Russell Westbrook Basketball player

Russell Westbrook (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Westbrook played high school basketball for Leuzinger High School, before heading to play for UCLA. Westbrook played two years at UCLA before declaring for the 2008 NBA Draft. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City six days after the draft. Westbrook was also a member of the 2010 United States national team. Over his career, Westbrook has been a two-time All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Second Team, and a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Westbrook represented the United States in the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey where he won a gold medal.

Personal facts

Russell Westbrook
Birth dateNovember 12, 1988
Birth place
Long Beach California
Height (meters)1.905
Weight (Kilograms)90.72

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Basketball player

Career start2008
college
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
draft team
Seattle SuperSonics
draft year2008
league
National Basketball Association
position
Point guard
teams
Oklahoma City Thunder

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External resources

  1. http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185204