Renaldo James Woolridge (born March 22, 1990) is an American former professional

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player. He is also a musical recording artist who goes by the name "Swiperboy." He played

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and

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. He played professionally in the

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and overseas in Serbia.

High school career

Woolridge is a graduate of

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where he was a two-time league MVP and earned first-team all-state honors following his junior and senior seasons. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game.

College career

In his freshman season at

, Woolridge saw action in 32 of UT's 34 games while making six starts. He served primarily as a backup

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in very limited playing time, averaging 8.8 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, Woolridge saw action in 28 games with 10 starts while averaging 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game, mostly playing as a backup

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. Woolridge scored 14 points and 8 rebounds in the fairytale upset win over the then #1 ranked

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which was broadcast on CBS In his true junior season, Woolridge managed just eight games due to an ankle injury and subsequently redshirted the 2010–11 season. In his redshirted junior season, Woolridge played in 25 games for Tennessee, making four starts and averaging 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds while playing 13.6 minutes per game. Had a season-high 17 points against 2012 NCAA Champion Kentucky Wildcats, including 5 three-pointers in a row in

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. In May 2012, he graduated from Tennessee with a B.A. in Sociology. Woolridge entered graduate school at

in the summer of 2012, where he completed his redshirt senior season.

Professional basketball career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Woolridge joined the

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for the

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. On September 6, 2013, he signed with

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of Spain. On January 24, 2014, he signed with Metalac Valjevo of Serbia for the rest of the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, Woolridge re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the

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. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. On October 31, 2015, Woolridge was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive. However, following an injury, he was waived on November 11. On April 1, 2016, Woolridge was acquired by the

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. On November 10, 2016, he parted ways with the Knicks before appearing in a game for them.

Personal life

Woolridge is the second of three children born to Pat Jackson Woolridge and the late

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, who played collegiately at Notre Dame, where he earned All-American honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career, including two seasons with the Lakers. His brother, Zach, played basketball at

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(2005–2008) and graduated with a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering, while his sister, Tiana, played college volleyball and also graduated from Princeton. She is a student at

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. Woolridge is also a hip hop artist/writer/producer who performs under the moniker of "SB Babyy" and as a freshman, founded his own independent record label called ''Swiperboy Entertainment''.

Musical career

Woolridge is also a

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al recording artist who performs under the moniker "Swiperboy" aka "SB". While in college, he founded his own independent record label called Swiperboy Entertainment, "SBYZ" in short. In 2009, he made the anthem for the

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football program as a part of

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's Heisman campaign. The song/video went viral online and was played at every home football game in

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during the 2009 season. In 2010, Woolridge was featured on

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's Race to

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which spotlighted his niche as the first ever college basketball player and recording artist. Throughout his time in college, he wrote, recorded and performed songs for both the

and the

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. In 2011, he was spotlighted on yahoo receiving national attention for his song "USA Troops" which praised the efforts of the USA soldiers. In 2013, his song "Fight On (We Play to Rise)" was played at USC sporting events, including in the

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and

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for USC Football games. He then performed that song at USC's Spring Festival that was headlined by

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. In 2014, Woolridge created the anthem for his

team the

which played as they entered the court during home games for the 2014–15 season. He has numerous songs and mixtapes available online, as well as multiple projects available for purchase on

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. His most recent release is an EP called "Any Volunteers?" which is currently available on iTunes,

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and more.http://swiperboy.blogspot.com/2015/03/any-volunteers-now-available-on-itunes.html

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

RealGM.com Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolridge, Renaldo 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Serbia Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Los Angeles Grand Rapids Drive players KK Metalac Valjevo players Musicians from Los Angeles Small forwards Tennessee Volunteers basketball players USC Trojans men's basketball players American men's basketball players Harvard-Westlake School alumni 21st-century African-American sportspeople