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Orestes Jodie Meeks II (born August 21, 1987) is an American professional
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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the
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of the
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. He played
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for the
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. On January 13, 2009, he gained national recognition by breaking the Kentucky single-game scoring record with 54 points in a nationally televised game on ESPN against
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. In the same game, he broke the university's single-game three-point record by making 10 three-pointers. Meeks won the 2019 NBA championship as a member of the
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.


High school career

Meeks attended
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, which he led to its first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin. During his senior high school season, Meeks averaged 23.6 points per game during the regular season and 28.3 points per game during the state playoffs. Meeks was named the 2006 ''
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'' Player of the Year. He was also named 2006 Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year, 2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and Player of the Month (February 2006). He was named to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) All Star Team and led the North Team to its first victory in over three years. He was named the North Squads' MVP. He was also named to the All Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event (Las Vegas), Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry's Bojangles tournament. Also, he was named to the 2006 Derby Classic All Star game and played with many of his future Kentucky teammates on April 15, 2006 against rival
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recruits. Considered a four-star recruit by
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, Meeks was listed as the No. 7 shooting guard and the No. 39 player in the nation in 2006.


College career


Freshman season

Meeks made his college debut on November 2, 2006 in an exhibition game against
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at
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coming off the bench. He finished the game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He was named CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game during the nationally televised game against Louisville in
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, after pouring in a career-high 18 points in the Wildcats' win over Louisville on December 16, 2006. He was named the
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(SEC) Freshman of the Week three times during his freshman season. Meeks was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman team. He was also recognized among America's best freshman selected by The Collegeinsider.com to the Freshmen All-America team. The Freshmen All-America team consists of 16 players selected by Division I coaches and NBA scouts.


Sophomore season

Expectations were high for Meeks coming into his sophomore season, and it appeared that Meeks was going to match those expectations after scoring 34 points in an exhibition game against
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. However, injury limited him to 11 games that season. On April 2, it was announced that Meeks was diagnosed with a
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.


Junior season

On November 15, 2008, during the season-opener against
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, Meeks scored 39 points, but the Wildcats lost 111–103. On November 28, Meeks scored 37 points in the Findlay Invitational tournament in
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against the
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. Kentucky would go on to win the tournament. Meeks had more points than the whole Kansas State team combined at half-time of that game. On December 20, Meeks scored a then-career high 46 points against
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at the annual home game for the Wildcats at Freedom Hall in Louisville. He tied former Kentucky Wildcat,
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's record for most three-pointers in a game with 9. He set a record for the most points scored by a Wildcat in Freedom Hall with 46. He followed that performance two days later by scoring 32 points in just 28 minutes against
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. Meeks and teammate Patrick Patterson are among UK's more productive pairs of teammates since the days of
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and Mike Pratt in the early 1970s. On January 13, 2009, Meeks broke Kentucky's single-game scoring record (formerly held by Dan Issel) by scoring 54 points in a 90–72 win against rival Tennessee. In that game he also broke
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's single-game record, which he had shared, for three-pointers by making 10 of 15 attempts and was 14 of 14 from the free throw line. On February 11, 2009, Meeks made the game-winning three-point shot with 4.7 seconds left against the
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. Meeks would again break the 40-point margin on February 14, scoring 45 points against the
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team, a performance that produced the most points scored in a game by an individual at
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. Meeks also broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season at UK, with 117. Meeks was named a unanimous selection to the All-SEC First team during his junior season and was the first player since
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in 2004–05 to be named AP First Team All-SEC. He was named the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District IV Player of the Year. Meeks was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and by Sporting News.com. Meeks was a consensus Second Team All-American in 2008–09. On May 10, 2014, Meeks returned to Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY to receive his degree in business marketing. Since being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2009, Meeks had been attending classes in the off-season at the University of Kentucky. On receiving his diploma, Meeks said: "You never know how long your career will last. Once you have a degree, you have it forever."


