Gators in the NBA Roundup
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Check out how former Gators finished the 2018-19 NBA regular season.
NBA G League:
Michael Frazier – Rio Grande Valley Vipers/Houston Rockets (UF 2012-15)
Frazier is ending his first season back in the G League since playing in Italy last year with a trip to the Finals with fellow Gator Chris Walker and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The championship game is Friday night against the Long Island Nets. Along with being named the G League's most improved player of the season, Frazier got signed by the Houston Rockets for the remainder of the NBA season and is still playing with the Vipers on assignment.
Chris Walker – Rio Grande Valley Vipers (UF 2013-15)
Walker is ending his fourth season in the G League and the Vipers with a trip to the Finals along with Frazier. The championship game is Friday night against the Long Island Nets.
Devin Robinson – Capital City Go Go/Washington Wizards (UF 2014-17)
Robinson spent his second season in the G League as a two-way player for the Washington Wizards and logged significant minutes in the final three games of the Wizards season. He also traveled to London with the Wizards in January. His minutes against the Spurs on April 5 were the first since the London trip due to a hip injury.
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Justin Leon – Oklahoma City Blue (UF 2015-17)
Leon finished his second season in the G League playing in every game for the OKC Blue. They also advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they fell to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
Canyon Barry – Iowa Wolves (UF 2016-17)
In his rookie season in the G League, Barry averaged double figures in scoring and was 40% from beyond the arc. The Iowa Wolves did not make the playoffs and ended their season with a loss to the Salt Lake City Stars.
Chris Chiozza – Capital City Go Go/Houston Rockets (UF 2014-18)
Chiozza ended his rookie season in the G League with the Houston Rockets signing him for the remainder of the NBA season. He finished the G League season third in assists per game and was named to the G League All-Rookie team. He tallied 10 games with at least 10 assists and had seven double-doubles.
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Notable Overseas Performance:
Nick Calathes – Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (UF 2007-09)
Calathes had the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague first triple-double in 12 years at the beginning of the month in a win over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. In almost 37 minutes on the floor, Calathes amassed 11 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds to join the great Nikola Vujcic as the only EuroLeague players this century to post triple-doubles. The milestone was reached on his 10th rebound with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter.
NBA:
Udonis Haslem – Miami Heat (UF 1998-2002)
After 16 years with the Miami Heat, Haslem has retired. He spent the majority of the 2018-19 season in a leadership role with minimal playing time, but had significant minutes in the final two games of the season.
Al Horford – Boston Celtics (UF 2004-07)
Horford and the 4-seed Celtics will face the 5-seed Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs beginning Sunday in Boston. After a five-game win streak the Celtics ended their regular season with a loss to the Orlando Magic last week. In 26 minutes, Horford had 18 points, four rebounds and seven assists.
Joakim Noah – Memphis Grizzlies (UF 2004-2007)
After joining the Grizzlies in December, Noah missed the final nine games of the season due to a right knee injury.
Chandler Parsons – Memphis Grizzlies (UF 2007-2011)
Parsons missed the Grizzlies final game of the season due to a knee injury. In the nine games before that, he was averaging 22 minutes, 10 points, and three rounds a game, which is the highest productivity he had all season.
Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards (UF 2011-12)
Beal's seventh season with the Wizards was by far his best, starting all 82 games for the second season in a row, making a second-straight All-Star appearance, and being the first player in franchise history to average 25 points, five assists, and five rebounds a game.
Dorian Finney-Smith – Dallas Mavericks (UF 2013-16)
In his third NBA season with the Mavericks, Finney-Smith played in all but one game. He had three double-doubles this season after having only one across his first two seasons.
NBA G League:
Michael Frazier – Rio Grande Valley Vipers/Houston Rockets (UF 2012-15)
Frazier is ending his first season back in the G League since playing in Italy last year with a trip to the Finals with fellow Gator Chris Walker and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The championship game is Friday night against the Long Island Nets. Along with being named the G League's most improved player of the season, Frazier got signed by the Houston Rockets for the remainder of the NBA season and is still playing with the Vipers on assignment.
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 45 | 39 | 33.3 | 16.9 | 0.446 | 0.381 | 0.781 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
👏 to 2018-19 #NBAGLeague Most Improved Player Michael Frazier on his #NBACallUp to the @HoustonRockets 🚀 @GatorsMBK ↗️ @RGVVipers ➡️ @HoustonRockets pic.twitter.com/ROsfcCdcTS
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) April 8, 2019
Chris Walker – Rio Grande Valley Vipers (UF 2013-15)
Walker is ending his fourth season in the G League and the Vipers with a trip to the Finals along with Frazier. The championship game is Friday night against the Long Island Nets.
