Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984)
is an American
basketball
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coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the boys' basketball team at
Garfield High School in Seattle. Roy played six seasons in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) for the
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
and
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
. He was selected sixth in the
2006 NBA draft, having completed four years playing for the
Washington Huskies
The Washington Huskies are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Washington, located in Seattle. The school competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac- ...
. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "the Natural" by Trail Blazers announcer
Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, commonly known by the nickname "Wheels", is a radio announcer and host best known for his work as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association from 1998 to 2019.
Biography
...
.
On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition,
though he returned in 2012 to play five games for the Timberwolves.
Born in
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.
Zach Randolph
Zachary McKenley Randolph (born July 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Z-Bo", the 2-time NBA All-Star played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans before being drafted in the 2001 NBA draft by ...
, then the team captain, was traded to the
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
at the end of Roy's first season in
2006–07 season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team.
That season, Roy won the
NBA Rookie of the Year Award
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in a near-unanimous vote. He was selected as a reserve to the
2008
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,
2009
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,
and
2010
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All-Star games.
Early years
Roy attended the African-American Academy elementary school. He first started taking basketball seriously while playing for the
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It has ...
, one of the largest sports organizations in the United States.
He attended
Garfield High School in Seattle, and was considered one of the state's best high school players.
He was an early-entry candidate for the
2002 NBA draft straight out of high school, but he withdrew his name after consideration.
Considered a four-star recruit by
Scout.com
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, Roy was listed as the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 36 player in the nation in 2002.
College career
Roy faced challenges before entering college. His parents and his older brother had not attended college, and due to a learning disability, Roy had difficulty with the
SAT
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; his reading comprehension was slow, which increased the time he needed for tests. He had taken the test four times (with tutors) before finally meeting the
NCAA
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requirements. Unsure whether he would be able to attend a four-year college, Roy worked on the Seattle docks, cleaning
shipping container
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s for $11 per hour.
In 2002, Roy started to play for the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
(UW). He remained there for four years under head coach
Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Pepperdine University, a position he held from 1996 to 1999 and resumed in 2018. Romar also served as the head me ...
. He majored in
American Ethnic Studies.
After his junior year, Roy considered entering the
draft
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, but changed his mind when he learned that teammate
Nate Robinson
Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball for the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA draft. ...
and high school senior and UW signee
Martell Webster
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The sixth player taken in the 2005 NBA draft, Webster played for Portland, Minnesota ...
intended to enter the draft. He saw an opportunity to rise in the ranks on his college team, and improve his draft position.
On December 29, 2005, Roy led the Huskies to victory over the
Arizona State Sun Devils
The Arizona State Sun Devils are the athletic teams that represent Arizona State University. ASU has nine men's and eleven women's varsity teams competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member o ...
with a college career-high 35 points and became the 31st Washington player to score 1,000 points in a career. The following game he equalled his career high of 35 points in a double overtime loss to the
Arizona Wildcats
The Arizona Wildcats are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Divis ...
.
During his senior year, Roy averaged 20.2 points per game while leading the Huskies to a 26–7 season and a second straight
Sweet Sixteen appearance. Roy was named
Pac-10
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
player of the year and received
All-America
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...
n honors at the end of the season, while also being a finalist for the
Wooden
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,
Naismith,
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played ...
, and
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. He is ranked seventh in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching at the Univ ...
awards.
Roy had a 2006 pre-draft workout with the Trail Blazers prior to being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick. However, he was immediately traded to the Trail Blazers for the draft rights of
Randy Foye
Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but was immediately traded to ...
.
On January 22, 2009, before a University of Washington Huskies home game versus the
USC Trojans
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, his number 3 uniform was retired.
Professional career
Portland Trail Blazers (2006–2011)
2006–07 season: Rookie of the Year
![Brandon Roy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Brandon_Roy.jpg)
Roy's NBA debut was in his hometown against the
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...
.
He scored 20 points in that game, and 19 in the following game.
An impingement in his left heel kept him out of 20 games early in the season, but he scored his first career
double-double
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term ...
shortly after his return, on December 22, 2006, against the
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...
.
At the end of January 2007, Roy led all NBA rookies with 14.5 points per game. He became the fourth Trail Blazer to be selected for the rookie squad of the
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Rookie Challenge since its inception in 1994. He was the first Trail Blazer to participate in the All-Star Weekend since
Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. A native of Philadelphia, Wallace played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before declaring for the draft in 199 ...
's selection as an
All-Star reserve in 2001.
He was the
Western Conference's Rookie of the Month in January, February, and March 2007. After averaging 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game during the
2006–07 NBA season
The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. The San Antonio Spurs were crowned the champions after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
*The first NBA draft under the ne ...
, Roy was named
NBA Rookie of the Year
The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Gottl ...
