Jeff Pendergraph

Jeff Pendergraph
Indiana Pacers
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29) (age 24)
Place of birth Ontario, California, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College Arizona State
NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 2009–present
Career history
Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2010)
Indiana Pacers (2011–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Jeff Curtis Pendergraph (born April 29, 1987, in Ontario, California) is an American professional basketball player who was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the second round (31st overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft whose draft rights were later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. He currently plays for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.[1] He attended Etiwanda High School in Ontario and college basketball at Arizona State University.[2]

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College career

In his sophomore season at ASU (2006–07), Pendergraph grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a 52–36 victory over Colgate on December 19, 2006.[3] On January 2, 2009, as a senior (2008–09), he scored a career-high 31 points, along with a game-high 11 rebounds, in a 90–60 win over Stanford. Twenty-one of those points were tallied in the first half.[4]

NBA career

He signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 8, 2009.[5] His first game in the NBA came with the Blazers on December 22, 2009, against the Dallas Mavericks, in which he scored only two (2) points in 4 minutes of playing time.

Pendergraph scored a career-high 23 points on the last regular season game of the 2009-10 NBA season on April 14, 2010, against the Golden State Warriors.[6] He was waived by the Trail Blazers prior to the start of the 2010 season after suffering a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season game against the Utah Jazz.[7]

He was signed by the Indiana Pacers for the 2011-12 season. Before the start of the season he was sidelined with a mild sprain in his knee, suffered when he injured it during a December 10, 2011 practice.[8]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Portland 39 4 10.4 .662 .000 .900 2.5 .0 .2 .4 2.7
Career 39 4 10.4 .662 .000 .900 2.5 .0 .2 .4 2.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Portland 3 0 5.7 .500 .00 .750 .7 .0 .7 1.0 2.3
Career 3 0 5.7 .500 .00 .750 .7 .0 .7 1.0 2.3

References

  1. ^ "4 Jeff Pendergraph, F". cbssports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1685265. Retrieved July 7, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Jeff Pendergraph Arizona State bio". NBA.com. 2010-01-05. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pendergraph_jeff00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-05. 
  3. ^ Colgate Raiders vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap - December 19, 2006 - ESPN
  4. ^ Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal - Recap - January 02, 2009 - ESPN
  5. ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Jeff Pendergraph". NBA.com. 2009-09-08. http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail_blazers_sign_jeff_pender_2009_09_08.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
  6. ^ "Warriors 122 Blazers 116". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=300414022. Retrieved April 14, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Trail Blazers waive Jeff Pendergraph" (Press release). Portland Trail Blazers. October 25, 2010. http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/1990/Default.aspx. Retrieved October 25, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Pendergraph 'tweaks' knee that sidelined him all of last season". IndianaStar.com. December 18, 2011. http://www.indystar.com/article/20111218/SPORTS04/112180358/Pendergraph-tweaks-knee-sidelined-him-all-last-season?odyssey=tab. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 

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