Randolph Childress
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| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 21, 1972 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Flint Hill (Oakton, Virginia) |
| College | Wake Forest (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1995–2011 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 12, 3 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1995–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1997 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1997–1998 | Tofaş S.K. |
| 1998–1999 | Kombassan Konya |
| 1999 | Cholet |
| 2000–2001 | Record Napoli |
| 2001 | Sydney Kings |
| 2001–2003 | Rida Scafati |
| 2003–2004 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2004–2007 | Premiata Montegranaro |
| 2007–2008 | Pepsi Caserta |
| 2008–2010 | Cimberio Varese |
| 2010 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2010–2011 | Mazzeo San Severo |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–present | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, Wake Forest University.
Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he averaged 18.4 points per game for his four-year career. His collegiate highlight came in 1995, when he delivered one of the most outstanding ACC Tournament performances of all time. Named tournament MVP, Childress along with sophomore Tim Duncan, carried the Demon Deacons to the title, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists per game. In the finals, against a UNC team featuring Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace, Childress scored 37 with 7 assists and hit a game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in overtime. The game was highlighted by a crossover dribble Childress performed with UNC's Jeff McInnis guarding him: McInnis tripped & fell in the process, Childress made a motion with his hand as if to say "come here" or "get up," then hit a 3-point shot. He was honored as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1995. In 2002, Childress was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team, honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history.
In the 1995 NBA Draft, Childress was selected in the 1st round (19th overall) by the Detroit Pistons. Childress played in two NBA seasons for the Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 2.4 points per game. His NBA career was cut short by a torn ACL and disagreements with Trail Blazers coach P. J. Carlesimo.
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