Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley | |
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New Jersey Nets | |
1993–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1997–2000 | New York Knicks |
2000–2001 | Phoenix Suns |
2001–2003 | Portland Trail Blazers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,473 (3.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 5,457 (6.2 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,027 (1.2 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Christen Guilford Dudley (born February 22, 1965) is an American former professional
In
Early life and education
Dudley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Elizabeth Josephine (née Kovacs, c.1941–present), a teacher, and Guilford Dudley III (c. 1932–present), a minister.[1][2][3][4] His maternal grandfather, also a minister, immigrated from Hungary, and his maternal grandmother's parents were also Hungarian.[5] His paternal grandfather was Guilford Dudley, who was U.S. ambassador to Denmark under the Nixon and Ford presidential administrations.[2][6]
Dudley played high school basketball at
NBA career
Cleveland Cavaliers (1987–1990)
Dudley began playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1987–88 NBA season. During his rookie season, he played in 55 of 82 games, averaging three points per game.[7]
New Jersey Nets (1990–1993)
During the 1989–1990 season, he was traded to the
Portland Trail Blazers (1993–1997)
During the 1993 offseason, Dudley signed a seven-year, $11-million free agent contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, but he suffered a broken ankle on December 10 in the Blazers' victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, ending his season after just six games.[11] He returned for all 82 games in 1994-95 and missed only three games in the next two seasons.
New York Knicks (1997–2000)
After playing 161 games for the Blazers between 1995 and 1997, Dudley was traded to the
In 1999, Dudley reached the NBA Finals for the only time in his career. The 1999 Knicks, the first 8th seeded team in NBA history to reach the Finals, lost to the San Antonio Spurs, four games to one. Dudley's Finals averages were 1.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.6 blocks, and 2.8 fouls across 15.6 minutes per game.[14]
Phoenix Suns (2000–2001)
After his stint with the Knicks, Dudley was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Luc Longley, participating in 53 games in the 2000–01 season. During this season, he averaged 1.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 fouls in 11.6 minutes per game.
On July 18, 2001, Dudley, along with superstar point guard Jason Kidd, was traded back to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Soumaila Samake, Johnny Newman, and Stephon Marbury. He was waived by the Nets the following month.
Return to Portland (2001–2003)
Dudley returned to the Trail Blazers in 2001 as a free agent. In his
Player profile
In a career total of 886 NBA games, Dudley scored 3473 points (3.9 points per game), had 375 assists (0.4 assists per game), blocked 1027 shots (1.2 blocks per game) and had 5457 rebounds (6.2 rebounds per game).[7]
In 1990, Dudley missed 13 consecutive free throws, setting an NBA record.[9][15] In 1989, he set the record for most free throws missed in a single trip to the foul line, missing five consecutive free throws after the opposing team committed three lane violations.[16]
NBA Honors
He was the recipient of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1996,[6] and USA Today's Most Caring Athlete Award in 1997.[17]
Post-NBA
In 1994, he created the Chris Dudley Foundation, an Oregon-based group intended to improve the lives of diabetic children and in the summer of 1996 the Foundation started a basketball camp for children with diabetes. He received an NBA award as well as other community awards for founding the organization. From 2005 to 2007, he was a volunteer assistant coach for the
In early 2006, Dudley became vice president of M Financial Wealth Management.[19] Since October 2008, he has been a wealth management partner with Filigree Advisors.[20]
2010 Oregon gubernatorial campaign
In the summer of 2009, Dudley, a
In May 2010, Dudley won 39% of the vote in a crowded Republican primary to win the GOP nomination, and prepared to face former governor John Kitzhaber in the November general election.[27] On September 29, 2010, The Register-Guard reported that Chris Dudley's campaign had received $5.6 million, more than twice what was raised by the Kitzhaber campaign. His primary sponsors included the national Republican Governors Association, in-state timber companies, industry trade groups, and Portland area business executives.[28] Nike chairman and co-founder Phil Knight gave Dudley's campaign $400,000.
Kitzhaber beat Dudley 49%–48%, or just over 22000 votes. The combined $17.7 million was the most ever spent on an Oregon political race until it was surpassed by the 2018 gubernatorial election.
Personal life
Dudley and his wife, also named Chris, have two sons and one daughter.
