Kevin White
July 23, 2020
Rod Grizzard
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 13/06/80
- Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama (USA)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 207
- Weight (KG): 91
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Alabama (1999–2002)
- NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/11/10
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 30
- NBL History: Singapore 2008 | Melbourne 2009 | Adelaide 2009 | Sydney 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Rod Grizzard was born in Birmingham, Alabama (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Rod Grizzard made his NBL debut with the Singapore Slingers at 27 years of age. He scored 16 points in his first game.
The Sydney Kings axed import Rod Grizzard after five games during the 2010/11 season, replacing him with Patrick Sanders.
Rod Grizzard played four seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Singapore Slingers, Melbourne Tigers, Adelaide 36ers and Sydney Kings. He averaged 15.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 62 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 30 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 5 | 127.0 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 37% | 4 | 17 | 24% | 10 | 13 | 77% | 47% | 41% | 10 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | Adelaide | 15-15 (5) | 8 | 234.0 | 80 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 76 | 38% | 22 | 71 | 31% | 8 | 11 | 73% | 49% | 53% | 22 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | Melbourne | 20-10 (2) | 19 | 614.0 | 250 | 118 | 37 | 35 | 83 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 54 | 90 | 189 | 48% | 14 | 39 | 36% | 48 | 62 | 77% | 57% | 51% | 25 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 30 | 1,215.0 | 583 | 238 | 88 | 45 | 193 | 46 | 25 | 108 | 101 | 214 | 450 | 48% | 49 | 161 | 30% | 106 | 139 | 76% | 56% | 53% | 32 | Totals | 62 | 2190 | 957 | 430 | 154 | 88 | 342 | 71 | 48 | 189 | 186 | 348 | 756 | 46.0% | 89 | 288 | 30.9% | 172 | 225 | 76.4% | 56% | 52% | 32 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 30 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 5 | 25.4 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 37% | 0.8 | 3.4 | 24% | 2.0 | 2.6 | 77% | 47% | 41% | 10 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | Adelaide | 15-15 (5) | 8 | 29.3 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 38% | 2.8 | 8.9 | 31% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 73% | 49% | 53% | 22 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | Melbourne | 20-10 (2) | 19 | 32.3 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 48% | 0.7 | 2.1 | 36% | 2.5 | 3.3 | 77% | 57% | 51% | 25 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 30 | 40.5 | 19.4 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 48% | 1.6 | 5.4 | 30% | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76% | 56% | 53% | 32 | Total | 62 | 35.3 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 46.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.9% | 1.4 | 4.6 | 76.4% | 56% | 52% | 32 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Rod Grizzard was drafted by the Washington Wizards with pick #38 in the 2002 NBA Draft.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Belgium - Euphony Liege (2004–2005) | Hungary - Atomeromu SE Paks (2005–2007) | Israel - Bnei Hasharon (2008), Bnei Herzliya (2008), Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2009–2010) | New Zealand - Nelson Giants (2011)
Grizzard joined Euphony Liege for the 2004–05 EuroCup season, playing his first season in Belgium.
In EuroCup play with Liege, Grizzard averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game, with career highs of 12 points and seven rebounds in the competition, and he shared the roster with imports including Domagoj Vidakovic and Troy Ostler.
Grizzard moved to Hungary with Atomeromu SE Paks for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, continuing his European career in the Hungarian top division with a Paks roster that included Jan Pavlik and Djordje Djogo.
He shifted to Israel during the 2007–08 Israeli Basketball Super League season with Bnei Hasharon, appearing in 13 games with eight starts and averaging 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per game while shooting 35.5% on three-pointers, and he played alongside Israeli guard Meir Tapiro and imports Ndudi Ebi, Jason Williams, and Ousmane Cisse.
In Bnei Hasharon’s playoff run that season, Grizzard played two games and averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in 35.0 minutes per game, before later spending time in Israel with Bnei Herzliya in 2008 and then Maccabi Rishon LeZion in 2009–10, where he played 22 league games with 11 starts and averaged 8.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game on a roster that included Larry O’Bannon, Aaron McGhee, and Meir Tapiro.
Grizzard finished his international career in New Zealand with the Nelson Giants in the 2011 New Zealand NBL season, playing 17 games and averaging 18.0 points per game in 34.7 minutes while shooting 57.4% from the field, earning Player of the Week honours in rounds nine and 13, and he helped Nelson reach the semi finals where he scored 25 points in game one against the Wellington Saints as teammates Phill Jones and Mika Vukona also reached double figures in scoring.
COLLEGE
Grizzard played college basketball at Alabama from 1999–2002, developing into a multi-year starter under head coach Mark Gottfried before leaving early (after his junior season) for the NBA Draft.
As a freshman in 1999–00, he scored 382 points, which later Alabama materials have listed among the program’s top freshman scoring seasons.
During the 2000–01 season, he started all 36 games and averaged 17.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, producing 611 total points, which ranks as the seventh-highest single-season points total in Alabama history, and he scored 20+ points 15 times while posting four double-doubles.
At the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic that season, he scored 78 points across three games, including a season-high 29 points against Northern Iowa on December 20, 2000.
On January 13, 2001, he scored 27 points against Mississippi State, with 17 of those coming in the second half as Alabama won 72–59.
On January 23, 2001, he recorded 25 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a 70–60 win over Kentucky, and he scored 11 straight points during the rally while also hitting a three-pointer and eight consecutive free throws in the final five minutes.
In 2001–02, he averaged 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while starting 34 of 35 games, and he finished that season with a 33-point performance against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals as Alabama advanced with a 91–72 win.
That 2001–02 Alabama team went 27–8 overall (12–4 in SEC play), won the SEC regular-season championship, reached the SEC Tournament title game, earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, beat Florida Atlantic in the first round (86–78), and lost to Kent State in the second round (71–58).
Across his Alabama career, he totaled 1,487 points (13th all-time at Alabama at the time of his departure) and averaged 14.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for his career, and Alabama’s official coverage noted he had been a starter for the Crimson Tide for his final three seasons.
He announced he would forgo his senior season to enter the 2002 NBA Draft.
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