Our very own Rajon Rondo has landed on the Cover of Sports Illustrated this week. The cover states how the electrifying point guard has rejuvenated the Boston Celtics. Here are some Rondo facts you may or may not have known….
[QUOTE][B]Before Basketball[/B]
Rondo was born on February 22, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky to Amber Rondo.He has three siblings: Dymon, William and Anton.He had little contact with his father, who left his family when he was seven years old.To support the family, his mother worked the third shift at Philip Morris USA, a tobacco company.Rondo was first interested in football, before his mother steered him towards basketball because she felt that the sport would be less punishing on his skinny frame.
[B]High School[/B]
In his senior year at Oak Hill Academy, Rondo broke Jeff McInnis’s single-season school record of 303 assists, while averaging a double-double. There, he included two efforts of 27 assists and a single-game school record of 31, merely four away from the all-time national record
[B]College[/B]
He set a Kentucky Wildcats record for most steals in single-season, with a total of 87 steals in his freshman year and made at least one steal in every game. He finished his freshman year at Kentucky averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals
[B]Draft[/B]
During the draft, Rondo was selected 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns, and was subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics, where he made his NBA debut as a rookie during the 2006–07 season. He played a supporting role before he established himself as the starting point guard for the Celtics during the 2007–08 season. That season, Rondo earned his first NBA Championship, playing alongside All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. His breakout performance came during the 2009 NBA Playoffs, helping his team to the second round.[/QUOTE]Here’s a Redbull (one of Rondo’s sponsors) video of Rondo touring his home….
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And now some dunks from one of UK’s favorite plays when Rondo was there…
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