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High school career

College career

NBA career

New York Knicks (1988–1990)

San Antonio Spurs (1990–1992)

Portland Trail Blazers (1992–1996)

Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–2001)

Last seasons and retirement (2001–2005)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Coaching career

Head coaching record

Personal life

Arrests and legal issues

See also

Notes

External links