Renaldo Major (born May 7, 1982) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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of the

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. He was previously the Head Coach for the Fresno Fire of

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. Previously, he played for the

Kansas City Tornadoes The Kansas City Tornadoes were an American professional basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri, and members of The Basketball League (TBL). History On September 27, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team that wil ...

and the

Yakima SunKings The Yakima SunKings are a basketball team located in Yakima, Washington, covering the central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Ellensburg and plays at the Yakima SunDome. The team competed in the Continental Basketball Associa ...

. He played college basketball for

South Plains College South Plains College (SPC) is a public community college in Levelland, Texas. It operates satellite branches in Plainview, at the Reese Technology Center, formerly Reese Air Force Base, in western Lubbock, and the Lubbock Center near centra ...

and

Fresno State California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...

. With 5,058 career points, Major is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA G League's history.

College career

From 2000 to 2002, Major played college basketball for

where he was an all-conference selection in 2000–01 and averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game in 2001–02. He then transferred to

in 2002 where he earned WAC All-Newcomer Team honors in 2002–03. He played 28 games and started six of them in 2002–03. In his two-year career at Fresno State, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 41 games (13 starts). , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

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, 13 , , 7 , , 26.7 , , .412 , , .345 , , .778 , , 3.5 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 10.7 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 41 , , 13 , , 24.0 , , .477 , , .424 , , .795 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 10.2 , -

Professional career

Gary Steelheads (2004–2005)

In 2004–05, Major played for the

Gary Steelheads The Gary Steelheads were a professional basketball team. They played in the International Basketball League, Continental Basketball Association, and the United States Basketball League. They were based in Gary, Indiana, United States, and played ...

of the

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Dodge City Legend (2005)

Major joined the

Dodge City Legend The Dodge City Legend was a professional basketball franchise located in Dodge City, Kansas in the United States Basketball League, a minor league that played in the spring. The Legend won three USBL titles, in 2000, its first season, 2003 and in ...

of the

United States Basketball League The United States Basketball League (USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to ...

for the 2005 season.

Sioux Falls Skyforce and returns to Gary and Dodge City (2005–2006)

In 2005–06, Major spent time with both the

and the Gary Steelheads, before again re-joining the Dodge City Legend for the 2006 USBL season.

Dakota Wizards (2006–2007)

On November 2, 2006, Major was selected by the

Dakota Wizards The Dakota Wizards were an American professional basketball team based in Bismarck, North Dakota. They played in the NBA Development League from 2006 until 2012. After the 2011–12 season, the team relocated to Santa Cruz, California, and now pl ...

in the fourth round of 2006 NBA D-League draft.

Golden State Warriors (2007)

On January 17, 2007, Major signed a 10-day contract with the

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Return to Dakota (2007–2011)

Following the ten days with the Warriors where he managed one game against the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

, Major returned to Dakota, where he played out the 2006–07 season. In July 2007, Major joined the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...

for the 2007

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. On August 1, 2007, he signed with Tisettanta Cantù of Italy for the 2007–08 season. Later that month, he was released in favor of

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. While trialling with the

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in October 2007, a loose heart valve was detected during a routine medical, requiring him to have open heart surgery and scuppering his chances of a deal with the franchise. After missing the entire 2007–08 season with his heart problem, Major re-joined the Dakota Wizards in 2008 where he went on to play three seasons for them.

Bakersfield Jam (2011–2012)

In November 2011, Major joined the

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. On December 9, 2011, he signed with the

but he was later released on December 19, 2011, and he returned to Bakersfield. In July 2012, Major joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In August 2012, Major signed with

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of Mexico before leaving in September. In November 2012, he was reacquired by the Bakersfield Jam.

Mets de Guaynabo (2013)

After the D-League season, Major signed with the Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico.

Kataja Basket Club (2013)

In August 2013, Major signed with

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of Finland for the 2013–14 season but later left in December 2013 after 12 league games and five EuroChallenge games.

