JaRon Rush
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 12, 1979 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
The Pembroke Hill School (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| College | UCLA (1998–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2001 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Stars (ABA) |
| 2001 | Roanoke Dazzle (D-League) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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JaRon Maurice Rush (born April 12, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball small forward from Kansas City, Missouri. He played college basketball at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Undrafted in the 2000 NBA Draft, Rush played two seasons professionally for the Los Angeles Stars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA Development League (D-League).
Rush played at UCLA, where he and Dan Gadzuric were both named the team's most valuable freshman in 1999. He was also named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Freshman team. In his sophomore year, he hit a jumper with three seconds remaining to defeat then-No. 1-ranked Stanford in a 94–93 overtime road upset. Believing he would be a first-round pick, he declared for the 2000 NBA Draft but was not selected. The Los Angeles Daily News later called Rush "UCLA's poster child for an ill-advised exit."
Rush was drafted in the ABA in 2000 by the Kansas City Knights. He was traded before the start of the season to the Los Angeles Stars, where he played the 2000–2001 season. He entered into rehab for alcoholism in 2001. He was the final cut of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association during their 2001 training camp. He played 14 games for the Roanoke Dazzle in the D-League and averaged just 1.8 points before being granted his unconditional release in December 2001. He was signed to the Knights' practice squad in January 2002 before being cut in February for missing practice. He went into rehab again and retired from basketball that year. Rush accepted a job as freshman girls B-team basketball coach at Blue Valley Northwest High School in 2006. He was employed at a public relations firm in 2007 while finishing college.
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