Chase Budinger

Chase Budinger

No. 10   Houston Rockets
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Personal information
Date of birth	May 22, 1988 (1988-05-22) (age 23)
Place of birth	Encinitas, California
Nationality	American
High school	La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College	Arizona
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	2009–present
Career highlights and awards
Co-MVP, 2006 McDonald's All-America Game 2006 Mizuno National High School Volleyball Player of the Year 2007 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Stats at NBA.com

Chase Andrew Budinger (born May 22, 1988 in Encinitas, California) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.^[1] Budinger was the 44th pick in 2009 NBA Draft with the Detroit Pistons and was then dealt on draft night to the Houston Rockets.

High school

Budinger was a standout basketball and volleyball player at La Costa Canyon High School; his teammates on the basketball team included New York Jets quarterback Kevin O'Connell. He won the CIF San Diego Section in 2006.

Budinger was a McDonald's All-American and was the runner up in the 2006 McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest.

College

Budinger chose to sign with Arizona, although he also received offers from many other schools, including USC and UCLA. He averaged 15.6 points in his freshman season, starting all 30 games for the Wildcats. At the conclusion of the season he announced that he planned to stay with Arizona for his sophomore season, despite speculation that he could be picked early in the NBA draft. However, he later announced that he would declare for the NBA Draft and not hire an agent.^[2] He was projected as a mid-first round draft pick by most NBA draft analysts.^[3] However, on the final day of the deadline for pulling out of the early entry list, Budinger opted not to remain in the draft and returned to school instead.^[3]

After the 2008–09 season, he declared for the NBA Draft a second time.^[4] Under NCAA rules, declaring for the draft a second time ends a player's college eligibility.^[5]

NCAA 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006-07	Arizona	31	…	…	.485	.368	.845	5.8	2.0	1.2	0.4	15.6
2007-08	Arizona	34	…	…	.446	.380	.718	5.4	2.9	1.1	0.2	17.1
2008-09	Arizona	35	…	…	.480	.399	.801	6.2	3.4	1.4	0.5	18.0
Career[6]	…	100	…	…	.469	.383	.782	5.8	2.8	1.3	0.4	17.0

NBA career

In 2009, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, and then traded to the Houston Rockets on draft night. He joined the Rockets' Summer League team, and averaged 17.8 PPG. In the 2009 season opener for the Rockets, Budinger came off the bench and logged 15 minutes of play time while scoring 6 points and collecting 1 rebound. On March 30, 2010, Budinger scored 24 points in a 98-94 home win against the Washington Wizards. Three days later he matched this total in a 119-114 road win at the Boston Celtics. On February 23, 2011, Budinger scored a new career-high 30 points in a 124-119 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the Rockets' season finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Budinger scored a new career-high 35 points on 12-21 shooting, including 4-8 from downtown.

NBA 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
2009–10	Houston	74	4	20.1	.441	.369	.770	3.0	1.2	.5	.2	8.9
2010-11	Houston	78	22	22.3	.425	.325	.855	3.6	1.6	.5	.2	9.8
Career		152	26	21.2	.432	.346	.882	3.3	1.4	0.5	0.2	9.4

• As of April 13, 2011

Awards

• Co-MVP of the 2006 McDonald's High School All-American Game (with Kevin Durant)
• Named the Most Valuable Player of the Nike Junior World Championships in Douai, France
• Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 US Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament in the 18 and under division.
• 2006 McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest Runner-Up
• Named the 2007 Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year

See also

• 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans

Notes

1. ^ Smith, Sekou. - "Pro Basketball NBA Insider: Early Gamble on the Lottery". - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. - November 2, 2008.
2. ^ Budinger returning to Arizona
3. ^ ^{a b} Arizona's Chase Budinger returning to school
4. ^ Ford, Chad (2009-04-07). "Who's in, who's out of 2009 draft?". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2009/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=InOut. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
5. ^ "Bylaws 12.2.4.2.1, 12.2.4.2.2" (PDF). 2007-08 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. p. 68. http://www.ncaa.org/library/membership/division_i_manual/2007-08/2007-08_d1_manual.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-07. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Chase Budinger, sports-reference.com, accessed 20 March 2010.

External links

• Arizona Wildcats profile
• ESPN
• NBADraft.net Profile
• Yahoo Sports!
• DraftExpress.com Profile

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Name	Budinger, Chase
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Date of birth	1988-05-22
Place of birth	Encinitas, California
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