RODNEY BUFORD basketball profile Height: 196cm / 6'5'' Position: Guard Outlook: Good inside-outside game. Gets great dribble penetration with an equally deadly pull-up jumper. Tremendous outside shooter who consistently hits over 40% from 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career: High School: Vincent, Milwaukee, WI 1995-1996: Creighton (NCAA, starting five): 14.5ppg, 4.2rpg 1996-1997: Creighton (NCAA, starting five): 19.6ppg, 5.6rpg 1997-1998: Creighton (NCAA, starting five): 18.9ppg, 7.3rpg 1998-1999: Creighton (NCAA, starting five): 18.6ppg, 7.2rpg: Ranks 1st in scoring (finished 6 points ahead of Bob Harstad); Also 1st in three pointers made and attempted, and steals; Just the 3rd player in MVC history to be named all conference four times – joins Ed McCauley (St. Louis ) 1999: drafted by Miami Heat (NBA,2rd(53)) 1999-2000: Miami Heat (NBA): 4.3ppg, 1.4rpg 2000: Atlanta Summer Shootout (Miami Heat) 2000-2001: Charlotte Hornets (NBA): released in Oct.'00, and the same month was signed by Basket Rimini (Italy-A1): 10 games: 24.1ppg, 5.2rpg, 2.1apg, in Dec.'00 left the team without any notice, and the same month signed with Philadelphia 76ers (NBA): 5.3ppg, 1.6rpg 2001: Shaw’s Pro Summer League in Boston (Philadelphia 76ers) 2001-2002: In Nov.'01 was signed by Mamphis Grizzlies (NBA): $540,000: 63 games: 9.4ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.1apg 2002-2003: Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1, starting five): left in March '03: Euroleague: 16 games: 9.3ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.3apg; Greek A1 League: 22 games: 11.7ppg, 4.9rpg, 1.0apg, 18steals 2003 July: Southern California Summer Pro League (LA Clippers) 2003-2004: $663,679: Sacramento Kings (NBA): waived in Dec.'03, next month signed at Lottomatica Roma (Italy-SerieA), but released at the end of Jan.'04, next month signed at Dakota Wizards (CBA, starting five): 4 games: 26.3ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.0apg, 2.3spg, and then shortly for 2 consecutive 10-day contracts with Sacramento Kings (NBA), in March '04 was signed for the remainder of the season: Regular Season: 22 games: 1.9ppg, 15reb; Play-Offs: 5 games: 2.4 ppg 2004-2005: $745,046: New Jersey Nets (NBA): in Feb.'05 was placed on the injured list with torn ligaments in his left ankle, activated next month: Regular Season: 64 games: 7.0ppg, 3.0rpg, FGP: 38.2%, 3Pts: 31.5%; Play-Offs: 3 games: 0pts 2005-2006: In Nov.'05 joined Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA, starting five): 22 games: 18.1ppg, 4.8rpg, 2.5apg, 1.0spg, FG: 38.6%, 3PT: 29.5%, FT: 89.4%, in Jan.'05 went to Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine-Superleague, starting five): 18 games: 12.6ppg, 6.6rpg, 1.9apg, 1.4spg, 2FGP: 48.5%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 61.9% 2006-2007: Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv (Israel-Premier League, starting five): 2 games: 17.5ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.5spg; Euroleague: 5 games: 4.6ppg, 1.6rpg, 1.4spg; left in Dec.'06, in Feb.'07 moved to Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine-Superleague, starting five), FIBA EuroCup: 1 game: 5pts, 6reb; left after 1 game 2007-2008: In Nov.'07 signed again at Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine-Superleague, starting five): Ukrainian Superleague: 16 games: 12.3ppg, Reb-2(7.7rpg), 1.1apg, 1.0spg, 2FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 42.0%, FT: 80.0%; ULEB Cup: 11 games: 11.2ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.0apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 40.8%, 3PT: 39.2%, FT: 55.6% 2008-2009: At the end of March '09 signed at Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five), released in March '09: 2 games: 13.0ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.5apg, 2.5spg 2009-2010: Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-1.Bundesliga, starting five): released in Dec.'09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards/Achievements: MVC Freshman & Newcomer of the Year -96 Second team All-Missouri Valley -96 First team All-Missouri Valley Conference -97,98,99 NABC All-Star Game -99 (got injured and missed Portsmouth and Dessert Pre-Draft Camps) NBA Atlantic Division Champion -01 NBA Finalist -01 Eurobasket.com All-Europe Imports Honorable Mention 2002 NBA Western Conference Semifinals -04 CBA All-Star Game -06 (selected but DNP went to play overases) Ukrainian Cup Winner -06, 08 Ukrainian Superleague Regular Season Champion -06 Ukrainian Superleague Champion -06, 08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards/Achievements: Ukrainian Superleague Regular Season Runner-Up -08 Ukrainian All-Star Game -08 Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague 2nd Team -08 Eurobasket.com Ukrainian Superleague All-Imports Team -08 Eurobasket.com Ukrainian Superleague All-Defensive Team -08 WABA Club Championships -09 (Semifinals) Season: 2009-2010 (Germany) SUMMARY TEAM G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST Eisbaeren Bremerhaven 15 468 263 57-123 39-81 32-37 9 53 62 20 36 1 13 AVERAGE 0.9 Eisbaeren Bremerhaven 15 31.2 17.5 46.3% 48.1% 86.5% 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.3 2.4 0.1 .