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Randolph Childress

US basketball player and coach

Summary

US basketball player and coach

Field	Value
name	Randolph Childress
image	Randolph Childress Varese.jpg
height_ft	6
height_in	2
weight_lb	198
birth_date
birth_place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
nationality	American
high_school	Flint Hill (Oakton, Virginia)
college	Wake Forest (1991–1995)
draft_year	1995
draft_round	1
draft_pick	19
draft_team	Detroit Pistons
career_start	1995
career_end	2011
career_number	12, 3
career_position	Point guard
years1	–
team1	Portland Trail Blazers
years2
team2	Detroit Pistons
years3	1997–1998
team3	Tofaş S.K.
years4	1998–1999
team4	Kombassan Konya
years5	1999
team5	Cholet
years6	2000–2001
team6	Record Napoli
years7	2001
team7	Sydney Kings
years8	2001–2003
team8	Rida Scafati
years9	2003–2004
team9	SLUC Nancy
years10	2004–2007
team10	Premiata Montegranaro
years11	2007–2008
team11	Pepsi Caserta
years12	2008–2010
team12	Cimberio Varese
years13	2010
team13	Dinamo Sassari
years14	2010–2011
team14	Mazzeo San Severo
cyears1	2013–2021
cteam1	Wake Forest (assistant)

Consensus second-team All-American (1995)
ACC Athlete of the Year (1995)
2× First-team All-ACC (1994, 1995)
Second-team All-ACC (1993)
No. 22 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He is formerly an assistant coach for his alma mater, Wake Forest University.

College career

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. He was inducted in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Professional career

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.

After leaving the NBA, Childress played in 1997–1999 in the Turkish Basketball League for Tofaş SAS and Konya Kombassan. Childress went on to play ten games for the Sydney Kings in the 2000–01 Australian National Basketball League season. Childress then played for various teams in the Italian leagues.

Coaching career

In April 2012, Childress was hired as the new director of player development at his alma mater, Wake Forest University. In April 2013, Childress was promoted to the position of assistant coach, moving into an on-court role for the team. He left the Wake Forest coaching staff following the 2020–21 season, moving into a strategic role with the athletic department.

Personal life

Childress's son Brandon Childress played basketball at Wake Forest and professionally.

References

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsVItGvRQo YouTube – Randolph Childress – The Shot]
Randolph Childress crossover
(2024-05-13). "Randolph Childress".
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/573 tblstat.net].
[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/09/1041990049201.html Kings emerge from a pack of jokers] Retrieved October 2, 2006
[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7854387/randolph-childress-joins-wake-forest-demon-deacons-basketball-staff Randolph Childress joins Wake staff]
"Randolph Childress Steps Down from Coaching Staff at Wake Forest".
(July 19, 2016). "Randolph Childress' son making his own name at Wake Forest". [[Associated Press]].

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