Cole Aldrich with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011
Personal information
Born
(1988-10-31) October 31, 1988 (age 35) Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school
Bloomington Jefferson (Bloomington, Minnesota)
College
Kansas (2007–2010)
NBA draft
2010: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Playing career
2010–2018
Position
Center
Number
45, 31
Career history
2010–2012
Oklahoma City Thunder
2010–2011
→Tulsa 66ers
2012–2013
Houston Rockets
2013
Sacramento Kings
2013–2015
New York Knicks
2015–2016
Los Angeles Clippers
2016–2018
Minnesota Timberwolves
2018
Tianjin Gold Lions
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2008)
Consensus second-team All-American (2010)
2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2009, 2010)
2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2009, 2010)
No. 45 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
Second-team Parade All-American (2007)
McDonald's All-American (2007)
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,050 (3.1 ppg)
Rebounds
1,131 (3.3 rpg)
Assists
183 (0.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Cole David Aldrich (born October 31, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Aldrich played three seasons of college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before being drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
Cole David Aldrich (born October 31, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
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Battier, Eddy Curry, Ronny Turiaf, and rookies Terrel Harris and Norris Cole. This was the Thunder's first NBA Finals appearance since the team relocated...
2013–14) and a 2013 second-round pick Houston acquired James Harden, ColeAldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward July 10, 2013: Golden State Warriors...
the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010. Junior center ColeAldrich of Kansas, Thomas More senior guard Daniel McKeehan lead ESPN the Magazine's...
and Jeremy Lamb from the Houston Rockets in exchange for James Harden, ColeAldrich, Daequan Cook, and Lazar Hayward. Previously, on July 5, 2012, Houston...
penalty. On October 27, 2012, the Thunder traded Harden along with center ColeAldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Houston Rockets for...
to the Houston Rockets on October 27, 2012, along with Daequan Cook, ColeAldrich and Lazar Hayward, in exchange for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first...
Xavier Henry. He also coached two Academic All-Americans – ColeAldrich and Tyrel Reed. Aldrich was selected as the 2010 Academic All-America of the Year...
Houston Rockets in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and ColeAldrich. On May 16, 2013, the Maloof family reached agreement to sell the Kings...
picks, and a second-round draft pick, in exchange for James Harden, ColeAldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook. During his rookie season, Lamb had several...
rights to Pondexter and Craig Brackins in exchange for the rights to ColeAldrich and Morris Peterson. On December 24, 2011, one day before the start of...
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