Michael Ruffin

Michael Ruffin

Obradoiro CAB
Power forward/Center
Personal information
Date of birth	January 21, 1977 (1977-01-21) (age 34)
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
Nationality	American
High school	Cherry Creek High School
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College	Tulsa
NBA Draft	1999 / 2nd round, 32nd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	1999–present
Career history
Chicago Bulls (1999–2001, 2008–2009) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) Caprabo Lleida (2002–2003) Utah Jazz (2003–2004) Washington Wizards (2004–2007) Milwaukee Bucks (2007–2008) Portland Trail Blazers (2009) Obradoiro CAB (2010–)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold	1997 Trapani	Team competition

Michael David Ruffin is an American professional basketball player who plays for Obradoiro CAB in Spain. At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he plays as a forward/center.

After playing college basketball at the University of Tulsa, where he studied chemical engineering, Ruffin was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Bulls, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 1.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game through his NBA career and is considered to be a defensive presence on the court.

Michael Ruffin committed a costly error for his team in the dying seconds of a March 30, 2007 game against the Toronto Raptors. With his Washington Wizards up 109–106 with 3.8 seconds left, Ruffin intercepted a Raptors half-court inbounds pass, only to heave the ball in the air to try to allow the remaining time left on the clock to run out, but the ball was not thrown high enough and the Raptors' Morris Peterson caught the ball on its descent and made a 31-foot three-point shot at the buzzer to tie the score and send the game into overtime. The Raptors went on to defeat the Wizards, 123–118.^[1]

On February 17, 2009, Ruffin was sent to the Sacramento Kings and then to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ike Diogu shortly thereafter in a 3-team trade.^[2]

In 2010, Ruffin became coach of the ABA's Colorado Kings.^[3] However, he resumed his playing career in October 2010 with Obradoiro CAB.^[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
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
1999–00	Chicago	71	6	13.7	.420	.000	.489	3.5	.6	.4	.4	2.2
2000–01	Chicago	45	16	19.5	.444	.000	.506	5.8	.9	.7	.8	2.6
2001–02	Philadelphia	15	0	11.3	.269	.000	.250	3.4	.3	.3	.5	1.1
2003–04	Utah	41	23	17.9	.325	.000	.421	5.0	1.0	.5	.5	2.2
2004–05	Washington	79	7	16.0	.414	.000	.433	4.2	.8	.5	.5	1.4
2005–06	Washington	76	4	13.3	.442	.000	.500	3.6	.4	.4	.4	1.4
2006–07	Washington	30	0	9.0	.278	.000	.368	2.1	.2	.2	.3	.6
2007–08	Milwaukee	46	2	13.7	.532	.000	.397	4.0	.5	.7	.4	2.0
2008–09	Portland	11	0	3.2	.286	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	.3	.1	.5
Career		414	58	14.4	.407	.000	.459	3.9	.6	.5	.4	1.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Washington	9	0	17.3	.700	.000	.563	4.1	1.0	.3	.3	2.6
2005–06	Washington	6	0	11.7	.500	.000	.000	2.7	.7	.2	.3	.3
2006–07	Washington	4	0	7.0	.333	.000	.000	2.3	.0	.8	.0	.5
2008–09	Portland	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.500	5.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Career		20	0	13.0	.563	.000	.500	3.4	.7	.3	.2	1.4

Notes

1. ^ Peterson's heave helps Raptors top Wiz, March 30, 2007
2. ^ Blazers get Ruffin from Bulls, send Diogu to Kings
3. ^ Former NBA Player Michael Ruffin Is Now Coaching in the ABA
4. ^ El Obra ya tiene sustituto de Baston: Ruffin

External links

• NBA.com Profile - Michael Ruffin
• Michael Ruffin at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Ruffin, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 21, 1977
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
Date of death
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