Randy Culpepper

Randy Culpepper
No. 3 – Pallacanestro Cantù
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League LBA
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Sheffield (Memphis, Tennessee)
College UTEP (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2013 Ferro-ZNTU
2013–2014 Krasny Oktyabr
2014 Sagesse Beirut
2014–2015 Krasny Oktyabr
2015 Limoges CSP
2015–2016 Beşiktaş
2016–2017 Best Balıkesir
2017–2018 Pallacanestro Cantù
2018–2019 Anyang KGC
Career highlights and awards

Randy Lechard Culpepper (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Anyang KGC of the Korea Korean Basketball League (KBL).

College career

He played for the University of Texas El Paso Miners. He is in Conference USA's top 15 all-time in career scoring, and in 2009–10 was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[1] In Culpepper's first season, he was named NCAA sixth man of year. He averaged 12 points and 2 rebounds. In his second year he was a solid starter averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds. His 3rd year, he was a C-USA champ averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He had the league high with 45 points against West Carolina. His senior year he averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Professional career

On June 29, 2011 he signed with Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian SuperLeague.[2] On April 26, 2012 he re-signed with them for one more season.[3] In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Russian team Krasny Oktyabr.[4] He was waived in March 2014.[5] He then signed with Sagesse Beirut of Lebanon.[6] However, he left Sagesse after only two games.[7] In September 2014, he signed with Jilin Northeast Tigers.[8] However, he did not pass the tryout period with the Chinese team.[9] On October 31, 2014, he returned to his former team Krasny Oktyabr.[10]

On July 26, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP.[11] On December 6, 2015, he left Limoges and signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the season.[12]

In July 2016, Culpepper joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[13] On October 11, 2016, he signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[14] On March 9, 2017, he parted ways with Balıkesir after appearing in 14 games.[15][16]

On June 16, 2017, Culpepper signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2017–18 season.[17] Ha averaged 17.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On October 1, 2018, Culpepper signed with Korean club Anyang KGC for the 2018–19 season.[18]

References

  1. ↑ UTEP's Culpepper Named C-USA Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
  2. ↑ "Randy Culpepper inks with Ferro-ZNTU". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ferro-ZNTU re-sign Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Randy Culpepper signs for two seasons with Krasny Oktyabr". Sportando. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Krasny Oktyabr waive Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Randy Culpepper signs in Lebanon with Sagesse". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Randy Culpepper set to leave Sagesse
  8. ↑ Jilin Tigers ink Randy Culpepper, ex Sagesse
  9. ↑ Randy Culpepper doesn't pass try out with Chinese team Jilin
  10. ↑ Randy Culpepper returns to Krasny Oktyabr
  11. ↑ Limoges signs scoring guard Culpepper
  12. ↑ Besiktas announces Randy Culpepper
  13. ↑ "Grizzlies announce NBA Summer League 2016 roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ Randy Culpepper joins Best Balikesir
  15. ↑ Best Balikesir, Randy Culpepper part ways
  16. ↑ Culpepper left Best Balikesir
  17. ↑ Randy Culpepper inks with Pallacanestro Cantù
  18. ↑ "Randy Culpepper signs with KGC". Sportando. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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