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Rod Higgins

Rod Higgins
Personal information
Born (1960-01-31) January 31, 1960 (age 57)
Monroe, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Thornton Township (Harvey, Illinois)
College Fresno State (1978–1982)
NBA draft 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1982–1994
Position small forward
Career history
19821985 Chicago Bulls
1985 Seattle SuperSonics
1985–1986 Tampa Bay Thrillers
1986 San Antonio Spurs
1986 Tampa Bay Thrillers
1986 New Jersey Nets
1986 Chicago Bulls
19861992 Golden State Warriors
1992–1993 Sacramento Kings
1993 Olympiacos
1993–1994 Cleveland Cavaliers
1994 Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-PCAA (1981, 1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,011 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds 2,819 (3.6 rpg)
Assists 1,254 (1.6 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roderick Dwayne "Rod" Higgins (born January 31, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who formerly served as president of basketball operations for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets. He is also the father of former Charlotte Hornets point guard and current Erie Bayhawks guard Cory Higgins.

A 6'7" forward and center from California State University, Fresno, Higgins played 13 seasons (1982–1994) in the NBA as a member of the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 9 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game during his NBA career. After his playing career ended, Higgins served as an assistant coach with the Warriors until 2000, when he was named assistant general manager of the Washington Wizards. He was re-hired by the Warriors on May 20, 2004, joining former teammate Chris Mullin in the team's front office.

On May 31, 2007, he was hired as the second general manager of the Charlotte Hornets, replacing Bernie Bickerstaff. In 2011, he became the team's president of basketball operations after Rich Cho was hired as general manager. On June 13, 2014, Higgins stepped down as President of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Hornets.


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