Luke Ridnour
Ridnour during his tenure with the Timberwolves
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
February 13, 1981 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blaine (Blaine, Washington) |
| College | Oregon (2000–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 8, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2008 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2008–2010 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2010–2013 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2013–2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2014 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2014–2015 | Orlando Magic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 7,740 (9.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,877 (2.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,713 (4.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lukas Robin "Luke" Ridnour (born February 13, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and he grew up in Blaine, Washington.
Ridnour's father, Rob, was his basketball coach during high school. He was given the keys to the gym by his father during his sophomore year, and he was able to practice during the day; and additionally, late into the night. Subsequently, he was on two state title-winning teams at Blaine High School, and was named a high school All-American by both McDonald's and Parade in 2000, his graduating year.
Ridnour went on to star at the University of Oregon, where he teamed with Luke Jackson and Fred Jones to take the Ducks to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament twice including the Elite 8 in 2002. He set the school season record for assists (218) and made a conference-record 62 consecutive free throws. Luke averaged 19.7 points per game and 6.6 assist per game. Ridnour left Oregon after his junior year, when he was Pac-10 Player of the Year.
Luke was picked 14th in the 2003 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Luke played sparingly his rookie season, but became the starting point guard for the Sonics in the 2004–05 season. He participated in the 2005 All-Star weekend, playing in the Rookie Challenge and in the Skills Challenge.
On August 13, 2008, Ridnour was involved in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Sonics (which had become the Oklahoma City Thunder), the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers that sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams to Cleveland, Cleveland's Joe Smith and Milwaukee's Desmond Mason to Oklahoma City, Cleveland's Damon Jones and Ridnour and Adrian Griffin to Milwaukee, which ended Ridnour's five-year run with the Sonics/Thunder.
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