Dennis Rodman

For his son and current basketball player, see DJ Rodman.

Dennis Rodman
Rodman in 2017
Personal information
Born (1961-05-13) May 13, 1961 (age 63)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)[1]
Career information
High schoolSouth Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft1986: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1986–2006
PositionPower forward / small forward
Number10, 91, 73, 70
Career history
1986–1993Detroit Pistons
1993–1995San Antonio Spurs
1995–1998Chicago Bulls
1999Los Angeles Lakers
2000Dallas Mavericks
2003–2004Long Beach Jam
2004Fuerza Regia
2004–2005Orange County Crush
2005Torpan Pojat
2005–2006Tijuana Dragons
2006Brighton Bears
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,683 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds11,954 (13.1 rpg)
Assists1,600 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Basketball Hall of Fame

Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history". Nicknamed "the Worm",[2] he played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rodman played at the small forward position in his early years before becoming a power forward.

He earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships. On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman's No. 10 jersey,[3] and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later that year.[4] In October 2021, Rodman was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[5]

Rodman experienced an unhappy childhood and was often described as shy and introverted in his early years. After aborting a suicide attempt in 1993, he reinvented himself as a "bad boy" and became notorious for numerous controversial antics. He repeatedly dyed his hair in artificial colors, had many piercings and tattoos, and regularly disrupted games by clashing with opposing players and officials. He famously wore a wedding dress to promote his 1996 autobiography Bad as I Wanna Be. Rodman also attracted international attention for his visits to North Korea and his subsequent befriending of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2013.

In addition to being a former professional basketball player, Rodman has appeared in professional wrestling. He was a member of the nWo and fought alongside Hulk Hogan in the main event of two Bash at the Beach pay-per-views. In professional wrestling, Rodman was the first-ever winner of the Celebrity Championship Wrestling tournament. He had his own TV show, The Rodman World Tour, and had starring roles in the action films Double Team (1997) and Simon Sez (1999). He appeared in several reality TV series and was the winner of the $222,000 main prize of the 2004 edition of Celebrity Mole.

  1. ^ "NBA.com: Dennis Rodman Career Stats". NBA.com. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Levy, Dan (June 10, 2013). "The Greatest Nicknames in NBA History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Lidz, Franz (July 8, 2013). "Dennis Rodman - As the Worm Turns". Vault. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rodman, Mullin enshrined in Hall of Fame". Fox Sports. August 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. ^ nba.com/75