Rodney Stuckey

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Rodney Stuckey
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Stuckey with the Pistons
Personal information
Born (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 37)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Kentwood (Covington, Washington)
College Eastern Washington (2005–2007)
NBA draft 2007: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2007–2017
Position Shooting guard / point guard
Number3, 2
Career history
2007–2014 Detroit Pistons
2014–2017 Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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Early life and education

Stuckey was born in Seattle and raised in the suburb of Kent. [1] [2] Stuckey prepped at Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, where he led the Conquerors to a 4A State Title in 2004. [3] [4]

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 Eastern Washington303033.0.490.372.7604.84.12.20.324.2
2006–07 Eastern Washington292933.3.453.267.8464.75.52.40.324.6

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2007–2014)

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Stuckey with the Detroit Pistons

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 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG and 3 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 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, with 22 ballot votes, including six first-team votes. [5]

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. [6]

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Stuckey in action

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.

On December 13, 2009, Stuckey was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time in his career.

Indiana Pacers (2014–2017)

On July 21, 2014, Stuckey signed with the Indiana Pacers. [7] On March 10, 2015, he scored a season-high 34 points against the Orlando Magic. [8]

On July 21, 2015, Stuckey re-signed with the Pacers to a three-year, $21 million contract. [9] [10] Stuckey missed most of January and February of the 2015–16 season due to a bone bruise in his right foot. [11]

On March 28, 2017, Stuckey was ruled out for four to six weeks with a left patellar tendon strain. [12] He was subsequently waived by the Pacers the following day. [13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Detroit 57219.0.401.188.8142.32.8.9.17.6
2008–09 Detroit 796531.9.439.295.8033.54.91.0.113.4
2009–10 Detroit 736734.2.405.228.8333.84.81.4.216.6
2010–11 Detroit 705431.2.439.289.8663.15.21.1.115.5
2011–12 Detroit 554829.9.429.317.8342.63.8.8.214.8
2012–13 Detroit 762428.6.406.302.7832.83.6.7.211.5
2013–14 Detroit 73526.7.436.273.8362.32.1.7.113.9
2014–15 Indiana 713626.4.440.390.8193.53.1.8.112.6
2015–16 Indiana 58122.0.413.241.8292.72.4.7.18.9
2016–17 Indiana 39017.8.373.317.7482.22.2.4.07.2
Career61230228.1.425.298.8273.03.7.9.212.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008 Detroit 17222.4.371.286.8791.93.41.1.18.2
2009 Detroit 4432.0.393.000.8572.35.3.0.015.0
2016 Indiana 7017.9.395.500.5562.12.0.6.16.3
Career28622.6.382.280.8402.03.3.8.18.7

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. [14]

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