Rodney Carney

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Rodney Carney
Position Small forward
Height ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Team Philadelphia 76ers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born April 15, 1984 (age 22)
Indianapolis, Indiana
High school Northwest High School,
Indianapolis
College University of Memphis
Draft 16th overall, 2006
Chicago Bulls
Pro career 2006–present

Rodney Carney (born April 15, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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[edit] Personal

Carney’s mother, DeAndra Ware, was a world class sprinter holding the World Indoor Record in the 60 yard & 55 meter dash and would have competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics if not for the U.S. boycott. The fact that she could not compete in the Olympics motivated Rodney to play in the NBA. DeAndra was also the Indiana state champion in the 100m and 200m dash. Brother, Ron Slay, was a basketball star at the University of Tennessee

[edit] High school

While at Northwest High School, The Indianapolis Star named Carney as Player of the Year. He also made the Indiana all-star team. Outside of basketball, Carney was the Indiana state high jump champion in his senior year, with a personal best of 6'11".


[edit] Early college career

Carney made the Conference USA all-freshman team in 2002–2003, his first season at the University of Memphis. In the same season, the Tigers made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996, but the seventh-seeded Tigers lost in the opening round to Arizona State.

In 2003–2004, Carney showed improvement in his stats. He needed surgery after suffering from a cracked bone above his eye, but he missed only two games. The Tigers again made it to the NCAA Tournament as a seven seed and won their opening round game against South Carolina before losing in the second round against Oklahoma State.

Carney made all-Conference USA second team in 2004–2005. He led the Tigers in scoring (16 points per game) and free throw percentage (73.3%). This season, the Tigers could not reach the NCAA Tournament unless they won the Conference USA Tournament. The Tigers reached the final game against Louisville. They trailed 75-73 when freshman Memphis point guard Darius Washington Jr. was fouled on a 3-point shot with no time left. However, Washington made only the first free throw, and so Memphis lost. Carney had only 5 points and 3 rebounds in the game. In the 2005 National Invitation Tournament, Memphis defeated Northeastern, Virginia Tech, and Vanderbilt before losing in the semifinals to Saint Joseph's.

[edit] 2005–2006 season

In 2005–2006, Carney was on the preseason and mid-season lists for the John R. Wooden Award All-American team. Carney improved his stats again, becoming one of the top players in Conference USA. Carney, the only starting senior on the team, helped lead Memphis as one of the top-ranked teams in the country and was named the Conference USA player of the year. Memphis won the 2006 Conference USA regular season and tournament championships, and entered the NCAA Tournament with a 30-3 record and the number one seed in the Oakland region.

In the opening round against Oral Roberts, Carney led Memphis with 19 points and added 5 rebounds when Memphis won 94-78. In the next round, Carney scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds to help Memphis beat Bucknell 72-56. Against Bradley in the Sweet Sixteen, Carney scored 23 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and added 3 steals to help Memphis win 80-64. In the Elite Eight, Memphis was defeated by UCLA 50-45 in one of the lowest scoring games in tournament history. Carney's last game of his collegiate career was his worst of the season, managing only 3 rebounds and 1 steal and connecting on only 2 out of 12 shots for 5 points in 26 minutes of play.

[edit] Pro career

Carney was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. The Bulls then traded Carney and a second-round draft pick in 2007 to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for 13th pick Thabo Sefolosha.

During the beginning of his rookie year in 2006-07, Carney was averaging only a little over 3 points per game and less than 1 rebound per game. But in February 2007, Carney became a starter due to the departure of Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, two of the Sixers' star players. When these events occurred, Carney was allotted more playing time, lifting his averages to over 9 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Carney continued to make himself a key player on the Sixers. With a little under 20 minutes of playing time a night, Carney is a tough defender while also being a third scoring option in the starting lineup.

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2006 NBA Draft
First Round
Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland
Second Round

James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perovic | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock

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