David Padgett
| IUPUI Jaguars | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | The Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
February 13, 1985 Reno, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Reno (Reno, Nevada) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College |
Kansas (2003–2004) Louisville (2005–2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pro playing career | 2008–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | CB Canarias | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | UB La Palma | ||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | IUPUI (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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David C. Padgett (born February 13, 1985) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He played for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Louisville Cardinals.
High School
Born in Reno, Nevada, Padgett attended Reno High School, where he averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds per game his senior year. He was a McDonald's High School and Parade All-American. He also was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, earning a gold medal at the event.
As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by Inside Hoops, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by ESPN.com.[1] In 2003, he was the Nevada player of the year.
College
University of Kansas
Padgett committed to the University of Kansas in 2003 in Roy Williams last season as the head coach. He decided to remain at Kansas after Williams left for the University of North Carolina and Bill Self became the head coach. His most memorable moment at Kansas came when he made the game winning shot in an 84-82 victory against Missouri in what turned out to be the last basketball game at the Hearnes Center.
University of Louisville
After his freshman year, Padgett decided to transfer to the University of Louisville. NCAA rules dictated that he redshirt, and sit out for the 2004-2005 season, during which the Cardinals made it to the Final Four.
Padgett served as team captain with Taquan Dean. His team debut against Prairie View A&M was the third-highest scoring debut of any Cardinal at 17 points. He scored a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds against UConn.
Padgett scored in double-figures in 14 games in the 2006-2007 season. The Cardinals' leader in field goal percentage (59.7%, fourth in the Big East), Padgett averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the Big East Conference Second Team.
At the beginning of his senior year, Padgett broke his kneecap in the season opener against Jackson State.[2] He recovered quicker than expected and rejoined the team against Cincinnati on 1 January 2008. Padgett was a unanimous first-team selection for All-Big East.
Padgett's final year with Louisville came to end in the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Though the #3 Cardinals lost to the #1 Tar Heels 83-73, Padgett was the Cardinals' top all around performer, finishing the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.[3]
Post college
Though undrafted by an NBA team, Padgett was signed on 2 July 2008 by the Miami Heat, and added to its summer league team.[4] However, Padgett was waived by the Heat on October 26, 2008.[5]
After spending the 2008-09 season in Spain, Padgett was named to the Portland Trail Blazers 2009 summer league team.[6] However, Padgett was not invited to training camp, and proceeded to play the next year in Spain with U.B. La Palma.[7]
Coaching
Following his second season in Spain, Padgett unofficially retired and returned to Louisville as the team's assistant strength coach, working under his former head coach Rick Pitino.[8] After spending the 2010–11 season in that position, he left to become a full-time assistant at IUPUI.[9]
Personal
Padgett's father, Pete, played for the University of Nevada, his uncle played for the University of New Mexico, his grandfather, Jim, played for Oregon State, and his sister, Melissa, played for the University of San Diego.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Padgett Bio
- ↑ Knee Injury to David Padgett could be career-ending
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=284000061
- ↑ Heat's Beasley has minor setback Miami Herald
- ↑ Heat waive rookies Padgett, Richards
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Announce_2009_NB-318095-1218.html
- ↑ http://www.lostlettermen.com/in-the-news-louisvilles-david-padgett-returns-to-cardinals/
- ↑ http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/97421649.html
- ↑ "David Padgett Added to Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). IUPUI Athletics Department. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
External links
- IUPUI coach bio
- Player bio at the University of Louisville
- 'Sheriff' Padgett keying Louisville's surge