Brandon Armstrong

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Brandon Armstrong
Personal information
Born (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980 (age 42)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Vallejo (Vallejo, California)
College Pepperdine (1999–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2001–2009
Position Shooting guard
Number1
Career history
2001–2004 New Jersey Nets
2005 Roseto Sharks
2006Calpe Aguas
2006–2007 Dakota Wizards
2007 Bakersfield Jam
2007 Anaheim Arsenal
2007–2008 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2008–2009 Budivelnyk
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2000, 2001)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in San Francisco, California, he played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft. He was traded to the New Jersey Nets, where he played three seasons in the NBA. He later played in Italy, Spain, Poland and Ukraine, and spent a season in the NBA D-League.

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Professional career

Armstrong was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft. [1] He was traded along with fellow Rockets draft picks Richard Jefferson and Jason Collins to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for the draft rights to New Jersey's Eddie Griffin. [2] In three seasons with the Nets, Armstrong averaged 2.2 points per game. [3] He only played 17 games in 2002–03 due to suffering from regular back pain. He was subsequently not on the 2003 playoff roster. [4]

Armstrong became a free agent in 2004 and signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was waived prior to the start of the 2004–05 NBA season. [5] Armstrong's final NBA game was played in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on May 20, 2004. In that game, the Nets would drop the series to the Detroit Pistons by losing the game 69 - 90. Armstrong played for 4 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 assist.

For the 2005–06 season, Armstrong moved to Italy to play for Roseto Basket. He left the team in November 2005 after appearing in seven games. [6] In February 2006, he moved to Spain and played 10 games for Calpe Aguas. [6]

On November 2, 2006, Armstorng was selected by the Dakota Wizards in the third round of the NBA Development League draft. [7] He was waived by the Wizards on January 20, 2007. [8] He was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam on February 8 but then waived on February 28. [8] He was then acquired by the Anaheim Arsenal on March 15 but then waived again on March 26. [8]

For the 2007–08 season, Armstrong moved to Poland to play for Kotwica Kołobrzeg. In 26 games, he averaged 11.2 points per game. [6]

For the 2008–09 season, Armstrong moved to Ukraine to play for Budivelnyk. His last game for Budivelnyk was on January 9, 2009. [6]

In February 2009, Armstrong trialed with Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. He was fighting for a position on the team with a fellow American Michael Gale, [9] but he ultimately did not make the team and did not debut for Marinos. [6]

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001–02 New Jersey 3505.6.318.294.500.5.2.2.01.8
2002–03 New Jersey 1704.1.333.167.833.2.1.2.11.4
2003–04 New Jersey 5607.8.371.365.500.8.3.2.02.7
Career10806.5.365.333.600.6.2.2.02.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004 New Jersey 804.0.250.000–.3.4.1.0.8

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  2. ↑ Rajan, Greg (June 16, 2021). "Rockets in the lottery: All-in on Eddie Griffin in 2001". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Armstrong". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Armstrong". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Armstrong". realgm.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "2006 NBA Development League Draft concludes". oursportscentral.com. November 2, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "2006-07 Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
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