Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is an American former professional

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player and

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. He played 886 games across 16 seasons in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers,

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, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns. A

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, he was known primarily for his defensive skill as a rebounder and shot blocker. In his second season with the Knicks, he played in the

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. In 2010, he was the

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nominee for

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; he lost the election to

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John Kitzhaber John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician who served as the 35th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003, and as the 37th governor of Oregon from 2011 until his resignation in 2015. A member of the Democratic Part ...

Early life and education

Dudley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Elizabeth Josephine (née Kovacs, c.1941–present), a teacher, and Guilford Dudley III (c. 1932–present), a minister.Oregon Republicans like what Chris Dudley brings to governor's race
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, and his maternal grandmother's parents were also Hungarian. His paternal grandfather was

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, who was

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ambassador to Denmark under the

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and

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presidential administrations. Dudley played high school basketball at

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. He was diagnosed with

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at the age of 16. Like his parents, grandfather, and uncle, Dudley attended

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. At Yale he played

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basketball for the

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, and earned a

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and

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NBA career

Cleveland Cavaliers (1987–1990)

Dudley began playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the

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. During his rookie season, he played in 55 of 82 games, averaging three points per game.

New Jersey Nets (1990–1993)

Chicago Bulls and New Jersey Nets, March 28, 1991

During the 1989–1990 season, he was traded to the

for a 1991 second-round pick and a 1993 second-round pick. He played three years with the Nets, including the 1990–91 season, in which he produced a career-best 7.1 points per game in 61 contests. The 1991–1992 season marked the first time he played all 82 games in a season, a feat he would replicate three seasons later with the Blazers. In the 1992–1993 season, he was a bench contributor as the Nets went to their second playoff spot in two years. On June 7, 1993, Dudley's teammate

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died in a car accident in Germany.

Portland Trail Blazers (1993–1997)

During the 1993 offseason, Dudley signed as a free agent with the

. An injury kept Dudley out of all but six games during his first season in Portland. Though teammate

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was traded to the Houston Rockets in the middle of the next season, Dudley and the Blazers made it to the playoffs.

New York Knicks (1997–2000)

After playing 161 games for the Blazers between 1995 and 1997, Dudley was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team deal with the

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, sending John Wallace from New York to Toronto, a 1998 first-round pick from New York to Portland, a 2007 second-round pick from Toronto to Portland and a 2000 first-round pick from Toronto to New York. During his stint with the Knicks, Dudley primarily backed up

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for three seasons. On March 28, 1999, in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal made a dunk while guarded by Dudley, whom O'Neal subsequently physically thrust himself upon and shoved to the ground. Dudley responded by angrily throwing the ball at O'Neal. Both men received

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for their actions. The next month, on April 16, he grabbed his 5,000th NBA rebound during a game between the Knicks and the

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. In 1999, Dudley reached the NBA Finals for the only time in his career. The 1999 Knicks, the only 8th seeded team in NBA history to reach the Finals, lost to the

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, four games to one. Dudley's Finals averages were 1.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.6 blocks, and 2.8 fouls across 15.6 minutes per game.

Phoenix Suns (2000–2001)

After his stint with the Knicks, Dudley was traded to the Phoenix Suns for

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, participating in 53 games in the 2000–01 season. During this season, he averaged 1.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 fouls in 11.6 minutes per game. On July 18, 2001, Dudley, along with superstar point guard

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, was traded back to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for

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, and

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. He was waived by the Nets the following month.

Return to Portland (2001–2003)

Dudley returned to the Trail Blazers in 2001 as a free agent. In his first season back, he played 43 games (two starts), with averages of 1.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, alongside 40% field goal shooting. Dudley retired after playing 11 total minutes in three games during the 2002–03 season.

Player profile

In a career total of 886 NBA games, Dudley scored 3473 points (3.9 points per game), had 375

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s (0.4 assists per game), blocked 1027 shots (1.2 blocks per game) and had 5457 rebounds (6.2 rebounds per game). In 1990, Dudley missed 13 consecutive free throws, setting an NBA record. In 1989, he set the record for most free throws missed in a single trip to the foul line, missing five consecutive free throws after the opposing team committed three lane violations.