Return to Bakersfield (2014–2016)

In January 2014, Major re-joined the Bakersfield Jam. In July 2014, Major signed with the

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of the

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but later left the team in September 2014 after sustaining a foot injury. In November 2014, he once again returned to Bakersfield. On December 5, 2014, he reclaimed the NBA D-League all-time scoring record from

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.Renaldo Major Becomes the All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA D-League History
/ref> On April 20, 2015, he was named the recipient of the 2015 NBA Development League's

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. In November 2015, Major returned to the Jam for a fifth stint.

Reno Bighorns (2016–2017)

On October 31, 2016, Major was acquired by the

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Moncton Magic (2017)

Major also played for the

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during 2017.

Yakima SunKings (2018)

Major led the

to a league championship in 2018.

Kansas City Tornadoes (2018–2019)

On October 12, 2018, Major was acquired by the

Coaching career

At the end of the

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, Major served as the player-coach for the

Career statistics

NBA

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NBA D-League

, - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2006–07† , align="left" ,

, 45 , , 45 , , 33.9 , , .502 , , .280 , , .812 , , 5.4 , , 2.6 , , 1.5 , , 0.7 , , 18.2 , - , align="left" , 2008–09 , align="left" ,

, 42 , , 42 , , 38.1 , , .520 , , .245 , , .846 , , 5.3 , , 3.5 , , 1.9 , , 0.8 , , 16.9 , - , align="left" , 2009–10 , align="left" ,

, 49 , , 8 , , 27.8 , , .519 , , .320 , , .831 , , 4.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 12.3 , - , align="left" ,

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, align="left" ,

, 49 , , 48 , , 35.1 , , .513 , , .211 , , .754 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 15.7 , - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" ,

, 46 , , 46 , , 31.8 , , .533 , , .214 , , .789 , , 4.7 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.9 , , 15.2 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" ,

, 41 , , 36 , , 29.0 , , .464 , , .241 , , .793 , , 3.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 13.6 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , 2 , , 23.5 , , .500 , , .412 , , .808 , , 3.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 8.4 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" ,

, 46 , , 9 , , 24.0 , , .500 , , .410 , , .825 , , 3.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.6 , , 8.7 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" ,

, 42 , , 8 , , 19.3 , , .459 , , .360 , , .852 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" ,

, 29 , , 1 , , 18.1 , , .390 , , .379 , , .776 , , 1.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 5.1 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 400 , , 245 , , 28.9 , , .502 , , .324 , , .805 , , 4.1 , , 1.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 12.6 , -

NBA D-League / G League Records

Renaldo Major holds the

record for the following statistical categories: * Most points scored, career (5,058) * Most minutes played, career (11,555) * Most field goals made, career (1,702) * Most free throws made, career (1,486) * Most free throws attempted, career (1,847) * Most steals, career (502) * Most personal fouls, career (969) ;Former records * Most games played, career (400); surpassed by

Andre Ingram Andre Ingram (born November 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for American Eagles men's basketball, American University, where he finished his four-year career as the school's fifth all-time lead ...

on January 12, 2019. * Most field goals attempted, career (3,392)

National team career

In 2011, Major won a bronze medal with the USA Basketball Men's

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Team.

Personal

Major is the son of Natline Jones and the late Ronald Major, and has one brother, Amir, and three sisters, Latoye, Amira and Ashing.

Notes

References

External links

Renaldo Major
at nbadleague.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Renaldo 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Bakersfield Jam players Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Dakota Wizards players Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Golden State Warriors players Kataja BC players Moncton Magic players Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Reno Bighorns players Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players Small forwards South Plains Texans basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball players from Chicago

College career

Professional career

Gary Steelheads (2004–2005)

Dodge City Legend (2005)

Sioux Falls Skyforce and returns to Gary and Dodge City (2005–2006)

Dakota Wizards (2006–2007)

Golden State Warriors (2007)

Return to Dakota (2007–2011)

Bakersfield Jam (2011–2012)

Mets de Guaynabo (2013)

Kataja Basket Club (2013)

Return to Bakersfield (2014–2016)

Reno Bighorns (2016–2017)

Moncton Magic (2017)

Yakima SunKings (2018)

Kansas City Tornadoes (2018–2019)

Coaching career

Career statistics

NBA

NBA D-League

NBA D-League / G League Records

National team career

Personal

See also

Notes

References

External links