Rod Strickland Basketball player

Rodney "Rod" Strickland (born July 11, 1966) is a retired American NBA player. Strickland played college basketball at DePaul University, where he was awarded All-American honors. He then enjoyed a long career in the NBA, playing from 1988 to 2005. Strickland is currently an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls, under Orlando Antigua. He formerly served in an administrative role for the University of Kentucky basketball team under head coach John Calipari and was the director of basketball operations at the University of Memphis under Calipari. He is the godfather of current NBA player Kyrie Irving.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 11, 1966
Birth place	The Bronx , New York
Height (meters)	1.905
Weight (Kilograms)	79.38

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Basketball player

Career start	1988
career end	2005
Awards	All-NBA Team List of National Basketball Association season assists leaders NBA All-Rookie Team
college	DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
draft team	New York Knicks
draft year	1988
position	Point guard