Justin Ray Giddens (born February 13, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) shooting guard was selected out of the University of New Mexico by the Boston Celtics with the 30th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He initially played for the University of Kansas, but transferred following his...
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Justin Ray Giddens (born February 13, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) shooting guard was selected out of the University of New Mexico by the Boston Celtics with the 30th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He initially played for the University of Kansas, but transferred following his sophomore season, and was forced to sit out as a redshirted junior due to NCAA transfer rules.
Giddens accepted a scholarship offer from University of Kansas from then head coach Roy Williams. After Williams left, Giddens was persuaded to stay by Williams' replacement Bill Self. In his first year at Kansas, Giddens earned All-Big 12 Conference Freshman honors while averaging 11 points per game. However, he left Kansas after the stabbing incident in May 2005 on a mutual agreement with Self, and transferred to New Mexico for a fresh start....
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