Renaldo Balkman
Balkman in 2016
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| No. 32 – Capitanes de Arecibo | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | BSN |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 14, 1984 Staten Island, New York |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
| College | South Carolina (2003–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2008 | New York Knicks |
| 2008–2011 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2011–2012 | New York Knicks |
| 2013 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 2013 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 2013–2014 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| 2014 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2014–2015 | Texas Legends |
| 2015 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2015 | Fuerza Regia |
| 2016–present | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Renaldo Balkman (born July 14, 1984) is a Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina and has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition.
Balkman was born in Staten Island, New York, and prior to attending Laurinburg Institute, he was at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. At Laurinburg, he led his team to 40–2 record and No. 1 national prep school ranking.
Balkman was a little known player in high school at the Laurinburg Institute, but he was discovered in 2002 by University of South Carolina coach Dave Odom, who instantly saw his potential. According to Odom, "I remember the first time I saw Renaldo Balkman. I was sitting in Orlando in a gym with (South Carolina assistant coach) Barry Sanderson and I asked him 'who is that kid with the dreadlocks? That's the guy we need'. He came back and said nobody knows his name." Balkman was recruited and signed by Carolina, having received little to no interest from any other major basketball programs.
Balkman played an integral role in South Carolina's two wins over eventual national champion Florida during the 2005–06 college basketball season. He was also the 2006 NIT Most Valuable Player, averaging 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Balkman's highlight for the season was a team-leading 28-point, 16-rebound, 4-steal performance in a 67–56 win over Alabama on February 14, 2006. He was 11 of 15 from the field and also had a team-high 2 blocks.
For Balkman, a defensive banger whose style Knicks general manager Isiah Thomas had likened to Dennis Rodman and Ron Artest, the 2006 NIT MVP award was a fitting capper to a three-year college career that produced 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and a .553 shooting average.
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