Brandon Armstrong

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Brandon Armstrong
Personal information
Born (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980 (age 43)
Anaheim Arsenal
2007–2008Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2008–2009Budivelnyk
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2000, 2001)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16, 1980) is an American retired professional

NBA D-League
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Professional career

Armstrong was selected by the

New Jersey Nets in exchange for the draft rights to New Jersey's Eddie Griffin.[2] In three seasons with the Nets, Armstrong averaged 2.2 points per game.[3] He only played 17 games in 2002–03 due to suffering from regular back pain. He was subsequently not on the 2003 playoff roster.[4]

Armstrong became a free agent in 2004 and signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was waived prior to the start of the 2004–05 NBA season.[5] Armstrong's final NBA game was played in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on May 20, 2004. In that game, the Nets would drop the series to the Detroit Pistons by losing the game 69 - 90. Armstrong played for 4 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 assist.

For the 2005–06 season, Armstrong moved to Italy to play for

Roseto Basket. He left the team in November 2005 after appearing in seven games.[6] In February 2006, he moved to Spain and played 10 games for Calpe Aguas.[6]

On November 2, 2006, Armstorng was selected by the

Anaheim Arsenal on March 15 but then waived again on March 26.[8]

For the 2007–08 season, Armstrong moved to Poland to play for Kotwica Kołobrzeg. In 26 games, he averaged 11.2 points per game.[6]

For the 2008–09 season, Armstrong moved to Ukraine to play for Budivelnyk. His last game for Budivelnyk was on January 9, 2009.[6]

In February 2009, Armstrong trialed with

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. He was fighting for a position on the team with a fellow American Michael Gale,[9] but he ultimately did not make the team and did not debut for Marinos.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 New Jersey 35 0 5.6 .318 .294 .500 .5 .2 .2 .0 1.8
2002–03 New Jersey 17 0 4.1 .333 .167 .833 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.4
2003–04 New Jersey 56 0 7.8 .371 .365 .500 .8 .3 .2 .0 2.7
Career 108 0 6.5 .365 .333 .600 .6 .2 .2 .0 2.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 New Jersey 8 0 4.0 .250 .000 .3 .4 .1 .0 .8

References

  1. ^ "NBA Draft history: 2001 Draft". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Rajan, Greg (June 16, 2021). "Rockets in the lottery: All-in on Eddie Griffin in 2001". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brandon Armstrong". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brandon Armstrong". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Brandon Armstrong". realgm.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Brandon Armstrong". latinbasket.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2006 NBA Development League Draft concludes". oursportscentral.com. November 2, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "2006-07 Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Meléndez: Estoy contento con actitud de los jugadores". diarioeltiempo.wordpress.com (in Spanish). February 17, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

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