Eric Bledsoe
Bledsoe with the Clippers in 2011
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| No. 2 – Phoenix Suns | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
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| Born |
December 9, 1989 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Parker (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| College | Kentucky (2009–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2013 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2012 | →Bakersfield Jam |
| 2013–present | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 18th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft and subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. He plays the point guard position, but can also play shooting guard.
Bledsoe attended Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 20.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game, and helped lead Parker to a 5A state championship runner-up finish. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bledsoe was listed as the No. 3 point guard and the No. 23 player in the nation in 2009.
Bledsoe played one season at Kentucky in 2009–10, and averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 37 games (35 starts) to help the Wildcats to a 35–3 record and Elite Eight appearance. He was named to the Sporting News SEC All-Freshman Team and was a CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-American. He scored in double digits 20 times, including four games with at least 20 points. In four NCAA tournament games, he averaged 15.3 points and set a Kentucky school record of eight made three-pointers in an NCAA tournament game against East Tennessee State in scoring a career-high 29 points (9-11 FG, 8-9 3 FG). Despite being a natural point guard, Bledsoe often filled the shooting guard role playing alongside fellow freshman John Wall.
On April 7, 2010, Bledsoe declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility.
In September 2010, it was reported that Bledsoe may have been ineligible to play his one season for Kentucky when discrepancies were found in his high school transcripts. The Alabama Public School System hired the independent law firm of White Arnold & Dow to investigate claims that one of Bledsoe's grades was improperly changed. His algebra grade had been changed from a C to an A, thus raising his GPA high enough that he was eligible for the NCAA.
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