Delaney Rudd

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox basketball biography | name = Delaney Rudd | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 180 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|08}} | birth_place = Halifax, North Carolina, U.S. | high_school = Eastman (Hollister, North Carolina) | college = Wake Forest (1981–1985) | draft_year = 1985 | draft_round = 4 | draft_pick = 83 | draft_team = Utah Jazz | career_start = 1985 | career_end = 1999 | career_number = 4, 11 | career_position = Point guard | years1 = 1985 | team1 = Westchester Golden Apples | years2 = 1985–1986 | team2 = Bay State Bombardiers | years3 = 1986 | team3 = Maine Windjammers | years4 = 1986–1988 | team4 = PAOK | years5 = 1986 | team5 = Westchester Golden Apples | years6 = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}} | team6 = Utah Jazz | years7 = 1992–1993 | team7 = Rapid City Thrillers | years8 = {{nbay|1992|end}} | team8 = Portland Trail Blazers | years9 = 1993 | team9 = Paris Basket Racing | years10 = 1993–1999 | team10 = ASVEL Villeurbane | highlights = *FIBA EuroStar (1996) *FIBA EuroStars 3 Point Contest winner (1996) *2× French Cup winner (1996, 1997) *2× French League Foreign MVP (1996, 1997) *No. 4 retired by ASVEL }} '''Edward Delaney Rudd''' (born November 8, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} tall, he played at the point guard position. {{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==High school== Rudd attended and played high school basketball at Eastman High School, in Hollister, North Carolina.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==College career== [[File:Delaney Rudd vs Johnny Dawkins, Duke Chronicle 1983-02-21.jpg|thumb|left|Rudd (left) with Wake Forest defending against Duke's Johnny Dawkins in 1983]] After high school, Rudd attended and played college basketball Wake Forest University, with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, from 1981 to 1985.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==Professional career== In his pro career, Rudd played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), and in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played overseas, in Greece with PAOK, from 1986 to 1988, and in France, with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, from 1993 to 1999.<ref>[http://www.basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/r/delaney-rudd.htm Delaney Rudd player info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828090715/http://basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/r/delaney-rudd.htm |date=2007-08-28 }} at www.basket-stats.info</ref>

While playing for the Jazz, Rudd mostly served as a computer backup to future Hall of Famer John Stockton. However, Rudd had a chance to shine in the 1992 Western Conference Finals against the Blazers. In Game 5 of that series, which was tied at 2 games apiece, Stockton suffered an eye injury and thus was unable to continue playing. Rudd stepped in as point guard for the Jazz, and with his team trailing 107-104 late in the fourth quarter, swished a 23-foot 3-pointer to silence the Portland crowd and send the game into overtime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/features/watn_delaney_rudd.html|title=www.NBA.com: Where Are They Now? Delaney Rudd}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ruddde01.html College & NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com *[http://www.basketstat.com/players/rudd_delaney.htm Delaney Rudd] @ basketstat.com

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