Eldridge Recasner

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Eldridge Recasner
Personal information
Born (1967-12-14) December 14, 1967 (age 56)
Yakima Sun Kings
1993–1994Galatasaray
1994–1995Yakima Sun Kings
1995Denver Nuggets
1995–1996Houston Rockets
1996–1998Atlanta Hawks
1999–2001Charlotte Hornets
2001–2002Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
3-point FG %
41%
free throw %89%
Games296
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 San Juan Team competition

Eldridge David Recasner (born December 14, 1967) is an American former professional

guard for the Washington Huskies. After college, he played in a variety of professional leagues such as the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), Europe and the Philippine Basketball Association before entering the NBA. He subsequently played for several National Basketball Association (NBA) teams including the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers
.

In the 1994–95 season, his fifth season after college, he earned the CBA

seasons. In each of his first four full seasons in the NBA, he shot at least 40% from the three-point line, but he suffered injuries as a passenger during an accident in an automobile driven by Derrick Coleman before the 1999–2000 season and never achieved the same level of success after the accident. He later became an assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[1]

Amateur career

Born in

Alfred Lawless High School in New Orleans and was a high school teammate with Robert Pack.[4][5] Recasner was a senior when Pack was a sophomore.[6] Recasner was a better professional prospect than Pack and outscored Gary Payton five of nine times when the two point guards opposed each other in college.[7] In junior high, Recasner wore jersey number 32 before switching to number 14 in high school in honor of his birthday, December 14, 1967.[2]

Recasner attended

guard who was selected to the Washington Huskies all-20th-century team.[10] He was the first three-time captain of the Huskies.[10] He led the Pac-10 in free throw shooting as a senior (88.4%).[11] Recasner was an architecture major at Washington by his own account,[3] but another account claims he was a black history major.[5] Recasner once scored 29 points against the undefeated and number one ranked Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team while guarding Sean Elliott. The Wildcats won the game while scoring the most points the Huskies had ever given up (109).[12][13]

Professional career

Recasner, a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 190 pounds (86 kg) guard, was never selected in the

Yakima Sun Kings to the CBA championships as the league MVP, he signed to a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 3, 1995 and played in three games.[5][14] For the 1995–96 NBA season he signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets. He signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. He then signed with the Charlotte Hornets in January of the 1998–99 season where he stayed for parts of four seasons. He ended his career with two 10-day contracts for the L.A. Clippers in January 2002 after having been waived by the team.[9][15]

Recasner himself considers being signed by the two-time defending NBA Champions Houston Rockets the highlight of his career.[3] At that point he had gone from playing in the CBA to the best team in the NBA.[3] Recasner earned the starting point guard spot over Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell.[5] In one of his first games as a starter, he went five for six from the three-point line in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons.[5][16] Unfortunately, by the end of the season the Rockets had several players injured and several CBA players on their roster.[17]

His most productive seasons were the two seasons with Atlanta where he totaled over 250

three-point shot field goal percentage and ranked in the league's top 10 during the 1997–98 season with a 62–148 (.419) shooting percentage. His 1995–96 season three point statistics were better at 81–191 (.424), but he did not rank in the top 10 that season. He also posted an 89% (235–265) career free throw percentage.[4]

"We played the Bulls in the second round of the [1997]

3-pointers on Steve Kerr, and Phil Jackson called a timeout to break the momentum. After the timeout, Michael Jordan
switched over to defend me, and I remember asking him, ‘Wait a second, what are you doing?’ Jordan quickly responded, ‘I’m here to shut you down,’ and he smiled."

