Randy Bolden

Randy Bolden (born c. 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who is better known for his collegiate career at Texas Southern University between 1994–95 and 1997–98. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) point guard, Bolden was twice named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year, first as a junior and again as a senior. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Forest Hill High School prior to enrolling at Texas Southern. Today he is the head boys' basketball coach at Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi.

Randy Bolden
Personal information
Bornc. 1976
Jackson, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolForest Hill (Jackson, Mississippi)
CollegeTexas Southern (1994–1998)
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights and awards

In Bolden's four years at Texas Southern, he scored approximately 2,000 points and finished in the national top 10 in scoring on two occasions. He was the SWAC Freshman of the Year in 1994–95, and during the 1995 NCAA Tournament he helped the 15th-seeded Tigers nearly upset 2nd-seeded Arkansas, the defending national champions (Arkansas won, 79–78). For his first two seasons, Bolden was a teammate of Kevin Granger, the national scoring leader in 1995–96. For his final two years he earned All-SWAC honors and was twice named the conference player of the year.

Professional career

After his collegiate career ended, Bolden played professionally for teams in Iceland (Grindavík), Brazil (Londrina), and Canada (Saskatchewan Hawks).

In August 1999, Bolden signed with Grindavík.[1] On August 29, he scored 29 points in a tournament deciding victory against Keflavík in an unofficial pre-season tournament which included all the Úrvalsdeild karla teams.[2][3] On September 23, Bolden was released by the club before the start of the 1999–2000 Úrvalsdeild season.[4]

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References
  1. Dean, Richard (December 11, 1994). "Texas Southern gets boost from Bolden". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. "Randy Bolden". College Hoopedia. 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. Higginbotham, Rocky (May 15, 2007). "Bolden hired to guide Wildcat b-ball program". The Meridian Star. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  4. "Randy Bolden basketball profile". USBasket. 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  5. Livingston, Brian (June 4, 2011). "Meridian High's Bolden receives coaching award". The Meridian Star. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  1. "Tveir til Grindavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 1999. p. C1. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Grindavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 August 1999. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Grindvíkingar hraðmótsmeistarar". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 2 September 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. "Rekinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 September 1999. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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