Rony Seikaly
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Ronald Fred Seikaly (
Drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Miami Heat with the 9th pick of the 1988 draft and the first ever pick for the Heat, Seikaly developed into one of the best centers in the NBA and the team's top offensive and defensive contributors–winning NBA player of the week twice–and also amassing many of the team's records (of which some are still standing). Seikaly earned the 1990
Early life
Seikaly was born in
While in Greece, he attended and graduated from the
In 1981, when Seikaly was 16, the
He continued to train and practice with Panathinaikos until 1983. However, because he did not have a Greek passport, he was not able to register with the team to play in any games in the Greek Basket League,[10][11] since no foreign players were allowed to play in the league until 1988.[12]
College career
In 1983, Seikaly moved from Greece to the United States and began attending
Professional career
Miami Heat (1988–1994)
Seikaly was taken by the Miami Heat with the 9th pick in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft. As well as being the franchise's first ever college draft pick, Seikaly became the first player born in Lebanon to compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[13]
The rookie center quickly emerged not only as a pivotal player within the team, but also among the league's top centers.[14] In his second season, he led the Heat in points (16.6), rebounds (10.4) and blocks (1.7) while placing sixth in the league in rebounding.[14] At the conclusion of the season he was awarded with the NBA Most Improved Player Award.[citation needed]
In the 1990–91 season, Seikaly increased his rebounding average to 11.1 rebounds per game while maintaining his 16 points per game average and then they acquired other young players to serve as scoring options such as Glen Rice and Steve Smith. In the 1991–92 season, Seikaly again averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds (6th in the league) as the Heat, bolstered by his play and Rice's scoring, led the team to 38 wins and the first playoff berth for the franchise. Despite the breakthrough, Miami was no match for the defending champions, the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls, who swept the Heat in three games. For the series against the Bulls, Seikaly averaged 19.1 points with 9.2 rebounds.[citation needed]
Seikaly increased his scoring to 17.3 and once again averaged 11.8 rebounds a game (8th in the league) during the 1992–93 season. He managed to win the NBA player of the week after averaging 30 points and 20 Rebounds for the week of March 7. The following season featured increased scoring by Rice and Smith, and Seikaly averaged 15.1 points a game for third on the team while leading the team in rebounds with 10.3 rebounds per game. The Heat won 42 games, good enough to make the playoffs. Facing off against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.[citation needed]
Seikaly's career with Miami saw him setting numerous single-game team records, including blocks (8), rebounds (34) and
His career highs with the Heat are 40 points, 34 rebounds, 8 blocks, 8 assists, and 5 steals.[citation needed]
Golden State Warriors (1994–1996)
On November 2, 1994, Seikaly was traded to the
Orlando Magic (1996–1998)
In November 1996, Seikaly, Clifford Rozier and a 1999 second-round draft pick were traded to the Orlando Magic for Donald Royal, Felton Spencer and Jon Koncak. The Magic had been a dominant Eastern Conference team, but lost superstar center Shaquille O'Neal, and Seikaly was brought in to fill the void. Despite playing alongside other veteran scorers such as Horace Grant, Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott, Seikaly boosted his scoring to 17.3 points per game for second on the team behind All-Star Penny Hardaway, and led the team in rebounds per game (9.5) and blocks (1.4). The Magic won 45 games and entered the playoffs as the 7th seed in the conference, facing off against Seikaly's old team in Miami, who then featured an All-Star center Alonzo Mourning. Despite taking a 2–0 lead in Miami, the Magic responded with two wins at home to tie the series at 2 games apiece, but injuries forced Seikaly out of the 4th and deciding 5th games in which the Heat won to advance.[citation needed]
Seikaly would start in 47 games to start the 1997–98 season, but in February the Magic agreed to trade Seikaly to the
New Jersey Nets (1998–1999)
Following his arrival in New Jersey, Seikaly had a career ending foot injury and only played in 9 games to finish the 1997–98 season, and would only play in 9 games of the lockout shortened 1998–99 season before retiring from the league. He holds NBA career averages of 14.7 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, and 1.3 blocks per game.[citation needed]
FC Barcelona (2000)
In 2000, Seikaly moved to the
Career statistics
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1988–89 | Miami | 78 | 62 | 25.2 | .448 | .250 | .511 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