—Eldridge Recasner[3]

In a

1997 NBA Playoff game against the Chicago Bulls he got hot and scored 11 quick points in the fourth quarter to nearly help the Hawks comeback in the game to even the second-round playoff series at two games apiece.[18] At one point after a hot shooting streak, the Bulls assigned Michael Jordan to defend Recasner and the Bulls then stopped the comeback. Recasner's defense also pressured Jordan into a travelling violation in the final minute of the game.[19] However, efforts by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen saved the day for the Bulls.[18]

Recasner was such a good free throw shooter that once in 1998 during the midst of a 36 consecutive successful free throw streak he was fouled in a two-shot foul situation with his team down by three points and 2.3 seconds left. His team needed him to make the first and miss the second, but he was unable to miss.[20]

On October 27, 1999 he was hospitalized in an automobile driven by

injured reserve, Recasner dragged a Continental Airlines clerk across a table by his necktie in frustration while attempting to book a flight to Texas to visit his sister, who was involved in a serious car accident.[29] Recasner was uncertain whether his sister would survive.[30] He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was sentenced to a 24-month deferred sentence, 45 hours of community service and ordered to pay $200 in court costs.[29]

In 2004, he was named

American Basketball Association.[31]

Personal

Recasner lives in Bellevue, Washington, during the off-season. He and his wife Karen have four children: Sydney, Erin, Lauren, and Eldridge III.[3] Recasner had wed on August 14, 1993. During his NBA career his mother, Joyce, and sister, Schwuan, lived in New Orleans, but he lived in Bellevue.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Sioux Falls Skyforce roster Archived November 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 29, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "How a New Orleans high school star turned Dirk Nowitzki into No. 41". NBC Sports. March 7, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Stephens, Andrew (September 28, 2006). "One-on-One with Eldridge Recasner". National Basketball Retired Players Association. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d "Eldridge Recasner". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Moore, Jim (February 5, 1996). "RECASNER: FROM CBA TO ROCKETS STARTER FORMER HUSKY RETURNS TO SEATTLE". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ Smith, Sarah E. (December 24, 1995). "Sonic Report / Seattle 118, Washington 100 -- Family Makes Pack Feel At Home In Puget Sound". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  7. ^ Vecsey, Laura (February 4, 1995). "WAITING FOR THE CALL EX-HUSKY RECASNER TOILS IN YAKIMA, DREAMING OF NBA". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2008. [dead link]
  8. ^ Raley, Dan (March 16, 1986). "UW FRESHMAN RECASNER WAITS FOR HIS DAY TO COME". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 31, 2008. [dead link]
  9. ^ a b c "Eldridge Recasner". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Schrempf Heads up Washington All-Century Basketball Team: All-Time Husky Squad Honored Saturday During California Game". cstv.com. February 13, 2002. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  11. ^ "2022-23 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. 2022. p. 55. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  12. ^ Withers, Bud (December 21, 1987). "ARIZONA TURNS HUSKIES TO DUST RECORD 110-71 BASKETBALL LOSS EMBARRASSES UW". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 30, 2008. [dead link]
  13. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Arizona Improves To 9-0". The New York Times. December 21, 1987. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  14. ^ Willis, George (December 29, 1995). "BASKETBALL;Struggling Nets Can't Stay With The Rockets". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  15. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. January 8, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  16. ^ "The Detroit Pistons 85, The Houston Rockets 105 - Jan 27, 1996". PASPN.net (PistonsAssemblyLine.com). January 27, 1996. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  17. ^ Howe Verhovek, Sam (April 24, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL;Certainly, It's No Way To Treat a Champion". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  18. ^ a b Roberts, Salena (May 12, 1997). "Bulls' Laughter Suddenly Turns Serious". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  19. ^ "Good, Bad Bulls Manage 3-1 Lead -- Chicago Bolts To Big Lead, Barely Holds On". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. May 12, 1997. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  20. ^ Roberts, Salena (March 21, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; The Knicks Rediscover Their Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  21. ^ "NBA's corrosive cancers". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  22. ^ Wise, Mike (January 13, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets' Phills Killed in Car Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  23. ^ a b "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL -- CHARLOTTE; Coleman Accused Of Drunken Driving". The New York Times. October 18, 1999. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  24. ^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Rose's 32 Help Pacers Win at Home Again". The New York Times. February 17, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  25. Sporting News
    . CNET Networks, Inc. July 20, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  26. ^ "Players: Eldridge Recasner". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  27. ^ "Notebook". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. February 23, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  28. ^ "Mourning Scores 43 With Near-Perfection". Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  29. ^ a b "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; The Spurs Dominate Inside". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  30. ^ Popper, Steve (February 27, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; Mason's Arrest Adds to the Hornets' Troubles". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  31. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 21, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2008.

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