Randolph Childress

Randolph Childress (born September 21 1972, in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays in Italy for Pallacanestro Varese.

Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where he averaged 18.4 points per game for his four-year career. His collegiate highlight came in 1995, when he delivered one of the most outstanding ACC Tournament performances of all time. Named tournament MVP, Childress carried the Demon Deacons to the title, averaging 35.7 points and 7 assists per game. In the finals, against a UNC team featuring Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace, Childress scored 37 with 7 assists and hit a game-winning jumper with 4 seconds left in overtime. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsVItGvRQo&feature=related YouTube - Randolph Childress - The Shot ] ] He was honored as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1995.

In the 1995 NBA Draft, Childress was selected in the 1st round (19th overall) by the Detroit Pistons. Childress played in two NBA seasons for the Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 2.4 points per game. His NBA career was cut short by a torn ACL and disagreements with Trail Blazers coach P. J. Carlesimo.

After leaving the NBA, Childress played in 1997-1999 in the Turkish Basketball League for Tofaş SAS and Konya Kombassan. [ [http://www.tblstat.net/pd.asp?p=573 tblstat.net] .] Childress went on to play ten games for the Sydney Kings in the 2000-01 Australian National Basketball League season. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/09/1041990049201.html Kings emerge from a pack of jokers] Retrieved October 2, 2006] Since then, Childress has played for various teams in the Italian leagues.

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* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHILDRA01 NBA stats] , "basketballreference.com"