NBA Honors

He was the recipient of the NBA's

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in 1996, and ''

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'''s Most Caring Athlete Award in 1997.

Post-NBA

In 1994, he created the Chris Dudley Foundation, an Oregon-based group intended to improve the lives of diabetic children and in the summer of 1996 the Foundation started a basketball camp for children with diabetes. He received an NBA award as well as other community awards for founding the organization. From 2005 to 2007, he was a volunteer assistant coach for the

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boys' basketball team, where he mentored UCLA-bound star

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. In early 2006, Dudley became vice president of M Financial Wealth Management. Since October 2008, he has been a

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partner with Filigree Advisors.

2010 Oregon gubernatorial campaign

In the summer of 2009, Dudley, a

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resident, was encouraged by the Republican Party to consider a run for the

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. Dudley declined to run for Congress, preferring to spend more time in the state. On October 11, 2009, ''

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'' reported that Dudley was considering entering the Republican primary for Oregon governor in 2010. In November 2009 he formed a campaign committee and raised roughly $340,000 by early December of the same year. Dudley formally announced his entry into the race on December 16. On March 6, 2010, ''

'' reported Dudley had raised over $1 million, aided by a $50,000 donation from Nike co-founder

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. In May 2010, Dudley won 39% of the vote in a crowded Republican primary to win the GOP nomination, and prepared to face former governor

in the November general election. On September 29, 2010, ''

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'' reported that Chris Dudley's campaign had received $5.6 million, more than twice what was raised by the Kitzhaber campaign. His primary sponsors included the national Republican Governors Association, in-state timber companies, industry trade groups, and Portland area business executives. Nike chairman and co-founder Phil Knight gave Dudley's campaign $400,000. Kitzhaber beat Dudley 49%–48%, or just over 22000 votes. While Dudley carried the majority of Oregon's counties, he was unable to overcome a deficit of over 120,000 votes in

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, the most populous in the state. Dudley raised and spent a total of $10.3 million, the largest amount ever in an Oregon governor's campaign. Kitzhaber raised and spent $7.4 million. The combined $17.7 million was the most ever spent on an Oregon political race until it was surpassed by the 2018 gubernatorial election.

Personal life

Dudley and his wife, also named Chris, have two sons and one daughter. In April 2012, Dudley announced that his family was moving from

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, to

so that his wife could pursue a business opportunity. He also indicated that his political career is likely over. Dudley closed his Oregon campaign committee, which could have been used for future races, in April 2014. During his playing career, Dudley donated $300,000 to a non-profit organization to help pay the cost of college tuition for a class of fourth-graders at Vernon Elementary School in Portland. Two of Dudley's children have been associated with Division I college basketball. His son Charles was on the roster of the 2017–18 Bryant Bulldogs, but never played. Dudley's daughter Emma was a reserve forward for the

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from 2018–2020. During 29 career games over two seasons, she averaged 0.9 points and 1.4 rebounds across 6.3 minutes per game.

Alleged altercation

In October 2018, it was reported that Dudley and current

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were in a bar fight in September 1985, which involved throwing ice and a drinking glass at a man whose physical appearance was allegedly similar to that of

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. Through an article published in ''

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'', Campbell wrote that whomever Dudley and Kavanaugh fought was not him, and that he was not at the bar that night.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

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, 26 , , 26 , , 29.1 , , .539 , , , , .482 , , 9.8 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 1.4 , , 16.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

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Electoral history

References

External links

Chris Dudley Foundation
at NBA.com
Chris Dudley for Governor
''official campaign site'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudley, Chris 1965 births American athlete-politicians American people of Hungarian descent Basketball players from Connecticut Basketball players from San Diego Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers players Living people New Jersey Nets players New York Knicks players Oregon Republicans People with type 1 diabetes Phoenix Suns players Portland Trail Blazers players Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon Sportspeople from Stamford, Connecticut Yale Bulldogs men's basketball players Timothy Dwight College alumni American men's basketball players