Curtis Borchardt

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Curtis Borchardt
Personal information

Center
Born	(1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 Buffalo, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Eastlake (Sammamish, Washington)
College	Stanford (1999–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro playing career	2003–2012
Career history
2003–2005	Utah Jazz
2005–2009	Granada (Spain)
2009–2010	ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France)
2012	Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain)

Curtis Alan Borchardt (born September 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) tall center.

Amateur career

Borchardt played high school basketball in Sammamish, Washington (then Redmond), for Eastlake High School. He then attended Stanford University, where he was an honorable mention All American as a junior in 2002.

Pro career

Borchardt was selected 18th overall in the first round by the Orlando Magic in the 2002 NBA Draft but was traded to the Utah Jazz. Injury-prone in college, this continued as he sat out his rookie season. He made his Jazz debut in the 2003-04 campaign. He was dealt to the Boston Celtics as part of the largest trade in NBA history - a 13-player, 5-team deal on August 2, 2005.^[1] He was not included on Boston's roster in 2005-06 but played with them in the preseason, scoring seven points in seven games.

He moved to the Spanish League club Granada in December 2005.^[2] In 2009, he joined the French League club ASVEL.^[3]

In 2012, Borchardt signed with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid of Liga ACB.

Personal

His wife, Susan King Borchardt, also played college basketball at Stanford University and later played professionally for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.

Notes

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v t e 2002 NBA draft

First round	Yao Ming Jay Williams Mike Dunleavy, Jr. Drew Gooden Nikoloz Tskitishvili Dajuan Wagner Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario Chris Wilcox Amar'e Stoudemire Caron Butler Jared Jeffries Melvin Ely Marcus Haislip Fred Jones Boštjan Nachbar Jiří Welsch Juan Dixon Curtis Borchardt Ryan Humphrey Kareem Rush Qyntel Woods Casey Jacobsen Tayshaun Prince Nenad Krstić Frank Williams John Salmons Chris Jefferies Dan Dickau

Second round	Steve Logan Roger Mason Robert Archibald Vincent Yarbrough Dan Gadzuric Carlos Boozer Miloš Vujanić David Andersen Tito Maddox Rod Grizzard Juan Carlos Navarro Mario Kasun Ronald Murray Jason Jennings Lonny Baxter Sam Clancy Matt Barnes Jamal Sampson Chris Owens Peter Fehse Darius Songaila Federico Kammerichs Marcus Taylor Rasual Butler Tamar Slay Mladen Šekularac Luis Scola Randy Holcomb Corsley Edwards

Persondata
Name	Borchardt, Curtis
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	September 13, 1980
Place of birth	Buffalo, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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