. He received 127 out of 128 first-place votes. Due to injury, he played in only 57 games in that season, the second-fewest games for a Rookie of the Year. He was the third Trail Blazer to win the award, the first two being
Geoff Petrie
Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. A native of Pennsylvania, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers where he ...
and
Sidney Wicks
Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wicks was selected by the Portland ...
.
2007–08 season: First All-Star selection
![Brandon Roy pregame](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Brandon_Roy_pregame.jpg)
Roy started in the first 48 games of the
2007–08 season, averaging 19.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He also led the Blazers to a 13-game winning streak in the month of December. Roy was selected as a reserve for the
2008 NBA All-Star Game
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. He scored 18 points in that game, and also had 9 rebounds. He injured his right ankle in the final game before the All-Star Weekend. Although he earned accolades for his play over the weekend, the injury impacted his play in the following weeks. He played in the Rookie Challenge for the second time, this time as a "sophomore"; teammate
LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Texas Longhorns. ...
was also on the sophomore squad. Roy played about 29 minutes in the All-Star game, the most of any Western Conference player. He also tied
Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "CP3" and “The Point God”, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Paul is widely regarded as one o ...
and
Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire ( ; he, אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Bro ...
for the most points with 18.
2008–09 season: First All-NBA selection
In the 2008 preseason, Roy underwent a 20-minute medical procedure in
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...
, during which team physician Don Roberts removed a piece of
cartilage
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that was causing irritation in Roy's left knee. Roy missed several weeks of action because of the rehabilitation, but was ready on the opening day of the season against the
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
. On November 6, against the Houston Rockets, Roy hit a game-winning 30-foot jumper in overtime with eight tenths of a second left.
On December 18, Roy scored a career-high 52 points against the
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
. He made 14 of 27 shots from the field, 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, and 5 of 7 from the three-point line. He also added six assists, five rebounds and a blocked shot, all without a turnover. On January 24, Roy tied a
Blazers franchise record with 10 steals against the
Washington Wizards
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. On February 8 with the Blazers trailing by 1 against the
Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
, Roy made a layup at the buzzer to win it 109–108. As of February 16, 2009, Roy has had 24 shots which tied or won the games with 35 seconds or less. Roy was again selected as a reserve in the
2009 NBA All-Star Game, where he scored 14 points in 7-for-8 shooting, grabbed 5 boards, and dished out 5 assists in a game-high 31 minutes of action. On April 13, Roy was named Western Conference Player of the Week for his fourth time. At the time,
Clyde Drexler
Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association ...
was the only other Portland Trail Blazers to have won the award four times. Roy finished 9th in MVP voting for the 2008–09 season, garnering one 4th-place vote and four 5th-place votes for a total of 7 points. Roy was named to the
All-NBA Second Team
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on May 13, and was the first Blazer to make an All-NBA team since the 1991–92 season.
2009–10 season: Second All-NBA selection
![Brandon Roy vs wizards](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Brandon_Roy_vs_wizards.jpg)
On August 5, 2009, it was confirmed that Roy had agreed to a four-year
maximum-salary contract with a fifth-year player option, keeping him a Trail Blazer until at least the 2013–14 season.
Roy was selected to compete in the
2010 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third selection as an NBA All-Star. However, Roy was sidelined because of a right hamstring injury he sustained on January 13 against the
Milwaukee Bucks
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, and re-aggravated on January 20 against the
Philadelphia 76ers
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.
On April 11, 2010, Roy injured his right knee.
Magnetic resonance imaging
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that night confirmed a right knee bone contusion (bone bruise) and on April 12, further examination of the MRI showed a slight meniscus tear. Roy underwent surgery on April 16 and was expected to miss at least the first round of the
2010 NBA playoffs, but returned for Game 4 after eight days of recovery time to lead the Blazers to a win.
Roy was named to the All-NBA Third Team on May 6, and this was his second season in a row to be named to an All-NBA Team.
Shortly before the next season began, conference rival
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...
called Roy the hardest player to guard in the Western Conference, claiming he had "no weaknesses in his game."
Roy was the cover athlete for
NBA 10: The Inside.
2010–11 season: Final season in Portland
Roy started the first month of the season scoring at his normal rate, but by December it started showing that his knees, which have bothered him since college and were injured in April, were ailing due to lack of cartilage. He missed nine games before the Trail Blazers announced that he would be out indefinitely.
![Trail Blazers starting five fall 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Trail_Blazers_starting_five_fall_2009.jpg)
On January 17, 2011, Roy underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees. He returned to the lineup on February 25, scoring 18 points off the bench, including a clutch three-pointer to force overtime, and helping the Blazers win the game 107–106.
The Blazers then faced the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...
in the first round of the
2011 NBA playoffs. Roy shot 1-for-8 the first 2 games, including a Game 2 where he saw only 8 minutes of playing time and went scoreless. The Blazers lost both games and trailed 0–2 in the series. He expressed his frustration about being the last substitution during the first 2 quarters, and playing for 8 minutes after getting 26 minutes in Game 1.
