Jodie Meeks

Jodie Meeks

Meeks with the Lakers
No. 20 – Detroit Pistons
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1987-08-21) August 21, 1987
Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Norcross (Norcross, Georgia)
College Kentucky (2006–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Milwaukee Bucks
2010–2012 Philadelphia 76ers
2012–2014 Los Angeles Lakers
2014–present Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jodie Meeks (born August 21, 1987)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. On January 13, 2009, he gained national recognition by breaking the Kentucky single-game scoring record with 54 points in a nationally-televised game on ESPN against Tennessee. In the same game, he broke the university's single-game three-point record by making 10 three-pointers.

High school career

Meeks attended Norcross High School, which he led to its first state basketball championship in 2006 under coach Eddie Martin. During his senior high school season, Meeks averaged 23.6 points per game during the regular season and 28.3 points per game during the state playoffs. Meeks was named the 2006 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year . He was also named 2006 Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year, 2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and Player of the Month (February 2006). He was named to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) All Star Team and led the North Team to its first victory in over three years. He was named the North Squads' MVP. He was also named to the All Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event (Las Vegas), Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry's Bojangles tournament. Also, he was named to the 2006 Derby Classic All Star game and played with many of his future Kentucky teammates on April 15, 2006 against rival Louisville recruits.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Meeks was listed as the No. 7 shooting guard and the No. 39 player in the nation in 2006.[2]

College career

Freshman season

Meeks made his college debut on November 2, 2006 in an exhibition game against Lindsey Wilson College at Rupp Arena coming off the bench. He finished the game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He was named CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game during the nationally televised game against Louisville in Freedom Hall, after pouring in a career-high 18 points in the Wildcats' win over Louisville on December 16, 2006. He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Week three times during his freshman season. Meeks was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman team. He was also recognized among America's best freshman selected by The Collegeinsider.com to the Freshmen All-America team. The Freshmen All-America team consists of 16 players selected by Division I coaches and NBA scouts.

Sophomore season

Expectations were high for Meeks coming into his sophomore season, and it appeared that Meeks was going to match those expectations after scoring 34 points in an exhibition game against Pikeville College. However, injury limited him to 11 games that season. On April 2, it was announced that Meeks was diagnosed with a sports hernia.

Junior season

On November 15, 2008, during the season-opener against Virginia Military Institute, Meeks scored 39 points, but the Wildcats lost 111–103. On November 28, Meeks scored 37 points in the Findlay Invitational tournament in Las Vegas against the Kansas State Wildcats. Kentucky would go on to win the tournament. Meeks had more points than the whole Kansas State team combined at half-time of that game. On December 20, Meeks scored a then-career high 46 points against Appalachian State at the annual home game for the Wildcats at Freedom Hall in Louisville.[3] He tied former Kentucky Wildcat, Tony Delk's record for most three pointers in a game with 9. He set a record for the most points scored by a Wildcat in Freedom Hall with 46. He followed that performance two days later by scoring 32 points in just 28 minutes against Tennessee State University. Meeks and teammate Patrick Patterson are among UK's more productive pairs of teammates since the days of Dan Issel and Mike Pratt in the early 1970s.

On January 13, 2009, Meeks broke Kentucky's single-game scoring record (formerly held by Dan Issel) by scoring 54 points in a 90–72 win against rival Tennessee. In that game he also broke Tony Delk's single-game record, which he had shared, for three pointers by making 10 of 15 attempts[4] and was 14 of 14 from the free throw line.

On February 11, 2009, Meeks made the game-winning three point shot with 4.7 seconds left against the Florida Gators.[5] Meeks would again break the 40 point margin on February 14, scoring 45 points against the Arkansas Razorbacks team, a performance that produced the most points scored in a game by an individual at Bud Walton Arena.[6] Meeks also broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season at UK, with 117.

Meeks was named a unanimous selection to the All-SEC First team during his junior season and was the first player since Chuck Hayes in 2004–05 to be named AP First Team All-SEC. He was named the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District IV Player of the Year. Meeks was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and by Sporting News.com. Meeks was a consensus Second Team All-American in 2008–09.

Graduation

On May 10, 2014, Meeks returned to Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY to receive his degree in business marketing. Since being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2009, Meeks has been attending classes in the off-season at the University of Kentucky. On receiving his diploma, Meeks said: "You never know how long your career will last. Once you have a degree, you have it forever." [7]

NCAA career statistics

Year GP MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% DRPG ORPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 34 22.1 95 227 .419 44 121 .364 61 68 89.7 2.0 0.9 2.8 1.5 0.9 0.1 8.7
2007–08 11 23.2 27 88 .307 16 50 .320 27 34 79.4 1.9 0.7 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.1 8.8
2008–09 36 34.4 263 568 .463 117 288 .406 221 234 90.2 2.9 0.5 3.4 1.8 1.3 0.1 23.7
Career 81 27.7 385 883 .436 177 459 .386 299 366 89 2.4 0.7 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.1 15.4

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks (2009–2010)

On April 7, 2009, Meeks declared his eligibility for the 2009 NBA Draft and his intention to not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to Kentucky next season.[8] In a May 28 story, Meeks stated in reference to his desire to be a first round NBA draft pick, "If I'm not first round, then I'll go back to school."[9] On June 15, 2009, Meeks decided to stay in the draft and forgo his final season of eligibility at Kentucky.[10] During the 2009 NBA Draft on June 25, 2009, Meeks was drafted 41st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2012)

On February 18, 2010, Meeks was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Francisco Elson in exchange for Primoz Brezec and Royal Ivey.[11]

On November 26, 2010, Meeks scored 21 points in a 99–90 loss to the Miami Heat. He got his first career start on December 3, 2010, putting up 9 points, one rebound, and one steal in 19 minutes. In just his second start, Meeks scored 26 points (20 in the first quarter), shooting 9–16 from the field, including 7–10 from long range (6–7 in the first quarter). On March 27, 2012, Meeks scored 31, a new career high.

