Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central

Pro Career
Second-year player originally selected by the Suns with the 15th overall
pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft… Became the fifth
Stanford Cardinal selected by the Suns in franchise history, joining Casey
Jacobsen (2002), Kimberly Belton (1980), Mike Bratz (1977) and Claude
Terry (1972)… 16th early entry candidate selected by Phoenix in draft
history… In his rookie NBA season, averaged 3.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.68
blocks and 10.2 minutes in 60 games (seven starts)… Made all seven starts
in place of Shaquille O’Neal and in those opportunities averaged 2.3 points,
1.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks… Averaged 3.2 blocks per 48 minutes (28th-
NBA)… His 51.8-percent field goal shooting (71-of-137) would have been
good enough for third-best among rookies and 17th-best in the league
overall if he had enough attempts to qualify (min. 300 FGM)… Recorded
his first career start on Nov. 7 at Chicago and in that game, notched his
first career double-digit scoring effort with 14 points… Grabbed a then
career-high 11 rebounds in 26 minutes at Minnesota on April 11, the first
double-digit rebounding effort of his career… Made NBA debut in the season
opener at San Antonio on Oct. 29, tallying three points and two rebounds in
nine minutes…Represented the Suns in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las
Vegas where he averaged 14.0 points and team-highs of 7.8 rebounds and 1.8
blocks in four appearances… His summer league was cut short after being
selected to the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, which helped the Men’s Senior
National Team train for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing… Was one of
just three rookies (Minnesota’s Kevin Love, Portland’s Jerryd Bayless) named
to the team… Member of the Suns’ 2009 Las Vegas Summer League squad
where he averaged 11.8 points (3rd-team), 6.6 rebounds (2nd-team) and 2.0
blocks (1st-team) in five games (all starts), including 24 points and 16
rebounds in the club’s first game on July 13 against Dallas.
College
Two-year collegiate standout at Stanford where he averaged 8.9 points,
5.6 rebounds and 2.33 blocked shots in 67 career games (61 starts)…
As a sophomore, received Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors and was
named to the Pac-10’s All-Defensive Team… Finished his college career
with the second-most career blocks in Stanford history (156) despite
playing just two seasons… Recorded two of the three most prolific
single-season block totals in school history with 83 blocks in
2007-08 (2nd-most all-time) and a freshman-record 73 blocks in
2006-07 (3rd-most)… In his second and final season with the
Cardinal, averaged 10.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.31 blocks,
including 12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.67 blocks in three NCAA
Tournament games… Registered 14 points and five blocked shots
vs. Cornell in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament and
followed that up with an 18-point, nine-rebound, three-block
performance vs. Marquette in the second round… As a freshman,
averaged 7.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and a Pac-10-best 2.35 blocks.
Personal
A native of Fresno, Calif., is a film enthusiast who also enjoys comic
books, drawing, writing, playing volleyball and swimming… From
a family rich with sports tradition… Mother, Deborah Ledford, was
a collegiate swimmer at Stanford ranked second in the world in
the 400 individual medley who tried out for the 1968 U.S. Olympic
team… Has three brothers, Alexander, Christopher and Brook, and
one sister, Ursula Richardson… Oldest brother, Alexander, who
is 6-foot-10, played college basketball at Santa Clara and
Washington while older brother Christopher, who is 6-foot-7,
passed on college basketball scholarships to pursue a career
as a movie producer… Twin brother, Brook, who was a
teammate at Stanford, was taken 10th overall in the 2008
NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets… Brook is one minute
older than Robin… After the NBA, would like to work as a
designer for film or television.
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