Professional career


Milwaukee Bucks (2009–2010)

On April 7, 2009, Meeks declared his eligibility for the
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and his intention to not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to Kentucky next season. In a May 28 story, Meeks stated in reference to his desire to be a first round NBA draft pick, "If I'm not first round, then I'll go back to school." On June 15, 2009, Meeks decided to stay in the draft and forgo his final season of eligibility at Kentucky. During the
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on June 25, 2009, Meeks was drafted 41st overall by the
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. Stuck behind a deep guard rotation, Meeks struggled to receive playing time from Head Coach
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.


Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2012)

On February 18, 2010, Meeks was traded to the
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along with
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in exchange for Primoz Brezec and
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. Meeks finished his rookie season without a start, failing to gain more minutes in then-Sixers coach
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's rotation than he did in Milwaukee. Entering his second year, Meeks was expected to play a limited role behind Sixers second overall pick
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and
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, who was the starter the previous season. Through the course of the season, however, he was named the team's starting shooting guard by new Sixers Coach Doug Collins, as Williams transitioned into a sixth man role. In just his second start, Meeks scored 26 points (20 in the first quarter), shooting 9–16 from the field, including 7–10 from long range (6–7 in the first quarter). Meeks continued as the Sixers starting shooting guard for the 2011–12 season, though he would lose minutes to Evan Turner. On March 27, 2012, Meeks scored 31 points, a new career high.


Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2014)

On August 13, 2012, Meeks signed a two-year deal with the
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. On November 30, he scored 21 points on a then career-high seven three-pointers in a 122–103 win over the
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. On March 9, 2014, Meeks scored a career-high 42 points in a 114–110 win over the
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.


Detroit Pistons (2014–2016)

On July 14, 2014, Meeks signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the
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. After missing the first 22 games of the 2014–15 season with a lower back injury, Meeks made his Pistons debut on December 12, 2014, scoring 12 points off the bench in 22 minutes to help his team snap a 13-game losing streak with a 105–103 win over the
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. On December 30, Meeks scored 34 points on a career-high nine three-pointers in a 109–86 win over the
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. He came within one three-pointer of tying
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' franchise record of ten three-pointers. On October 30, 2015, Meeks was ruled out for 12 to 16 weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. On April 13, 2016, Meeks made his return on the season finale game against the Cavaliers, collecting 20 points in 26 minutes.


Orlando Magic (2016–2017)

On June 29, 2016, Meeks was traded to the
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in exchange for a future conditional second round draft pick. On July 19, 2016, he underwent surgery to stabilize the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. On September 19, 2016, he was deemed a possibility of returning to action in November. He made his debut for the Magic on December 2, 2016, after the foot injury held him out for the first 19 games of the season. He finished with 10 points and three steals in 17 minutes against the
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. On January 2, 2017, he scored a season-high 23 points in a 115–103 win over the
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. On January 19, 2017, he was ruled out for four to six weeks after dislocating the thumb on his shooting hand. An MRI exam revealed Meeks had two sprained ligaments in his right thumb. He underwent surgery to repair his right thumb five days later. He returned to action on March 20, 2017, playing against the
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after missing 26 games.


Washington Wizards (2017–2018)

On July 12, 2017, Meeks signed with the
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. On April 13, 2018, he was suspended without pay for 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program. On October 15, 2018, Meeks was traded, along with a future second-round draft pick and cash, to the
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in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. Meeks' league-mandated suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program ended on November 24, leading to the Bucks waiving him the following day.


Toronto Raptors (2019)

On February 20, 2019, Meeks signed a 10-day contract with the
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. He was not signed to a second 10-day contract after the first expired. On March 26, he returned to the Raptors, signing with the team for the rest of the season. On March 30, 2019, he scored a season-high 14 points to go along with 5 rebounds in a 124-101 road win against the Bulls. Meeks was part of the Raptors team that defeated the two-time defending champion
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in the
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in six games.


Raptors 905 (2022)

On January 10, 2022, Meeks signed with the
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of the
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. He was waived on March 18.


National team career

Meeks played for the
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in the
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.


Coaching career

On September 15, 2022, Meeks was hired by the
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as an assistant coach.


Player profile

Meeks was an offensive specialist who exceled at shooting
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s, especially while trailing in transition. He was slightly undersized as a
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, but was considered a solid defensive player.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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See also

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2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply " ...


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