Theo Ratliff

Theo Ratliff
Ratliff with the Pistons in 2008
Personal information
Born (1973-04-17) April 17, 1973
Demopolis, Alabama
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Demopolis (Demopolis, Alabama)
College Wyoming (1991–1995)
NBA draft 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career 1995–2011
Position Center / Power forward
Number 42, 50
Career history
1995–1997 Detroit Pistons
1997–2001 Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2004 Atlanta Hawks
2004–2006 Portland Trail Blazers
2006–2007 Boston Celtics
2007–2008 Minnesota Timberwolves
2008 Detroit Pistons
2008–2009 Philadelphia 76ers
2009–2010 San Antonio Spurs
2010 Charlotte Bobcats
2010–2011 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 5,809 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds 4,596 (5.7 rpg)
Assists 465 (0.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
1993 Valladolid National team

Theophalus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player who last played with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who had led the league three times in blocks per game. As of 2018, he is ranked 20th all-time in career blocks.[1]

College career

At Wyoming, Ratliff had a successful career, finishing as the career leader in blocked shots. He accumulated 425 blocked shots in his career as a Cowboy, a record that still stands today.[2] Ratliff was inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]

NBA career

Ratliff was selected with the 18th pick of the 1995 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, for whom he played 2½ seasons. During the 1997–98 season he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Aaron McKie, in a package for Eric Montross and Jerry Stackhouse.

He played in Philadelphia for three seasons, and was voted Eastern Conference reserve center of the 2001 All-Star Game,[4] but was unable to play due to injury. He was a key fixture on the 2000–01 Sixers team that made it to the NBA finals, but an injured Ratliff was dealt at the trading deadline to the Atlanta Hawks for Dikembe Mutombo.

He missed most of the next season due to injury, but rebounded to post 262 blocks the next year with the Hawks. His best year as a pro was 2003–04, when he recorded a league-leading 307 blocked shots. During that season he was dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers, along with Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Dan Dickau, for Rasheed Wallace and Wesley Person.[5] After the 2004 season, he signed a three-year contract extension with the Blazers but was not as effective in 2004–05 and lost his starting job to Joel Przybilla midway through the schedule.

In June 2006, the Boston Celtics acquired Ratliff along with Sebastian Telfair from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the draft rights of Randy Foye, power forward–center Raef LaFrentz, and point guard Dan Dickau.[6]

In July 2007, he was traded along with Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, and draft picks, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett.[7] In February 2008 Ratliff was waived by the Timberwolves,[8] and he rejoined the Detroit Pistons in March.[9]

Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers for 2008–09 season.[10] In the offseason he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs.[11] In February 2010, he was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for a projected 2nd round draft pick in 2016.[12]

Ratliff was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 22, 2010 to a 1-year deal.[13]

In December 2011, Ratliff retired from basketball.[14]

Awards and honors

Ratliff won numerous awards during his career. The following are some of his collegiate achievements:[3]

  • First Team All-Western Athletic Conference (1994, 1995)
  • Inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame (2005)

Personal life and business ventures

Ratliff played basketball at Demopolis High School in Demopolis, Alabama, and later graduated from the University of Wyoming.

He is also the owner of the Rome Gladiators.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Detroit 75217.4.557.000.7084.0.2.21.54.5
1996–97 Detroit 763817.0.531.000.6983.4.2.41.55.8
1997–98 Detroit 241224.4.514.000.6835.0.6.52.36.5
1997–98 Philadelphia 585532.1.512.000.7067.3.7.73.511.2
1998–99 Philadelphia 505032.5.470.000.7258.1.6.93.011.2
1999–00 Philadelphia 575631.5.503.000.7717.6.6.63.011.9
2000–01 Philadelphia 505036.0.499.000.7608.31.2.63.7*12.4
2001–02 Atlanta 3227.3.500.000.5455.3.3.32.78.7
2002–03 Atlanta 818131.1.464.000.7207.5.9.73.2*8.7
2003–04 Atlanta 535231.1.458.000.6537.21.0.63.18.3
2003–04 Portland 323131.8.540.000.6297.3.6.84.4*7.3
2004–05 Portland 634527.5.447.000.6925.3.5.42.54.8
2005–06 Portland 551923.7.571.000.6515.1.5.31.64.9
2006–07 Boston 2222.0.333.000.7503.5.0.51.52.5
2007–08 Minnesota 10621.4.511.000.6803.9.7.31.96.3
2007–08 Detroit 16313.9.450.000.6673.1.4.31.13.0
2008–09 Philadelphia 46012.6.531.000.6002.8.2.41.01.9
2009–10 San Antonio 2138.7.444.000.5001.9.4.1.91.6
2009–10 Charlotte 282622.3.466.000.7834.2.6.31.55.1
2010–11 L.A. Lakers 1007.0.167.000.0001.3.3.2.5.2
Career 81053325.5.496.000.7105.7.6.52.47.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996 Detroit 104.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
1997 Detroit 306.0.750.000.5001.3.3.31.32.7
1999 Philadelphia 7729.1.465.000.5797.3.9.72.67.3
2000 Philadelphia 101037.4.475.000.7237.9.91.03.013.0
2008 Detroit 12010.9.500.000.5002.3.1.1.91.3
2009 Philadelphia 6015.7.818.000.5003.8.0.2.73.3
2010 Charlotte 4411.8.375.000.500.8.3.5.01.8
2011 L.A. Lakers 101.0.000.000.0001.0.0.0.0.0
Career 442119.8.497.000.6434.3.4.51.55.3

See also

References

  1. ↑ ESPN.com - All-Time Leaders-Blocks
  2. ↑ "History & Records 2013-2014" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "Cowboy Hoops All-Century Team Announced". 2004-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Four selected for first All-Star Game". ESPN. 31 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trail Blazers Acquire Two All-Stars From Atlanta". NBA.com. 2004-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Celtics Acquire Telfair and Ratliff". NBA.com. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  7. ↑ "Wolves Acquire Five Players and Picks for KG". NBA.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  8. ↑ "Wolves Waive Theo Ratliff". NBA.com. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  9. ↑ "Pistons Sign Center Theo Ratliff". NBA.com. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  10. ↑ "Former All-Star Center Theo Ratliff Returns to Sixers". NBA.com. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  11. ↑ "Spurs Sign Theo Ratliff". NBA.com. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Bobcats acquire Theo Ratliff from Spurs". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  13. ↑ "LAKERS SIGN THEO RATLIFF". NBA.com. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  14. ↑ Bob Hammond."Success story". Laramie Boomerang. January 18, 2012. Retrieved on January 21, 2012.
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