 Meeks with the Washington Wizards in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Birmingham Squadron | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 21, 1987 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (2006–2009) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 23, 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Raptors 905 | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Birmingham Squadron (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Orestes Jodie Meeks II (born August 21, 1987)[1] is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. On January 13, 2009, he gained national recognition by breaking the Kentucky single-game scoring record with 54 points in a nationally televised game on ESPN against Tennessee. In the same game, he broke the university's single-game three-point record by making 10 three-pointers. Meeks won the 2019 NBA championship as a member of the Toronto Raptors.