In the 2011–12 season, Meeks' three-point field goal percentage dropped (.365) and his free throw attempts fell drastically. He eventually lost his starting job to Evan Turner.[12]

Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2014)

On August 13, 2012, Meeks signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.[13] On November 30, he scored 21 points on a then career-high seven three-pointers in a 122–103 win over the Denver Nuggets.[14]

On March 9, 2014, Meeks scored a career-high 42 points in a 114–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[15]

Detroit Pistons (2014–present)

On July 14, 2014, Meeks signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.[16][17] After missing the first 22 games of the 2014–15 season with a lower back injury, Meeks made his Pistons debut on December 12, 2014, scoring 12 points off the bench in 22 minutes to help his team snap a 13-game losing streak with a 105–103 win over the Phoenix Suns.[18][19]

On December 30, Meeks scored 34 points on a career-high nine three-pointers in a 109–86 win over the Orlando Magic. He came within one three-pointer of tying Joe Dumars' franchise record of ten three pointers.[20]

On October 30, 2015, Meeks was ruled out for 12 to 16 weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.[21] On April 13, 2016, Meeks made his return on the season finale game against the Cavaliers, collecting 20 points in 26 minutes.

Player profile

Meeks is an offensive specialist who excels at shooting three-point field goals, especially while trailing in transition. He is slightly undersized as a shooting guard, but is considered a solid defensive player.[12]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Milwaukee 41 0 11.9 .362 .280 .857 1.8 .5 .3 .1 4.1
2009–10 Philadelphia 19 0 12.3 .440 .380 .722 1.4 .9 .3 .1 5.9
2010–11 Philadelphia 74 64 27.9 .425 .397 .894 2.3 1.1 .9 .1 10.5
2011–12 Philadelphia 66 50 24.9 .409 .365 .906 2.4 .8 .6 .0 8.4
2012–13 L.A. Lakers 78 10 21.3 .387 .357 .896 2.2 .9 .7 .1 7.9
2013–14 L.A. Lakers 77 70 33.2 .463 .401 .857 2.5 1.8 1.4 .1 15.7
2014–15 Detroit 60 0 24.4 .416 .349 .906 1.7 1.3 1.0 .1 11.1
Career 415 194 24.4 .422 .373 .881 2.2 1.1 .8 .1 9.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Philadelphia 5 5 25.0 .419 .444 .833 2.0 .8 .6 .0 7.8
2012 Philadelphia 13 1 7.8 .346 .231 1.000 .3 .3 .2 .1 2.7
2013 L.A. Lakers 1 0 20.0 .250 .000 1.000 2.0 .0 1.0 .0 4.0
Career 19 6 13.0 .377 .333 .955 .8 .4 .4 .1 4.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jodie Meeks Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio – ESPN
  2. ↑ Jodie Meeks Recruiting Profile
  3. ↑ Meeks' 46 carry Cats in rout Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved on December 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ Kentucky downs Tennessee behind Meeks' 54 points ESPN. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ Lindsey, Eric (2009-02-10). "Kentucky Downs Florida on Late Meeks Three". UKathletics.com. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  6. ↑ NCAA Men's Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Arkansas Razorbacks game played on February 14, 2009
  7. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jodie-meeks-kentucky-graduation-20140510-story.html
  8. ↑ Dawson, Brett (2009-04-07). "Jodie Meeks will declare for NBA draft". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  9. ↑ Andy Katz. "Catching up with the fence-sitters in Chicago". ESPN.
  10. ↑ Tipton, Jerry (2009-06-15). "Meeks: Decision to stay in draft took a lot of thought". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Sixers Complete Four Player Trade with Milwaukee". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  12. 1 2 Hollinger, John (September 19, 2012). "Los Angeles Lakers: 2012-13 roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.(subscription required)
  13. ↑ "Lakers Sign Meeks, Ebanks". NBA.com. August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Lakers use 17 3-pointers to trounce Nuggets". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ Notebook: Lakers 114, Thunder 110
  16. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Guard Jodie Meeks". NBA.com. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  17. ↑ Mayo, David (July 1, 2014). "Detroit Pistons, shooting guard Jodie Meeks, agree to 3-year, $19.5 million deal". MLive.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Drummond leads Pistons over Suns 105-103". NBA.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ Langlois, Keith (December 12, 2014). "Meeks pays quick dividends as Pistons snap 13-game skid at Phoenix". NBA.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  20. ↑ Langlois, Keith (December 30, 2014). "Everybody gets into the act as Pistons crush Orlando for 3rd straight win". NBA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Pistons' Meeks out 12-16 weeks after foot surgery". NBA.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

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