1989–90 | Miami | 74 | 72 | 32.6 | .502 | .000 | .594 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
1990–91 | Miami | 64 | 59 | 33.9 | .481 | .333 | .619 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
1991–92 | Miami | 79 | 78 | 35.4 | .489 | .000 | .733 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
1992–93 | Miami | 72 | 64 | 34.1 | .480 | .125 | .735 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 17.1 |
1993–94 | Miami | 72 | 60 | 33.5 | .488 | .000 | .720 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
1994–95 | Golden State | 36 | 35 | 28.8 | .516 | .000 | .694 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
1995–96 | Golden State | 64 | 60 | 28.3 | .502 | .667 | .723 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
1996–97 | Orlando | 74 | 68 | 35.3 | .507 | .000 | .714 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
1997–98 | Orlando | 47 | 47 | 31.6 | .441 | .000 | .754 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
1997–98 | New Jersey | 9 | 2 | 16.9 | .317 | .000 | .593 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
1997–98 | Total | 56 | 49 | 29.2 | .432 | .000 | .741 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
1998–99 | New Jersey | 9 | 0 | 9.8 | .200 | .000 | .389 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Career | 678 | 607 | 31.6 | .484 | .188 | .679 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1992 | Miami | 3 | 3 | 39.0 | .543 | .000 | .750 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
1994 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 33.0 | .438 | .000 | .565 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
1997 | Orlando | 3 | 3 | 28.7 | .318 | .000 | .714 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
1998 | New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | .778 | .000 | .667 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
Career | 14 | 9 | 28.9 | .480 | .000 | .676 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
EuroLeague 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating | |
Bold | Career high | † | Won a EuroLeague championship | * | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2000–01[17]
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Barcelona
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4 | 4 | 24.5 | .465 | .000 | .600 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 11.3 |
Career | 4 | 4 | 24.5 | .465 | .000 | .600 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 11.3 |
National team career
Greece
Seikaly first began training and practicing with the senior
United States
Seikaly became a
Lebanon
Seikaly later asked
Musical career
Rony Seikaly | |
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Birth name | Ronald Seikaly |
Born | Beirut, Lebanon | 10 May 1965
Origin | Beirut, Lebanon |
Genres | House, deep house, tech house, techno |
Occupation(s) | DJ, music producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Subliminal Records, Nervous Records, Stereo, Suara, Yoshitoshi |
Website | ronyseikaly |
Seikaly, an avid lover of music, started DJing at the age of 14 whilst living in Greece. After retiring from basketball, he developed his passion into a musical career as a professional DJ and music producer. "Sports will always be my love, but music will always be my passion," he said. Seikaly has been producing and working in the genres of house, deep house, tech house and techno, and has played in many of the clubbing meccas across the globe.[citation needed]
He has released many solo EPs including a lot of his early work "House Calls" in 2010, "East West" EP in 2012 and "East West" EP volume 2 in 2014. He then followed them up with "Holdin On" and "Signs" EP in 2015 and "The Sword" EP in 2016. In 2012, Rony produced a full mix album titled "Nervous Nitelife Presents Rony Seikaly" and he has also released on esteemed imprints such as Stride, Moon Harbor, Radiant, Saved, Suara, Yoshitoshi, Nervous, Stereo, Subliminal and many more. Since 2019, he has started his own record label "STRIDE" that has involved mostly his own work, with standout producers around the world joining him for remixes, including
He has also ran his own radio show on Sirius XM satellite radio called SugarFreeRadio which aired four days per week and was a resounding success since 2012.[citation needed]
Songs
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- 2010: "Come with Me" (featuring Polina) (Subliminal Records)
- 2010: "Let You Go" (featuring Polina) (Subliminal Records)
- 2010: "Let You Go Part Two" (featuring Polina), remix by Cedric Gervais (Subliminal Records)
- 2011: "Take Me Higher" (Subliminal Records)
- 2011: "The World Is Beautiful" (Subliminal Records)
- 2011: "Personal Stereo" (Swing Records)
- 2011: "Crazy Powder" (Nervous Inc)
- 2012: "MILF" (Juicy Records)
- 2012: "Funk The Munk" (Juicy Records)
- 2012: "Mood That I Love" (Nervous Records)
- 2012: "Desert Nights" (Nervous Records)
- 2012: "Oh Yeah" (Swing Records)
- 2012: "Perfect Match" (Swing Records)
- 2012: "Illusion" (Nervous Records)
- 2012: "Le Freak" (with Antranig) (Stereo Productions)
- 2012: "Welcome to the Machine" (Nervous Inc.)
- 2012: "Happy Trees" (Nervous Inc.)
