(1940-06-06)June 6, 1940 Santa Maria, California, U.S.
Died
August 4, 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 75) Newcastle, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
Santa Maria (Santa Maria, California)
College
Allan Hancock (1958–1959)
USC (1959–1962)
NBA draft
1962: 2nd round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career
1962–1965
Position
Small forward
Number
18, 34
Career history
1962–1964
New York Knicks
1964
San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1962)
Second-team All-American – UPI (1961)
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, NEA (1961)
2× First-team All-AAWU (1961, 1962)
No. 44 retired by USC Trojans
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1958)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
John Rudometkin (June 6, 1940 – August 4, 2015) was an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He was selected in the second round as the 11th pick in the 1962 NBA draft by the Knicks and spent three seasons playing in the league.[1] Rudometkin was nicknamed "the Reckless Russian" by Chick Hearn, the Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster who used to broadcast USC men's basketball games before transitioning to the NBA.[2]
^ ab"John Rudometkin". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^Crowe, Jerry (May 9, 2010). "Former USC basketball star John Rudometkin continues to fight on – for his life". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
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