Brandon Rush
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| Brandon L. Rush | |
|---|---|
| College | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | #25 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2005 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Nationality | US |
| Born | July 7, 1985 Kansas City, Missouri |
| High school | Mt. Zion Christian Academy |
| Awards | |
| All Big 12 First Team, Third Team All-American | |
Brandon Rush (born July 7, 1985) is a college basketball player from Kansas City, Missouri; on April 18th, 2008, he declared his intent to enter the 2008 NBA draft. He is currently a junior at the University of Kansas. Rush was selected as a Wooden Award All-American in 2007 and again in 2008.[1] He is brothers with former UCLA guard JaRon Rush and former Missouri and NBA guard Kareem Rush.
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[edit] Injury
After returning to Kansas in May 2007, it was announced that Rush had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing in a pickup game of basketball. He had planned on entering the 2007 NBA Draft had he not suffered this injury, but returned to play for Kansas. On June 1, 2007, Rush successfully had surgery on the torn ACL in his right leg.[2]After rehabilitation, Rush returned to play in November and soon after re-entered the starting lineup.
[edit] 2007-2008 Season
After returning to the starting line-up he led Kansas to the 2008 NCAA championship title. In the national semifinal game against North Carolina, Rush was named the Most Valuable Player, when he scored 25 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.[3][4] Rush was rated the number one small forward in all of college basketball by Rivals.com for his overall statistics, being named MVP in the Big 12 Tournament, and averaging 15.8 points per game in the six games of the NCAA national championship tournament.[5] On Thursday April 17, 2008 Rush declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft skipping his senior year. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Big 12 Leads Nation With Three On Wooden All-America Team", Big 12 Conference, April 1, 2008.
- ^ Kansas' Brandon Rush has Successful Surgery on ACL. kuathletics.cstv.com (2007-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ Kansas v. North Carolina 2008, Wikipedia
- ^ "North Carolina battles back, but Rush, Kansas close out Tar Heels", Associated Press, April 6, 2008.
- ^ Rivals.com Basketball Power Rankings, 2007-2008
- ^ www.kansascity.com | 04/17/2008 | KU’s Rush, Arthur declare for the NBA draft
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