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Luke Ridnour
No. 13 – Milwaukee Bucks
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	February 13, 1981 (age 43); Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Blaine
College	Oregon
NBA draft	2003: 14th overall
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2003–present
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lucas Robin (Luke) Ridnour (born February 13, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.

High school career

He is the son of Rob Ridnour, a former high school basketball coach and current coach of the International Basketball League's Bellingham Slam. When Luke was a high-school sophomore he was given the keys to the gym by his father to practice at night. He was on two state title-winning teams at Blaine High School, and was named a high school All-American by both McDonald's and Parade in 2000 his graduating year.

College career

Ridnour went on to star at the University of Oregon, where he teamed with Luke Jackson to take the Ducks to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament twice including the Elite 8 in 2002. He set the school season record for assists (218) and made a conference-record 62 consecutive free throws.

Ridnour left Oregon after his junior year, when he was Pac-10 Player of the Year, and was picked 14th in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Though he seemed to hint during this game that he might stay, he later announced his early departure from the University of Oregon to pursue his endeavor to play in the NBA.

NBA career

Seattle SuperSonics

Ridnour played sparingly his rookie season, but became the starting point guard for the Sonics in the 2004-05 season. He participated in the 2005 All-Star weekend, playing in the Rookie Challenge and in the Skills Challenge.

Nate McMillan, despite giving substantial minutes to career backup PGs like Kevin Ollie and Antonio Daniels in place of Ridnour, is reported to have projected Ridnour as a future superstar of the NBA.^{[citation needed]} NBAdraft.net compared him to Steve Nash and John Stockton, although his statistics such as Player Efficiency Rating and defense are actually inferior at roughly the 7,000-minute mark of his career when compared to those two at the same point. He was sharing minutes at the point guard spot for the Sonics with Earl Watson, as former coach Bob Hill has said Ridnour "needs to play better defense."^[1]

Milwaukee Bucks

On August 13, 2008, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team, six-player deal that sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams to the Cleveland Cavaliers which ended the 5 year run with the sonics(Oklahoma City Team).^[2]

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
2003–04	Seattle	69	6	16.1	.414	.338	.823	1.6	2.4	.8	.1	5.5
2004–05	Seattle	82	82	31.4	.405	.376	.883	2.5	5.9	1.1	.3	10.0
2005–06	Seattle	79	77	33.2	.418	.289	.877	3.0	7.0	1.6	.3	11.5
2006–07	Seattle	71	58	29.5	.433	.353	.805	2.3	5.2	1.2	.3	11.0
2007–08	Seattle	61	5	20.0	.399	.296	.857	1.5	4.0	.6	.2	6.4
Career		362	228	26.6	.415	.335	.855	2.2	5.0	1.1	.2	9.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Seattle	11	11	34.4	.393	.235	.950	3.3	4.3	1.2	.7	9.7
Career		11	11	34.4	.393	.235	.950	3.3	4.3	1.2	.7	9.7

References

^ Percy Allen (2006-10-02). "Sonics facing a harmony test". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
^ Desmond Mason, Luke Ridnour included in trade, August 14, 2008

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[1] Percy Allen (2006-10-02). "Sonics facing a harmony test". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-02-22.

[2] Desmond Mason, Luke Ridnour included in trade, August 14, 2008

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 Ridnour went on to star at the [[University of Oregon]], where he teamed with [[Luke Jackson (basketball)|Luke Jackson]] to take the Ducks to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]] twice including the Elite 8 in 2002. He set the school season record for assists (218) and made a conference-record 62 consecutive free throws.
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+Ridnour left Oregon after his junior year, when he was [[Pacific Ten Conference|Pac-10]] Player of the Year, and was picked 14th in the [[2003 NBA Draft]] by the Seattle SuperSonics. Though he seemed to hint during this game that he might stay, he later announced his early departure from the University of Oregon to pursue his endeavor to play in the NBA.
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