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Coby Karl 
Position Shooting guard Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg) League Lega Basket Serie A Team Armani Jeans Milano Born March 6, 1983 Nationality American High school Homestead HS, Mequon, Wisconsin College Boise State Draft Undrafted, 2007 Pro career 2007–present Career history Los Angeles Lakers (2007–2008)
Los Angeles D-Fenders (2007–2008)
Idaho Stampede (2008–2009, 2010)
DKV Joventut (2009)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2009)
Golden State Warriors (2010)
CB Granada (2010-2011)Coby Joseph Karl (born March 6, 1983 in Great Falls, Montana) is an American professional basketball player. He is the son of George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets.
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High school career
Karl attended Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin and lettered in basketball. He was an All-Suburban selection, a first team All-Conference selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection as a senior. Karl graduated in 2002.[citation needed]
College career
Karl played basketball at Boise State while majoring in communications. In his junior season of college, Karl led his team in both points per game and assists per game at 17.2 and 4.0 respectively. He was also named to the 2005-06 All-WAC Second Team. In his senior year, Karl averaged 14.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
Karl had weighed whether to return to college for his senior year or to enter the 2006 NBA Draft, attending a few pre-draft workouts for various professional teams. However, he decided to return to college and said that he was never seriously considering entering the draft.
Pro career
Karl was not drafted by an NBA team, but made the Lakers' 15-man roster as a free agent. Karl made his NBA debut on October 30, 2007, with the Lakers vs. the Houston Rockets, playing 37 seconds and registering no statistics.[1] He was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.
On February 19, 2008, Karl joined Lakers' second-year guard Jordan Farmar as the only other player in league history to see action in same-day D-League and NBA games.[2]
Karl was then recalled from the Los Angeles D-Fenders for the third time that season, which is the most any player can be recalled in one season.[3]
In April 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Karl and his father became the first father and son to ever oppose each other in the NBA playoffs. Karl was a reserve for the Lakers, and his father was the head coach for the Nuggets. Coby Karl was released by the Los Angeles Lakers on October 27, 2008.[4]
Karl joined the Spanish pro club Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB in January 2009.[5][6]
In September 2009, Karl reached an agreement to attend training camp with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he competed for a regular-season roster spot. On October 22, 2009 the Cavaliers made three final cuts, ensuring Karl a spot on their opening day roster. The Cavaliers waived Karl on January 6, 2010, sending him to free agency.[7]
On January 30, 2010, Karl was signed to a 10-day contract by the Golden State Warriors.[8] After his stint with the Warriors, he returned to the NBA D-League as a member of the Idaho Stampede.[9]
On April 11, 2010, Karl was signed to the Nuggets to an undisclosed contract.[10] He was waived by the Nuggets on August 16, 2010.[11]
In September 2010 he returned to play in Spain, signing a one-year contract with CB Granada.[12]
In May 2011, after being relegated to the second division in Spain with CB Granada, he signed with Armani Jeans Milano in Italy until the end of the season.[13]
Thyroid cancer
Karl also underwent radio-active iodine treatment, a painless and simple out-patient treatment, for papillary carcinoma (a thyroid cancer considered by doctors to be one of the most treatable forms of cancer). After his senior year, Karl again had another surgery to remove cancerous cells. His father left the Nuggets to be with his son during the seven-hour surgery and returned to the team after the completion of the surgery.[14]
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 2007–08 LA Lakers 17 0 4.2 .346 .308 .800 .8 .5 .2 .1 1.8 2009–10 Cleveland 3 0 1.7 .000 .000 .000 .7 .0 .0 .0 .0 2009–10 Golden State 4 1 27.0 .344 .182 .667 4.0 3.8 .8 .2 7.0 Career 24 1 7.6 .345 .250 .750 1.3 1.0 .3 .1 2.4 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2007–08 LA Lakers 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 Career 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 Notes
- ^ Rockets at Lakers boxscore at NBA.com
- ^ Lakers assign Coby Karl to D-Fenders for final time this season
- ^ Lakers recall Coby Karl from D-Fenders
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakersfyi28-2008oct28,0,5702755.story
- ^ Joventut replaces Bracey Wright with Coby Karl (Spanish)
- ^ Carl joins Joventut
- ^ The Cavs waive Coby Karl. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Coby Karl Returns To Idaho Stampede
- ^ Nuggets sign coach Karl's son Coby
- ^ Nuggets waive Coby Karl
- ^ Coby Karl lands by CB Granada (Spanish)
- ^ L'Olimpia ingaggia Coby Karl (Italian)
- ^ ESPN - Karl says son is doing well after cancer surgery - NBA
External links
- Coby Karl at NBA.com
- Coby Karl at Basketball-Reference.com
- Coby Karl at ESPN.com
- NBA D-League Player Profile
- ACB.com Player Profile
- Basketpedya.com Player Profile
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Basketball players from Montana
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- CB Granada players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Idaho Stampede players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Los Angeles D-Fenders players
- Golden State Warriors players
- People from Great Falls, Montana
- People from Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
- Shooting guards
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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