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===Milwaukee Bucks===
===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 (currently Oklahoma City Thunder).<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2008112682_nba14.html Desmond Mason, Luke Ridnour included in trade], August 14, 2008</ref>
On August 13, 2008, he was traded to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Sonics, which had become, and currently is, the Oklahoma City Thunder upon moving to Oklahoma City during the 2008 offseason, the [[Milwaukee Bucks]], and the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], that sent Milwaukee's [[Mo Williams]] to Cleveland, Cleveland's [[Joe Smith]] and Milwaukee's [[Desmond Mason]] to Oklahoma City, Cleveland's [[Damon Jones]] and Oklahoma City's Ridenour and [[Adrian Griffin]] to Milwaukee, which ended Ridenour's five-year run with the Sonics/Thunder.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/williams_acquired_080813.html Cavaliers Acquire Williams in Three-Team Trade], August 13th, 2008</ref>


== NBA career statistics ==
== NBA career statistics ==

Revision as of 08:58, 16 November 2009

Luke Ridnour
No. 13 – Milwaukee Bucks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-02-13) February 13, 1981 (age 43)
Idaho
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlaine
CollegeOregon
NBA draft2003: 14th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career2003–present
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata 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 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. Luke averaged 19.7 points per game and 6.6 assist per game. Ridnour left Oregon after his junior year, when he was Pac-10 Player of the Year.

NBA career

Seattle SuperSonics

Luke was picked 14th in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Luke 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.

Milwaukee Bucks

On August 13, 2008, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Sonics, which had become, and currently is, the Oklahoma City Thunder upon moving to Oklahoma City during the 2008 offseason, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, that sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams to Cleveland, Cleveland's Joe Smith and Milwaukee's Desmond Mason to Oklahoma City, Cleveland's Damon Jones and Oklahoma City's Ridenour and Adrian Griffin to Milwaukee, which ended Ridenour's five-year run with the Sonics/Thunder.[1]

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
2008–09 Milwaukee 72 50 28.2 .403 .350 .869 3.0 5.1 1.3 .2 9.6
Career 434 278 26.9 .413 .339 .857 2.4 5.0 1.1 .2 9.2

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

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