- Rashard Griffith
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Rashard Griffith
nickname =
league =Euroleague
height_ft = 7
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 280
position = Center
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|10|8
birth_place =Chicago ,Illinois
death_date =
death_place =
team =CSU Asesoft
jersey = 5
highschool =
college =
nationality = American
draft = 38th overall
draft_team =Milwaukee Bucks
draft_year = 1995
career_start = 1995
career_end =
former_teams =Tofaş S.K. (1995-97, 1998-2000)Maccabi Tel-Aviv (1997-98)Kinder Bologna (2000-2002)Saski Baskonia (2002-03)Lottomatica Roma (2003-04)
awards = All-Euroleague Second Team 2000-01
Italian Cup MVP 2001Rashard Nathan Griffith (born
October 8 ,1974 ) is an Americanbasketball player. Griffith, a native ofChicago ,Illinois , starred for theWisconsin Badgers college basketball team. Griffith selected Wisconsin over several schools; against the advice of his mother. It is widely believed that Griffith was one of several Wisconsin athlete's enticed to attend Wisconsin after being promised illicit cash and gifts -- a clear violation of currentNCAA regulations. Griffith's entire professional career has been spent in international play, primarily inTurkey ,Spain , andItaly . He was drafted 38th overall by theMilwaukee Bucks in the1995 NBA Draft . A powerful center, Griffith earned a spot on the All-Euroleague Second team in theEuroleague 2000-01 season while playing forKinder Bologna alongsideManu Ginobili ,Marko Jaric andAntoine Rigaudeau . Kinder Bologna won theTriple Crown in Basketball the same year. After his success in Europe, theOrlando Magic acquired Griffith's draft rights in a trade during the 2002 NBA Draft with the intent of adding him to their roster, [ [http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Magic_Acquire_Draft_Rights_to_-47894-66.html "Magic Acquire Draft Rights to Mario Kasun and Rashard Griffith"] , NBA.com] [ [http://www.nba.com/magic/news/PostDraft_Player_Press_Confer-48097-66.html Magic Post-Draft Player Press Conference, 6/27] , NBA.com] but to date Griffith has never played in the NBA.Currently, Griffith plays for Romanian team
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti . [ [http://www.csuasesoft.ro/home/team/player_view/?pl_key=99 ASESOFT Ploiesti] profile]Notes
External links
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?seasoncode=E2001+++++&pcode=AKY Euroleague.net profile]
* [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B2A ACB.com profile]
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