Randy Culpepper

Randy Lechard Culpepper (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.

Randy Culpepper
No. 3 – Scafati Basket
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueSerie A2 Basket
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolSheffield (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeUTEP (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Ferro-ZNTU
2013–2014Krasny Oktyabr
2014Sagesse Beirut
2014–2015Krasny Oktyabr
2015Limoges CSP
2015–2016Beşiktaş
2016–2017Best Balıkesir
2017–2018Pallacanestro Cantù
2018–2019Anyang KGC
2019Afyon Belediye
2019–2020Prometey Kamianske
2020Pistoia
2020–presentScafati Basket
Career highlights and awards

College career

He played for the University of Texas El Paso Miners. He is in Conference USA's top 15 all-time in career scoring, and in 2009–10 was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[1] In Culpepper's first season, he was named NCAA sixth man of year. He averaged 12 points and 2 rebounds. In his second year he was a solid starter averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds. His 3rd year, he was a C-USA champ averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He had the league high with 45 points against West Carolina. His senior year he averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Professional career

On June 29, 2011 he signed with Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian SuperLeague.[2] On April 26, 2012 he re-signed with them for one more season.[3] In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Russian team Krasny Oktyabr.[4] He was waived in March 2014.[5] He then signed with Sagesse Beirut of Lebanon.[6] However, he left Sagesse after only two games.[7] In September 2014, he signed with Jilin Northeast Tigers.[8] However, he did not pass the tryout period with the Chinese team.[9] On October 31, 2014, he returned to his former team Krasny Oktyabr.[10]

On July 26, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP.[11] On December 6, 2015, he left Limoges and signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the season.[12]

In July 2016, Culpepper joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[13] On October 11, 2016, he signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[14] On March 9, 2017, he parted ways with Balıkesir after appearing in 14 games.[15][16]

On June 16, 2017, Culpepper signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2017–18 season.[17] Ha averaged 17.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On October 1, 2018, Culpepper signed with Korean club Anyang KGC for the 2018–19 season. [18]

On February 13, 2019, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On August 15, 2019, he has signed with Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. [19]

At mid-season Culpepper signs for Pistoia Basket 2000 in the Italian championship that at that moment was competing not to relegate the Serie A2.[20] He scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds in his only game. On July 9, 2020, Culpepper signed with Scafati Basket.[21]

References
  1. UTEP's Culpepper Named C-USA Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
  2. "Randy Culpepper inks with Ferro-ZNTU". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "Ferro-ZNTU re-sign Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. "Randy Culpepper signs for two seasons with Krasny Oktyabr". Sportando. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. "Krasny Oktyabr waive Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. "Randy Culpepper signs in Lebanon with Sagesse". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. Randy Culpepper set to leave Sagesse
  8. Jilin Tigers ink Randy Culpepper, ex Sagesse
  9. Randy Culpepper doesn't pass try out with Chinese team Jilin
  10. Randy Culpepper returns to Krasny Oktyabr
  11. Limoges signs scoring guard Culpepper
  12. Besiktas announces Randy Culpepper
  13. "Grizzlies announce NBA Summer League 2016 roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. Randy Culpepper joins Best Balikesir
  15. Best Balikesir, Randy Culpepper part ways
  16. Culpepper left Best Balikesir
  17. Randy Culpepper inks with Pallacanestro Cantù
  18. "Randy Culpepper signs with KGC". Sportando. October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  19. "Randy Culpepper signs with Prometey". Sportando. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  20. "OriOra Pistoia sign Randy Culpepper". Sportando. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  21. "Scafati signs Randy Culpepper". Eurobasket. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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