Rod Strickland

Rod Strickland
An African-American man sits with hands folded wearing a white shirt and tie
Strickland as an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats in 2009
LIU Sharks
PositionHead coach
LeagueNortheast Conference
Personal information
Born (1966-07-11) July 11, 1966 (age 58)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolTruman (The Bronx, New York)
Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
CollegeDePaul (1985–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1988–2005
PositionPoint guard
Number11, 1, 31
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
19881990New York Knicks
19901992San Antonio Spurs
19921996Portland Trail Blazers
19962001Washington Bullets / Wizards
2001Portland Trail Blazers
2001–2002Miami Heat
2002–2003Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004Orlando Magic
2004Toronto Raptors
2005Houston Rockets
As coach:
2014–2017South Florida (assistant)
2022–presentLIU
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points14,463 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds4,084 (3.7 rpg)
Assists7,987 (7.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rodney Strickland (born July 11, 1966) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is currently the head coach at Long Island University.[1] Prior to LIU, he served as the program manager for the NBA G League's professional path.[2] Strickland played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons, earning All-American honors. He had a long career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing from 1988 to 2005. Strickland was an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls, under Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017.[3] He formerly served in an administrative role for the University of Kentucky basketball team under head coach John Calipari and was the director of basketball operations at the University of Memphis under Calipari. He is the godfather of current NBA player Kyrie Irving.[4][5] Strickland was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2008.

  1. ^ Warren, Brooks (June 30, 2022). "Rod Strickland Leaving G League Ignite to Become Head Coach of LIU Brooklyn". slamonline.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Q&A: Allison Feaster, Rod Strickland on Leading the NBA G League Professional Path". NBA.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rod Strickland Bio". 14 April 2014. University of South Florida. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Ashish Mathur (September 16, 2018). "Rod Strickland knew Kyrie Irving would be special at a young age". USA Today. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Gary Washburn (August 11, 2018). "The Kyrie Irving-Rod Strickland connection". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 11, 2020.