During his playing career, Dudley donated $300,000 to a non-profit organization to help pay the cost of college tuition for a class of fourth-graders at Vernon Elementary School in Portland.[2]
Two of Dudley's children have been associated with
Alleged altercation
In October 2018, it was reported that Dudley and current United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were in a bar fight in September 1985,[36][37][38][39] which involved throwing ice and a drinking glass at a man whose physical appearance was allegedly similar to that of Ali Campbell of UB40.[40][41] Through an article published in The Guardian, Campbell wrote that whomever Dudley and Kavanaugh fought was not him, and that he was not at the bar that night.[40]
Career statistics
NBA
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 |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1987–88 | Cleveland | 55 | 1 | 9.3 | .474 | – | .563 | 2.6 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.1 |
1988–89 | Cleveland | 61 | 2 | 8.9 | .435 | .000 | .364 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 3.0 |
1989–90 | Cleveland | 37 | 22 | 18.5 | .389 | – | .338 | 5.5 | .5 | .5 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
1989–90 | New Jersey | 27 | 8 | 24.9 | .441 | – | .305 | 8.1 | .7 | .8 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
1990–91 | New Jersey | 61 | 25 | 25.6 | .408 | – | .534 | 8.4 | .6 | .6 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
1991–92 | New Jersey | 82 | 21 | 23.2 | .403 | – | .468 | 9.0 | .7 | .5 | 2.2 | 5.6 |
1992–93 | New Jersey | 71 | 16 | 19.7 | .353 | – | .518 | 7.2 | .2 | .2 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
1993–94 | Portland | 6 | 3 | 14.3 | .240 | – | .500 | 4.0 | .8 | .7 | .5 | 2.3 |
1994–95 | Portland | 82* | 82* | 27.4 | .406 | .000 | .464 | 9.3 | .4 | .5 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
1995–96 | Portland | 80 | 21 | 24.1 | .453 | .000 | .510 | 9.0 | .5 | .5 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
1996–97 | Portland | 81 | 14 | 22.7 | .430 | – | .474 | 7.3 | .5 | .5 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
1997–98 | New York | 51 | 22 | 16.8 | .406 | – | .446 | 5.4 | .4 | .3 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
1998–99 | New York | 46 | 16 | 14.9 | .440 | – | .475 | 4.2 | .2 | .3 | .8 | 2.5 |
1999–00 | New York | 47 | 3 | 9.8 | .343 | – | .333 | 2.9 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 1.2 |
2000–01 | Phoenix | 53 | 33 | 11.6 | .397 | – | .389 | 3.5 | .3 | .3 | .5 | 1.4 |
2001–02 | Portland | 43 | 2 | 7.6 | .400 | .000 | .533 | 1.9 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 1.1 |
2002–03 | Portland | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .000 | – | – | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 886 | 331 | 18.4 | .412 | .000 | .458 | 6.2 | .4 | .4 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1988
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Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | – | .500 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
1989
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Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
1992
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New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 19.3 | .357 | – | .500 | 6.5 | .8 | .5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
1994
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Portland | 4 | 2 | 20.3 | .400 | – | .500 | 3.8 | .0 | 1.5 | .0 | 2.3 |
1995
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Portland | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | .667 | – | .375 | 5.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 2.3 |
1996
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Portland | 5 | 0 | 18.4 | .385 | – | .667 | 5.4 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.8 |
1997
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Portland | 4 | 0 | 17.3 | .455 | – | .333 | 7.0 | .8 | .5 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
1998
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New York | 6 | 3 | 8.8 | .333 | – | .500 | 3.0 | .0 | .2 | .3 | 1.3 |
1999
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New York | 18 | 6 | 16.3 | .421 | – | .393 | 4.6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 2.4 |
2000
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New York | 5 | 2 | 8.6 | .500 | – | 1.000 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .8 |
2001
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Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .500 | – | – | 2.3 | .0 | .3 | .3 | .7 |
2002
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Portland | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | – | – | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 59 | 16 | 18.4 | .407 | – | .455 | 4.0 | .3 | .4 | .5 | 2.0 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1983–84 | Yale | 26 | 19 | 30.2 | .464 | .467 | 5.1 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 4.7 | |
1984–85 | Yale | 26 | 26 | 30.6 | .446 | .533 | 10.2 | .8 | .7 | 2.0 | 12.6 | |
1985–86 | Yale | 26 | 26 | 29.1 | .539 | .482 | 9.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.4 | 16.2 | |
1986–87 | Yale | 24 | 24 | 31.2 | .569 | – | .542 | 13.3 | .6 | .6 | 2.8 | 17.6 |
Career[42] | 102 | 95 | 27.4 | .513 | – | .512 | 9.5 | .7 | .5 | 1.7 | 12.6 |
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Dudley | 122,855 | 39.11 | |
Republican | Allen Alley | 99,753 | 31.76 | |
Republican | John Lim | 47,339 | 15.07 | |
Republican | Bill Sizemore | 23,522 | 7.49 | |
Republican | William Ames Curtright | 12,497 | 3.98 | |
Republican | Rex O. Watkins | 3,060 | 0.97 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 2,001 | 0.64 | |
Republican | Clark Colvin | 1,206 | 0.38 | |
Republican | Darren Karr | 1,127 | 0.36 | |
Republican | Bob Forthan | 727 | 0.23 | |
Total votes | 314,087 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Kitzhaber | 716,525 | 49.29% | -1.43% | |
Republican | Chris Dudley | 694,287 | 47.76% | +5.01% | |
Constitution | Greg Kord | 20,475 | 1.41% | -2.23% | |
Libertarian | Wes Wagner | 19,048 | 1.31% | +0.09% | |
Write-ins | 3,213 | 0.22% | |||
Majority | 22,238 | 1.53% | -6.45% | ||
Turnout | 1,453,548 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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External links
- Chris Dudley Foundation
- Biography at NBA.com
- Chris Dudley for Governor official campaign site (Archived)