Andy Rautins

Infobox NCAA Athlete
Name = Andy Rautins

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image_size = 135x197
college = Syracuse
sport = Basketball
position = Shooting guard
class = Junior
career_start = 2005
jersey = 1
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 175
nationality = CAN
nationality_2= USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|11|2
birth_place = Jamesville, New York
highschool = Jamesville-DeWitt

Andrew Jay "Andy" Rautins (born November 2, 1986) is a nowrap|6 ft 5 in, 175 lbs. guard from Jamesville, New York who plays for the Syracuse Orange and the Canadian National basketball team.

High school

Rautins played on the 2004 Jamesville-Dewitt High School Class A state championship squad that went undefeated (29–0) after defeating Amityville, 56–52 in the championship game. Rautins led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds. He was named first-team all-state and first-team All-CNY. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1968&sport=176&roster=194&path=mbasket SUathletics.com - The Official Website of Syracuse University Athletics ] ]

Team Canada

Rautins has been a member of Team Canada since the 2005 season.

2005

Rautins made his international debut in the Jack Donohue International Classic averaging 18.3 minutes and 8.8 points. He started the Gold Medal game against Australia and scored a Canadian team tournament high 20 points including draining five three-pointers in the first half of the game.

Rautins also played in the FIBA World U21 Championship in Argentina. He averaged 9.4 points in five games. In the bronze medal game, Rautins scored 11 points.http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/download.php?id=691]

2006

Rautins played for the Canadian Senior Men’s National Team. The squad played a 10-game exhibition schedule in Europe during July and August. In a game vs. Venezuela at the International Alpos Cup, Rautins scored seven points and recorded three steals in 19 minutes. He also played in one game against Germany recording three points in eight minutes. Rautins played in all three games of the Diego Gianatti Tournament averaging 10.3 minutes and 2.3 points, including five points against Greece.

2007

Rautins participated in the 2007 Pan-American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, averaging a squad-best 13.4 points and 2.4 assists. He scored 16 points in a preliminary loss to Brazil. [http://carrierdome.syr.edu/News/basketball/mbasket/2007/7/30/RautinsPanAm7.30.07.asp?path=mbasket] During the same summer, he also played for Team Canada in the Tournament of Americas held in Las Vegas and tore his ACL during Canada's loss to Brazil. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2988460&campaign=rss&source=NCBHeadlines ESPN - Syracuse guard Rautins hurt in Tournament of Americas - Men's College Basketball ] ]

2008

Rautins was the second youngest player to be selected to the Senior Men's National Team, and appeared in all three of the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualfiers. [ [http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/121490252891660.xml&coll=1 Andy's Back- Syracuse.com ] ] He logged 13 minutes and three points in an 86-70 loss to Slovenia on July 15, [http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/download.php?id=109] six minutes in a 79-77 win over Korea on July 16, [http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/download.php?id=110] and eight minutes and four points in an 83-62 loss to Croatia on July 18. [http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/download.php?id=111] As a result of their 1-2 record, Canada did not qualify for the 2008 Olympics.

Rautins also played significant time in Team Canada's exhibition game against Team USA, the eventual gold-medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Rautins spent all of his time exclusively at point guard during that game, logging 16 minutes. [http://www.suathletics.com/News/basketball/mbasket/2008/9/9/Rautins9.9.08.asp?path=mbasket]

College

Rautins had offers from Providence and St. Bonaventure before deciding on Syracuse. [ [http://interact.cstv.com/recruiting/column_archive_display.cfm?hodge_id=1492 CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports ] ]

Freshman

Rautins was used sparingly his freshman year, appearing in just 20 games. He averaged 2.9 points and 0.9 rebounds, but did set a then-career high of 10 points against South Florida on January 8, 2006, connecting on 3-of-5 3-point attempts.

Sophomore

As a sophomore, Rautins appeared in all 35 of Syracuse's games, including his first career start against Baylor on December 16, 2006. Rautins remained a fixture in the Syracuse starting lineup, and set a career high with 19 points against Providence on February 24, 2007. He finished the season averaging 7.2 points. Rautins established himself as one of the team's best perimeter shooters, converting 36 percent of his 3-point shots.

Junior

Rautins missed the entire season because of a knee injury suffered during the Tournament of the Americans in Las Vegas over the 2007 summer. He has been granted a medical redshirt.

Personal

*Rautins is the son of Syracuse hoops legend Leo Rautins, who amassed 1,031 points in his SU career and played two seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers.
*Has three brothers, Mike, Jay, and Sam.
*Studies Physics and English and is majoring in Liberal Arts at Syracuse.

References

External links

* [http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=149&id=1514 Team Canada Biography]
* [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1968&sport=176&roster=194&path=mbasket SUathletics.com]