- 2013: "You Make Me Feel" (with Jean Claude Ades) (Be Crazy Music)
- 2013: "Thanks for Everything" (Perfect Driver Music)
- 2013: "Can You Hear Me" (Suara Records)
- 2013: "TATOUS" (Nervous Records)
- 2014: "Into me" (Be Crazy)
- 2014: "Devotion" (Be Crazy)
- 2014: "5htp" (Be Crazy)
- 2015: "Groove Box" (Stereo Productions)
- 2015: "Holdin On" (Yoshitoshi Records)
- 2015: "Faces" (Yoshitoshi Records)
- 2015: "Don't Do That" (Xima Records)
- 2015: "Do You Take Anything" (Xima Records)
- 2015: "U Turn" (Xima Records)
- 2016: "The Sword" (Yoshitoshi Records)
- 2016: "All of A Sudden" (Yoshitoshi Records)
- 2016: "Loyalty" (Yoshitoshi Records)
- 2017: "Should I Stay" (Yoshitoshi Records)
Featured
- 2011: "Fly Away" (In The Screen vs. Rony Seikaly feat. Craig David) (Erick Morillo, Harry Choo Choo Romero & José Nunez Mix)
Personal life
Seikaly speaks four languages fluently: English, Greek, Arabic, and French.[5] During his NBA playing career, he returned to Greece during the off-season, to visit his friends and family members.[5]
When
Seikaly owns and runs a multi-million dollar real estate investment company.[22]
Seikaly was formerly married to Mexican model Elsa Benítez. They divorced in 2005; they have a daughter.
Since July 2015, Seikaly has been married to Brazilian fashion blogger and model Martha Graeff,
Charity
Seikaly is involved in many charities, such as the Miami Heat's Corporate Education and "Shoot for the Stars" programs, and the Make A Wish Foundation.
Revenues from the sale of his 2012 album, Nervous Nitelife Presents Rony Seikaly, went to the Children's Department at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Foundation in Miami.[24]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game
References
- ^ Ballislife (2019-06-26). NBA Star-Turned-House DJ, Music Producer & Mogul!! Inside The Crazy Life Of Rony Seikaly!. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ "DANGEROUS JOURNEY". Orlando Sentinel. 25 December 1996.
- ^ "SEIKALY IS A MAN OF THE WORLD, A BABE ON THE BASKETBALL COURT". Washington Post. Feb 22, 1987.
- ^ a b c Reiter, Ben. "RONY SEIKALY". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ^ a b c Kurkjian, Tim. "A PLUM OF A PICKUP A MALCONTENT WITH THE WARRIORS, RONY SEIKALY HAS PROVED TO BE A GODSEND FOR THE SHAQLESS MAGIC". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ^ "How Former NBA Big Man Rony Seikaly Became a World-Famous House DJ". SLAM. February 3, 2017.
- ^ "De promesa NBA a romperla como DJ, la increíble historia de Rony Seikaly". Basquet Plus (in Spanish). April 4, 2020.
- ^ Kyriakidis, Georgios (September 7, 2020). "Rony Seikaly (I): "Playing music in Ibiza brought me back to my NBA days"".
- ^ Kyriakidis, Georgios (September 8, 2020). "Rony Seikaly (II): "Luka Doncic is the best white player ever - LeBron more like Magic than Jordan"".
- ^ "Remembering the Career of Rony Seikaly". August 30, 2014.
- ^ "Από τα καρφώματα στα… decks! | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Και οι (πρώτοι) ξένοι ήταν εννιά". www.sport24.gr (in Greek).
- ^ a b c d e "1989–90 Hoops #243 – Rony Seikaly RC (Rookie Card)". Hoops. NBA Properties, Inc. 1989. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ a b "1990-91 Hoops #169B – Rony Seikaly". Hoops. NBA Properties, Inc. 1990. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Encyclopedia.com: Roni Seikaly (Lebanese / Lebanon's Ex-NBA player)".
- ^ "Historial estadístico - Seikaly, Rony". acb.com (in Spanish). May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "SEIKALY, RONY". euroleague.net. Archived from the original on Jun 18, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rony Seikaly (III): The "inflexible" coach in Barcelona and the Greek dreams that slipped away.
- ^ Από τα καρφώματα στα… decks! (in Greek).
- ^ Kyriakidis, Georgios (September 9, 2020). "Rony Seikaly (III): The "inflexible" coach in Barcelona and the Greek dreams that slipped away".
- ^ "What if we got to see Rony Seikaly vs Yao Ming in FIBA Asia Cup 2001?". FIBA.basketball.
- Huffington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Martha Graeff". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ "Interview with Rony Seikaly". leisurelab.com. 2012-06-27. Archived from the original on Apr 16, 2014.
External links
- Basketball
- NBA.com Historical Player File
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- FIBA Archive Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Spanish League Archive Profile (in Spanish)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Music