Rod Strickland
Basketball player and coach
Born
July 11th, 1966
59 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played as a professional basketball player from 1988 to 2005. Played for several teams in the NBA including the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, and San Antonio Spurs. Achieved significant success in college basketball at DePaul University, where he was a standout guard. After retirement, transitioned to coaching, holding various assistant coaching positions in the NBA and collegiate basketball, contributing to player development and team strategies.
Scored over 10,000 points in the NBA
Assisted in coaching at universities and NBA teams
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