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 49 | 5 | 17.7 | 7.5 | 0.59 | 0 | 0.541 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Devin Robinson – Capital City Go Go/Washington Wizards (UF 2014-17)
Robinson spent his second season in the G League as a two-way player for the Washington Wizards and logged significant minutes in the final three games of the Wizards season. He also traveled to London with the Wizards in January. His minutes against the Spurs on April 5 were the first since the London trip due to a hip injury.
G League:
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 22 | 20 | 34.1 | 19.9 | 0.548 | 0.3 | 0.718 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
NBA:
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D-R🤯B pic.twitter.com/fJF7fwthxo
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 10, 2019
Justin Leon – Oklahoma City Blue (UF 2015-17)
Leon finished his second season in the G League playing in every game for the OKC Blue. They also advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they fell to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 46 | 5 | 19.1 | 6.7 | 0.385 | 0.316 | 0.661 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Canyon Barry – Iowa Wolves (UF 2016-17)
In his rookie season in the G League, Barry averaged double figures in scoring and was 40% from beyond the arc. The Iowa Wolves did not make the playoffs and ended their season with a loss to the Salt Lake City Stars.
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 42 | 24 | 27.2 | 10.1 | 0.475 | 0.404 | 0.838 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Chris Chiozza – Capital City Go Go/Houston Rockets (UF 2014-18)
Chiozza ended his rookie season in the G League with the Houston Rockets signing him for the remainder of the NBA season. He finished the G League season third in assists per game and was named to the G League All-Rookie team. He tallied 10 games with at least 10 assists and had seven double-doubles.
G League:
| GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 2018-19 Season: | 47 | 46 | 33.5 | 13.2 | 0.438 | 0.407 | 0.76 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
NBA:
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.@Chiozza11 balled out in year 1️⃣ and got himself @nbagleague All-Rookie honors!
— Capital City Go-Go (@CapitalCityGoGo) April 3, 2019
Congrats, 🧀! 👏👏
NEWS>> https://t.co/ulh4AudNtP pic.twitter.com/PdCah6duRm
Notable Overseas Performance:
Nick Calathes – Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (UF 2007-09)
Calathes had the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague first triple-double in 12 years at the beginning of the month in a win over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. In almost 37 minutes on the floor, Calathes amassed 11 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds to join the great Nikola Vujcic as the only EuroLeague players this century to post triple-doubles. The milestone was reached on his 10th rebound with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter.
The second player to ever achieve a Triple-Double is an incredible achievement 🙌
— EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) April 4, 2019
But @Nick_Calathes15 stays humble 😎#TheRaceIsON pic.twitter.com/CGQFL7ET2l
NBA:
Udonis Haslem – Miami Heat (UF 1998-2002)
After 16 years with the Miami Heat, Haslem has retired. He spent the majority of the 2018-19 season in a leadership role with minimal playing time, but had significant minutes in the final two games of the season.
| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
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| Wed 4/10 | @ BKN | L 113-94 |
30 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Tue 4/9 | vs PHI | W 122-99 |
10 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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The Miami HEAT OG @ThisIsUD started Game 82 last night alongside @DwyaneWade and finished with a 12 point 11 rebound double-double!
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 11, 2019
🔥🎥 #HEATHighlights | #HEATCulture pic.twitter.com/MQHzAu1VMS
Al Horford – Boston Celtics (UF 2004-07)
Horford and the 4-seed Celtics will face the 5-seed Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs beginning Sunday in Boston. After a five-game win streak the Celtics ended their regular season with a loss to the Orlando Magic last week. In 26 minutes, Horford had 18 points, four rebounds and seven assists.
| REGULAR SEASON STATS | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
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| Averages | 29.0 | 53.5 | 36.0 | 82.1 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
Watch your step 👀 pic.twitter.com/YLFwo9HYjp
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 8, 2019
Joakim Noah – Memphis Grizzlies (UF 2004-2007)
After joining the Grizzlies in December, Noah missed the final nine games of the season due to a right knee injury.
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Chandler Parsons – Memphis Grizzlies (UF 2007-2011)
Parsons missed the Grizzlies final game of the season due to a knee injury. In the nine games before that, he was averaging 22 minutes, 10 points, and three rounds a game, which is the highest productivity he had all season.
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Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards (UF 2011-12)
Beal's seventh season with the Wizards was by far his best, starting all 82 games for the second season in a row, making a second-straight All-Star appearance, and being the first player in franchise history to average 25 points, five assists, and five rebounds a game.
Smooth.
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 9, 2019
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Dorian Finney-Smith – Dallas Mavericks (UF 2013-16)
In his third NBA season with the Mavericks, Finney-Smith played in all but one game. He had three double-doubles this season after having only one across his first two seasons.
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