Brian Cardinal
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jersey | #35 |
| Born | May 2, 1977 Tolono, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Purdue |
| Draft | 2nd round, 44th overall, 2000 Detroit Pistons |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Detroit Pistons (2000-02) Washington Wizards (2002-03) Pamesa Valencia (2002-03) Golden State Warriors (2003-04) |
Brian Lee Cardinal (born May 2, 1977 in Tolono, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.
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[edit] College career
Cardinal attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana (1996-2000), and played under coach Gene Keady. "The Janitor" helped lead the Boilermakers to an Elite Eight appearance in 2000. He currently holds the career steals record at 259. He is one of three former Purdue players in the NBA, including Brad Miller and Carl Landry.
[edit] Professional career
Cardinal was selected in the second round by the Detroit Pistons in the 2000 NBA Draft, with little impact (23 games in two seasons). On September 11, 2002, he was traded to the Washington Wizards with Jerry Stackhouse and Ratko Varda, for Richard Hamilton, Hubert Davis and Bobby Simmons, but was waived shortly after. After that, he spent the rest of the season playing in Spain.
In 2003-04, after a late preseason signing with the Golden State Warriors, Cardinal had a breakthrough season, averaging 10 points and 4 rebounds per game in 76 games, while receiving votes in the Most Improved Player competition.[1]
In 2004, Cardinal signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies, where he repeated numbers from the previous season in his first year. His impact would gradually diminish through 2005-08.
[edit] NBA regular season statistics
| Season | Team | G | GS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | MPG | FG% | FT% |
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| 2000-01 | Detroit Pistons | 15 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.4 | .323 | .611 |
| 2001-02 | Detroit Pistons | 8 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | .462 | 1.000 |
| 2002-03 | Washington Wizards | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .250 | 1.000 |
| 2003-04 | Golden State Warriors | 76 | 11 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 21.5 | .472 | .878 |
| 2004-05 | Memphis Grizzlies | 58 | 16 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 24.7 | .370 | .873 |
| 2005-06 | Memphis Grizzlies | 36 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 11.2 | .414 | .704 |
| 2006-07 | Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 11.2 | .494 | .926 |
| 2007-08¹ | Memphis Grizzlies | 36 | 1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.6 | .341 | .684 |
¹= Current Season
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