David Michael Roddy (born March 27, 2001) is an American professional
basketball
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player for the
Memphis Grizzlies
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He played
college basketball
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for the
Colorado State Rams
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.
In high school, Roddy played basketball,
football
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, and
track and field
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, receiving Division I scholarship offers for the first two. He ultimately chose to play college basketball for Colorado State. With the Rams, he was named to the First-team All-
Mountain West
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in his sophomore and junior seasons, and was named the
Mountain West Player of the Year in his junior season. He was drafted 23rd overall in the
2022 NBA draft
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by the
Philadelphia 76ers
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, but was later traded to the Grizzlies.
High school career
Roddy was a three-sport athlete at
Breck School in
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Golden Valley is a western and first-ring suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The city is mostly residential and is bordered by U.S. Highway 12 (Interstate 394). Over 15% of the city is parks or nature reserves. ...
, competing in basketball,
football
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and
track and field
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. As a senior, he averaged 29.7 points and 16.6 rebounds per game for the basketball team. Roddy was an all-state
quarterback
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in football and won a Class A state title in the
discus.
He committed to play college basketball for
Colorado State
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
over offers from
Minnesota
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,
Northwestern, and other
NCAA Division I
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programs. Before committing to college basketball, Roddy also received football scholarship offers from multiple Division I programs.
College career
As a freshman, Roddy averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for Colorado State. On January 22, 2020, Roddy recorded a freshman season-high 26 points and eight rebounds in a 86–68 win over
Fresno State
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.
[
As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, and was named first-team All-]Mountain West
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
. On January 27, 2021, Roddy posted 27 points and 15 rebounds in a 78–56 victory over Boise State.
Roddy had a career year as a junior during 2021–22 season. He went 57.1% on field goals and 43.8% on three-pointers — up from 51.2% and 27.8% in 2020–21. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists a game. Roddy was named the Mountain West Player of the Year, as well as being named first-team All-Mountain West
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for the second consecutive year. Roddy led the Rams to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2013 before declaring for the 2022 NBA draft
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on March 30, 2022.
Professional career
Memphis Grizzlies (2022–present)
In the 2022 NBA draft
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, Roddy was drafted 23rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
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on behalf of the Memphis Grizzlies
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as part of a trade that sent Roddy and Danny Green to the Grizzlies in exchange for De'Anthony Melton
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. On July 2, 2022, Roddy signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies. Roddy made his NBA debut on October 19, grabbing two rebounds in a 115–112 overtime win over the New York Knicks
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. On March 11, 2023, Roddy scored a career-high 24 points in a 112–108 win over the Dallas Mavericks
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.
Career statistics
NBA
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College
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Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
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Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
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References
External links
*
Colorado State Rams bio
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2001 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Minneapolis
Colorado State Rams men's basketball players
Memphis Grizzlies players
Memphis Hustle players
Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
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