Rodney Carney
Delaware 87ers | |
2016 | Indios de Mayagüez |
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2016–2018 | Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 1,778 (5.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 588 (2.0 rpg) |
Steals | 159 (0.5 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rodney Dion Carney (born April 15, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
High school
While at Northwest High School, The Indianapolis Star named Carney as Player of the Year. He also made the Indiana All-Star team. Outside of basketball, Carney was the Indiana state high jump champion in his senior year, with a personal best of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m).[1]
College
Early college career
Carney made the
In 2003–2004, Carney showed improvement in his stats. He needed surgery after suffering from a cracked
Carney made all-Conference USA second team in 2004–05. He led the Tigers in scoring (16 points per game) and
2005–06 season
In 2005–06, Carney was on the preseason and mid-season lists for the
In the opening round against
Professional career
Carney was drafted by the
During the beginning of his rookie year in 2006–07, Carney was averaging only a little over 3 points per game and less than 1 rebound per game. But in February 2007, Carney became a starter due to the departure of Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, two of the Sixers' star players. When these events occurred, Carney was allotted more playing time, lifting his averages to over 9 points and 3 rebounds per game. Carney continued to make himself a key player on the Sixers. With a little under 20 minutes of playing time a night, Carney was a tough defender while also being a third scoring option in the starting lineup.
On July 9, 2008, Rodney Carney, Calvin Booth and a future first-round pick were traded by the Sixers to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a future conditional second round pick.[2] In return, Minnesota sent Philadelphia a future conditional second-round draft pick.[3]
On September 15, 2009, Carney signed a deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers.[4]
On September 8, 2010, Carney signed with the Golden State Warriors.[5] On January 4, 2011, he was waived by the Warriors.[6] On February 21, 2011, signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
On December 10, 2011, Carney signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On December 23, 2011, he was waived by the Thunder.
On September 27, 2012, Carney signed with the Miami Heat.[7] However, he was waived on October 26, 2012.[8]
In January 2013, he signed with Antalya BSB of Turkey.[9]
On October 1, 2013, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[10][11] However, he was waived on October 7.[12]
In March 2014, he signed with
On May 28, 2014, he was played for
In November 2014, he signed with Cocodrilos de Caracas of Venezuela.[14]
On May 5, 2015, he signed with Reales de La Vega of the Dominican Republic's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[15]
On October 31, 2015, Carney was selected by the
On April 7, 2016, Carney signed with Indios de Mayagüez of the Puerto Rican League.[19] The next day, he made his debut in an 82–75 loss to the Cangrejeros de Santurce, recording nine points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 26 minutes.[20]
On August 19, 2016, Carney signed with the Japanese team Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya.[21]
Highlights
- Among rookie qualifiers in 2006–07, ranked 14th in scoring (6.6 ppg) and fifth in field goal percentage (46.4%); also had the second highest three-point percentage (34.7%) of any Sixer this past season.
- At Golden State on December 26, 2006, he posted career-highs of 25 points and 8 rebounds,[22] becoming the first Sixer rookie to have at least 25 points and 8 boards in the same game since Allen Iverson did it on April 9, 1997.[23]
- Scored in double-figures 13 times over his final 28 games played in 2006–07 after doing so just five times in his first 39 games played... averaged 8.8 points on 53.7% shooting in his final eight games played.
- Committed just 43 turnovers in 67 games played in 2006–07 and almost had as many steals (38) as turnovers.
- At the 2006 Rocky Mountain Revue, averaged 16.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 25.7 minutes and led the Revue in 3-point field goal percentage (.714, 5–7 3FG).
- Holds the University of Memphis career record for 3-pointers made (287), which ranks in Conference USA history,[clarification needed] and single-season record for three-pointers made (102, 2005–06).
- Finished four-year college career ranked third in school history career points (1,901) and second for games played (133).
- Averaged 17.2 points as a senior (2005–06) and was named Conference USA Player of the Year and a Conference USA's All-Tournament Team selection.
Personal
Carney's mother, DeAndra Ware,
NBA career statistics
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Philadelphia | 67 | 35 | 17.4 | .464 | .347 | .609 | 1.9 | .4 | .6 | .3 | 6.6 |
2007–08 | Philadelphia | 70 | 6 | 14.8 | .403 | .317 | .679 | 2.1 | .5 | .6 | .3 | 5.8 |
2008–09 | Minnesota | 67 | 6 | 17.9 | .416 | .350 | .758 | 1.9 | .4 | .7 | .4 | 7.2 |
2009–10 | Philadelphia | 68 | 0 | 12.6 | .401 | .304 | .825 | 2.0 | .5 | .4 | .3 | 4.7 |
2010–11 | Golden State | 25 | 1 | 13.2 | .421 | .459 | .667 | 1.9 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 5.0 |
2010–11 | Memphis | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 299 | 48 | 15.4 | .422 | .338 | .704 | 2.0 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 5.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008
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Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .387 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.0 |
Career | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .387 | .500 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.0 |
References
- ^ a b Drive: The Magazine – Born to Run, Driven by Defense
- ^ "Wolves Acquire First-Round Pick, Carney and Booth". NBA.com. July 9, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ Sixers' trade of Carney, Booth to Wolves paves way for Brand signing
- ^ 76ers sign Rodney Carney
- ^ Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard/Forward Rodney Carney
- ^ Warriors waive Rodney Carney
- ^ Miami Heat add Rodney Carney and Robert Dozier to training camp
- ^ HEAT Waive Carney and Varnado
- ^ Antalya announced Rodney Carney
- ^ Pelicans sign Rodney Carney
- ^ Pelicans Add Rodney Carney To Camp Roster
- ^ Pelicans waive forward Rodney Carney
- ^ "Rodney Careny signs with Al Riyadi Beirut". Sportando.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Cocodrilos tab Rodney Carney, ex Talk N Text
- ^ Reales de La Vega adds Carney to their roster, ex Cocodrilos
- ^ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "87ers acquire Gary Talton, Rodney Carney in three-team deal". NBA.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Kilpatrick, McRae Combine for 68 Points as 87ers Notch Comeback Win". NBA.com. November 29, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Indios firman a Rodney Carney". BSNPR.com (in Spanish). April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Regular Season Round 21: Mayaguez - Santurce 75-82". Eurobasket.com.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rodney Carney signs with Fighting Eagles Nagoya". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Davis (21 points, 16 assists) golden for Warriors in win
- ^ NBA.com : Rodney Carney Bio Page
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Memphis Tigers bio
- ClutchFans.net Draft Profile Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ESPN.com Profile
- TBLStat.net Profile