American basketball player
David Michael Roddy
(born March 27, 2001) is an American professional
basketball
player for the
Phoenix Suns
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA). He played
college basketball
for the
Colorado State Rams
.
In high school, Roddy played
basketball
,
football
, and
track and field
, receiving Division I scholarship offers for the first two. He ultimately chose to play college basketball for Colorado State. With the Rams, he was named to the First-team All-
Mountain West
in his sophomore and junior seasons, and was named the
Mountain West Player of the Year
in his junior season. He was drafted 23rd overall in the
2022 NBA draft
by the
Philadelphia 76ers
, but was later traded to the
Memphis Grizzlies
.
High school career
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Roddy was a three-sport athlete at
Breck School
in
Golden Valley, Minnesota
, competing in basketball,
football
and
track and field
.
[1]
As a senior, he averaged 29.7 points and 16.6 rebounds per game for the basketball team. Roddy was an all-state
quarterback
in football and won a Class A state title in the
discus
.
[2]
[3]
He committed to play college basketball for
Colorado State
over offers from
Minnesota
,
Northwestern
, and other
NCAA Division I
programs. Before committing to college basketball, Roddy also received football scholarship offers from multiple Division I programs.
[4]
College career
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As a freshman, Roddy averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for Colorado State.
[5]
On January 22, 2020, Roddy recorded a freshman season-high 26 points and eight rebounds in a 86?68 win over
Fresno State
.
[2]
As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game,
[6]
and was named first-team All-
Mountain West
.
[7]
On January 27, 2021, Roddy posted 27 points and 15 rebounds in a 78?56 victory over
Boise State
.
[8]
Roddy had a career year as a junior during
2021?22 season
. He went 57.1% on field goals and 43.8% on three-pointers ? up from 51.2% and 27.8% in 2020?21. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists a game.
[9]
Roddy was named the
Mountain West Player of the Year
, as well as being named first-team All-
Mountain West
for the second consecutive year.
[10]
[11]
Roddy led the Rams to their first
NCAA tournament
appearance since 2013 before declaring for the
2022 NBA draft
on March 30, 2022.
[12]
Professional career
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Memphis Grizzlies (2022?2024)
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In the
2022 NBA draft
, Roddy was drafted 23rd overall by the
Philadelphia 76ers
on behalf of the
Memphis Grizzlies
as part of a trade that sent Roddy and
Danny Green
to the Grizzlies in exchange for
De'Anthony Melton
.
[13]
On July 2, 2022, Roddy signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies.
[14]
Roddy made his NBA debut on October 19, grabbing two rebounds in a 115?112 overtime win over the
New York Knicks
.
[15]
On March 11, 2023, Roddy scored a career-high 24 points in a 112?108 win over the
Dallas Mavericks
.
[16]
Phoenix Suns (2024?present)
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On February 8, 2024, Roddy was traded to the
Phoenix Suns
in a three-team trade involving the
Brooklyn Nets
alongside
Royce O'Neale
, sending
Chimezie Metu
and
Yuta Watanabe
to Memphis and
Keita Bates-Diop
and
Jordan Goodwin
to Brooklyn.
[17]
Roddy made his team debut six days later on
Valentine's Day
, scoring 5 points and getting one rebound in 10 minutes of action in a 116?100 win over the
Detroit Pistons
.
[18]
Career statistics
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Regular season
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Playoffs
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College
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References
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Long, Chris (June 6, 2019).
"Three-sport star David Roddy wraps up stellar career at Breck"
.
KSTP-TV
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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permanent dead link
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Herz, Eddie (January 28, 2020).
"Physical prowess and intangibles distinguishing CSU's David Roddy as unique talent"
.
Reporter-Herald
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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Iozzo, Anthony (June 15, 2019).
"Breck boys track and field: Roddy wins state title in discus, adds medal in shot put"
.
Hometown Source
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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Lytle, Kevin (November 9, 2018).
"Two-sport star David Roddy from Minnesota commits to Colorado State University basketball team"
.
Fort Collins Coloradoan
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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Lytle, Kevin (January 6, 2021).
"David Roddy's superstar turn raising Colorado State basketball's profile"
.
Fort Collins Coloradoan
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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"2020-21 Mountain West Men's Basketball Final Release"
.
Mountain West Conference
. April 30, 2021
. Retrieved
September 5,
2021
.
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"Medved Named MW Coach of the Year By League's Media, Roddy First Team and Stevens Second Team"
.
Colorado State Rams
. March 8, 2021
. Retrieved
September 5,
2021
.
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"Roddy scores 27 to carry Colorado St. past Boise St. 78-56"
.
ESPN
.
Associated Press
. January 28, 2021
. Retrieved
February 27,
2021
.
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"David Roddy Stats"
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
June 23,
2022
.
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Lytle, Kevin (March 7, 2022).
"Colorado State's David Roddy named Mountain West men's basketball Player of the Year"
.
Fort Collins Coloradoan
. Retrieved
June 23,
2022
.
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"Mountain West Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams"
(Press release).
Mountain West Conference
. March 8, 2022
. Retrieved
March 8,
2022
.
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Givony, Jonathan (March 30, 2022).
"Colorado State's David Roddy declares for NBA draft, but will keep option to return to school open"
. Retrieved
March 30,
2022
.
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"Memphis Grizzlies trade De'Anthony Melton to 76ers for 23rd pick, selects David Roddy"
. June 23, 2022. Archived from
the original
on November 28, 2022
. Retrieved
June 23,
2022
.
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"Memphis Grizzlies sign 2022 first round draft picks Jake Laravia and David Roddy"
.
NBA
. Retrieved
February 5,
2023
.
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"MORANT'S 34 POINTS LEAD GRIZZLIES TO OT WIN OVER KNICKS"
.
NBA.com
. Retrieved
February 5,
2023
.
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"Roddy's career night rallies Grizzlies past shorthanded Mavs"
.
theScore.com
. Associated Press. 12 March 2023
. Retrieved
2023-03-12
.
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"SUNS ACQUIRE ROYCE O'NEALE AND DAVID RODDY IN THREE-TEAM TRADE WITH BROOKLYN AND MEMPHIS"
.
NBA.com
. February 8, 2024
. Retrieved
February 8,
2024
.
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"Pistons vs Suns, February 14, 2024"
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