Both the Blazers and Mavericks started Game 4 with a quiet first half, with Dallas leading slightly. The Blazers then missed their first 15 shots after halftime as the Mavs' lead grew as big as 67–44. Roy then made a three-pointer near the end of the third to cut the lead to 67–49. In the fourth quarter, Roy scored 18 points after going 1-for-3 the previous 3 quarters, including a clutch 4-point play to tie the game and a bank shot from the middle of the paint with 49 seconds left to give his team the lead for good, finishing with 24 points to lead the Blazers to an improbable 84–82 win to tie the series.
Just before NBA training camp opened following the resolution of the
2011 NBA lockout, Roy announced that his knees had degenerated so much—he lacked cartilage between the bones of both knees—that he was retiring from basketball.
[
Following his announcement of retirement, the Portland Trail Blazers used their ]amnesty clause
The NBA salary cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association teams are allowed to pay their players. Like many professional sports leagues, the NBA has a salary cap to control costs and benefit parity, defined b ...
on Roy for salary cap
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flexibility.
Minnesota Timberwolves (2012–2013)
In June 2012, Roy announced that he was planning to make a comeback to the NBA. He said he had recovered enough to play after having the platelet-rich plasma
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), also known as autologous conditioned plasma, is a concentrate of platelet-rich plasma protein derived from whole blood, centrifuged to remove red blood cells. Though promoted to treat an array of medical problems, evid ...
procedure that Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...
also had to keep his knees healthy. He could not play for Portland under the current NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement because of Portland's amnesty of him in 2011. Roy entered the free agent market on July 1, 2012. Roy reportedly had expressed interest in signing with the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, or Chicago Bulls.
On July 31, 2012, Roy signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
. The deal put Roy with All-Star forward Kevin Love
Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Second Team and ...
and point guard Ricky Rubio. He decided to wear No. 3, the number he wore during his college years at Washington. He felt well during training camp but suffered an injury after a collision during a preseason game on October 26, 2012. He played in five regular season games before needing season-ending surgery on his right knee. He averaged 5.8 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and 4.6 assists per game in 24.4 minutes during the 2012–13 season. Roy was waived by Minnesota on May 10, 2013. Afterwards, he said, "Any time you walk away from the game, you have 'what-ifs'. I feel like I was able to answer those questions last year by going out there and giving it a try."
Coaching career
After ending his playing career, Roy joined Nathan Hale High School Nathan Hale High School may refer to:
* Nathan Hale High School (Oklahoma), United States
* Nathan Hale High School (Washington), United States
* Nathan Hale High School (Wisconsin), United States
* Nathan Hale-Ray High School, Connecticut
...
as the head coach of the boys' basketball team in 2016. In March 2017, he received the Naismith National High School Coach of the Year award after his team posted a perfect 29–0 record during the regular season. With the departure of Michael Porter Jr.
Michael Lamar Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was ranked as one of ...
, Jontay Porter
Jontay Porter (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was previously listed as a recruit under the Class of 20 ...
, and P. J. Fuller, Roy was named as head coach of Garfield High School's boys' basketball team in May 2017. He stepped down as head coach during the 2018–19 season for undisclosed reasons but returned in 2019.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 39.7 , , .459 , , .471 , , .870 , , 4.8 , , 2.8 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 26.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2010
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 3 , , 1 , , 27.7 , , .303 , , .167 , , .778 , , 2.3 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , .0 , , 9.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 0 , , 23.0 , , .500 , , .286 , , .615 , , 2.1 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , .0 , , 9.3
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 15 , , 7 , , 30.6 , , .442 , , .326 , , .809 , , 3.3 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .6 , , 16.3
College
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, style="text-align:left;", 2002–03
, style="text-align:left;", Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, 13 , , 2 , , 17.2 , , .500 , , .100, , .486 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .2 , , 6.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2003–04
, style="text-align:left;", Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, 31 , , 31 , , 30.3 , , .480 , , .222 , , .785 , , 5.3 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 12.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2004–05
, style="text-align:left;", Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, 26 , , 5 , , 24.2 , , .565 , , .350 , , .741 , , 5.0 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , 12.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2005–06
, style="text-align:left;", Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, 33 , , 33 , , 31.7 , , .508 , , .402 , , .810 , , 5.6 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , .8, , 20.2
, -
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , , 103 , , 71 , , 27.6 , , .513 , , .297 , , .744 , , 5.0 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .5, , 14.4
Personal life
Roy's longtime girlfriend Tiana Bardwell delivered their first child, Brandon Jr., whom they nicknamed BJ, on March 27, 2007, in Seattle.
Roy and Bardwell had their second child, Mariah Leilani, in January 2009. They were married on September 4, 2010, in West Linn, Oregon
West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste. Genevieve ...
.
On April 29, 2017, Roy was shot and received non-life-threatening injuries while attending a party at his grandmother's home in Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...
.
See also
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References
External links
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Washington Huskies bio
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