Randolph Childress
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Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972, in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Childress played in two NBA seasons for the Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 2.4 ppg in his career. He played collegiatly at Wake Forest University.
At Wake Forest, Childress averaged 18.4 points per game for his four year career highlighted by one of the most outstanding ACC Tournament performances of all time in 1995. Named tournament MVP, Childress carried the Demon Deacons to the title, averaging 35.7 points and 7 assists per game in the process. Against a UNC team featuring Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace in the finals, Childress was the best player on the court, scoring 37 with 7 assists and hitting a game-winning jumper with 7 seconds left. Childress's NBA career was cut short by a torn ACL and disagreements with Portland Trail Blazers coach P. J. Carlesimo.
Childress played ten games for the Sydney Kings in the 2000-01 Australian National Basketball League season.[1]
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- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/09/1041990049201.html Retrieved October 2, 2006
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