Rodney Stuckey

Rodney Norvell Stuckey (born April 21, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons and three seasons for the Indiana Pacers and played college basketball for Eastern Washington University.

Rodney Stuckey

Stuckey with the Pistons
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Kentwood (Covington, Washington)
College	Eastern Washington (2005–2007)
NBA draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	2007–2017
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	3, 2
Career history
2007–2014	Detroit Pistons
2014–2017	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008) Big Sky Player of the Year (2006) Big Sky Freshman of the Year (2006) 2× First-team All-Big Sky (2005, 2006) No. 3 retired by Eastern Washington Eagles
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and education

Stuckey was born in Seattle and raised in the suburb of Kent.[1][2] Stuckey prepped at Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, where he led the Conquerors to a 4A State Title in 2004.[3][4]

College career

Stuckey played college basketball at Eastern Washington University. As a sophomore, Stuckey averaged 24.6 points (7th in the nation), 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game. Against Portland State, he scored a season high 36 points. He had nine 30-point games and three 10-assist games. He had a career high 7 steals against Idaho.

In just two seasons, he scored 1,438 points, made 98 3-point field goals, collected 279 rebounds, dished out 283 assists, and collected 145 steals.

On January 11, 2009, Stuckey's No. 3 jersey was retired at half time.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Eastern Washington	30	30	33.0	.490	.372	.760	4.8	4.1	2.2	0.3	24.2
2006–07	Eastern Washington	29	29	33.3	.453	.267	.846	4.7	5.5	2.4	0.3	24.6

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2007–2014)

Stuckey with the Detroit Pistons

On June 28, 2007, Stuckey was taken 15th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. Stuckey got off to a quick start with strong play in summer league and averaged 32.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 9.1 APG in pre-season play before breaking his hand in the final pre-season game. He had left-hand surgery prior to the regular season and was expected to miss 6–8 weeks before making his NBA debut. Stuckey was cleared December 20 to practice and play again, nearly two months after undergoing surgery. He made his professional debut December 21, 2007 against the Memphis Grizzlies and scored 11 points in 6 minutes off the bench.

On May 13, 2008, Stuckey was elected to the NBA NBA All-Rookie Second Team, with 22 ballot votes, including six first-place votes.[5]

During the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce said of Stuckey's performance in game 2, "I thought Stuckey really gave us problems, I think he was the X factor in the game." That night Stuckey came off the bench to score 13 points in 17 minutes helping the Pistons win game 2 in Boston.[6]

Stuckey in action

On December 23, 2008, Stuckey scored a career high 40 points in a win over the Chicago Bulls. He also recorded a career high field goal attempts and made field goals. He also scored 38 points in a win against the Sacramento Kings. He also played in the 2009 Rookie Challenge contest with the sophomore team during All-Star weekend.

On December 13, 2009, Stuckey was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time in his career. This capped off an amazing week for the second year player out of Eastern Washington University as, during this week, Stuckey also completed his Christmas shopping earlier than he had initially expected.

Indiana Pacers (2014–2017)

On July 21, 2014, Stuckey signed with the Indiana Pacers.[7] On March 10, 2015, he scored a season-high 34 points against the Orlando Magic.[8]

On July 21, 2015, Stuckey re-signed with the Pacers to a three-year, $21 million contract.[9][10] Stuckey missed most of January and February of the 2015–16 season due to a bone bruise in his right foot.[11]

On March 28, 2017, Stuckey was ruled out for four to six weeks with a left patellar tendon strain.[12] He was subsequently waived by the Pacers the following day.[13]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Detroit	57	2	19.0	.401	.188	.814	2.3	2.8	.9	.1	7.6
2008–09	Detroit	79	65	31.9	.439	.295	.803	3.5	4.9	1.0	.1	13.4
2009–10	Detroit	73	67	34.2	.405	.228	.833	3.8	4.8	1.4	.2	16.6
2010–11	Detroit	70	54	31.2	.439	.289	.866	3.1	5.2	1.1	.1	15.5
2011–12	Detroit	55	48	29.9	.429	.317	.834	2.6	3.8	.8	.2	14.8
2012–13	Detroit	76	24	28.6	.406	.302	.783	2.8	3.6	.7	.2	11.5
2013–14	Detroit	73	5	26.7	.436	.273	.836	2.3	2.1	.7	.1	13.9
2014–15	Indiana	71	36	26.4	.440	.390	.819	3.5	3.1	.8	.1	12.6
2015–16	Indiana	58	1	22.0	.413	.241	.829	2.7	2.4	.7	.1	8.9
2016–17	Indiana	39	0	17.8	.373	.317	.748	2.2	2.2	.4	.0	7.2
Career		612	302	28.1	.425	.298	.827	3.0	3.7	.9	.2	12.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	Detroit	17	2	22.4	.371	.286	.879	1.9	3.4	1.1	.1	8.2
2009	Detroit	4	4	32.0	.393	.000	.857	2.3	5.3	.0	.0	15.0
2016	Indiana	7	0	17.9	.395	.500	.556	2.1	2.0	.6	.1	6.3
Career		28	6	22.6	.382	.280	.840	2.0	3.3	.8	.1	8.7

Personal life

In May 2014, Stuckey became engaged to Cassandra Ferguson, a contestant on the 18th season of The Bachelor. The couple have a son named Trey.[14]

References

1. Nesgoda, Kevin. "Indiana Pacers Sign Kent Native Rodney Stuckey". Sonics Rising. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
2. "NW Briefs. Former EWU guard Rodney Stuckey honored". Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. "Rodney Stuckey Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
4. Peterson, Matt. "Stuckey brothers lift Kentwood to state title". Seattle Times. Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
5. "Durant, Horford Headline T-Mobile All-Rookie Team". NBA.com. May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
6. Ventura, Dan (May 23, 2008). "Chauncey Billups, Rodney Stuckey stand guard over Pistons". BostonHerald.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
7. "Pacers Sign Rodney Stuckey". NBA.com. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
8. "Rodney Stuckey 2014-15 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
9. "Pacers Re-Sign Veteran Free Agent Rodney Stuckey". NBA.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
10. Charania, Shams (July 5, 2015). "Rodney Stuckey, Pacers Agree In Principle On Three-Year, $21M Deal". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
11. Gibson, Ben (February 26, 2016). "Rodney Stuckey Could Have Ended Up With A Broken Foot If He Kept Playing". 8points9seconds.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
12. "Injury Updates on Rodney Stuckey and Al Jefferson". NBA.com. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
13. "Pacers Waive Rodney Stuckey". NBA.com. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
14. "Former Detroit Pistons dancer Cassandra gets a lot of face time on 'The Bachelor'". LockerDome.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
• Eastern Washington Eagles bio