Friday, April 20, 2012

College Pt. 2

-In his sophomore year he had a career high 12 assists against Ole Miss, despite playing just 23 minutes, and 25 points against Louisville. Rondo also set another Kentucky Wildcats record for most rebounds in a game by a guard, with 19 rebounds in an early season loss to Iowa. He was not known for being a shooter, however, going 18–66 from three with a 57.1% FT average. He averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his sophomore year. Rondo was also named to the 2005 USA Men's Under-21 World Championship Team, which traveled to Argentina for the FIBA World Championships. He averaged 11.0 ppg and 4.5 apg in the eight-game tournament, garnering much attention from NBA scouts. The USA U-21 team won a gold medal at the Global Games held in Texas in late July. Led the SEC in assists (4.9 APG) and ranked second in steals (2.0 spg), while averaging 11.2 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds…Scored in double figures 17 times and had five games of 10 or more rebounds… Recorded career-high 25 points on 7-for-12 shooting and dished out seven assists vs. Louisville… Tallied 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Indiana…Posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. West Virginia…Pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds vs. Iowa, the highest total ever by a Kentucky guard…Dished out a career-high 12 assists with zero turnovers vs. Ole Miss…Notched 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists vs. Connecticut in the second round of the NCAA Tournament… 2004-05: Named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team…Set Kentucky single-season record for steals with 87 swipes…Had at least one steal in each game…Tied Kentucky’s single-game record with eight steals, in just 20 minutes, vs. Mississippi State…Scored double figures in his first three NCAA Tourney games…Handed out a season-high eight assists with no turnovers at Vanderbilt.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajon_Rondo)

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