| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 3 October 1992, Madison, Madison County, Alabama, U.S.A. | ||||
| Age: | 27 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Levi Leland Randolph Jr. (born October 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for Alabama.
High school career
Randolph attended the Bob Jones High School. As a junior, he led his school to an upset win over No. 1 Homewood to win the 2009–10 AHSAA Class 6A Championship, earning several accolades in the process including 6A Player of the Year and state tournament MVP. In his senior year, Randolph averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. Among his teammates at Bob Jones was Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland. Before joining the Crimson Tide, Randolph was considered a four-star recruit by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com and was considered the 30th best player in the country by the latest.
College career
As a four-year player in Alabama, Randolph played in 135 games with the Crimson tide while starting 120, averaging 9.9 points, 4.28 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.11 steals. In his senior year he had a team-high average of 15.4 points, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals while also averaging 5.1 rebounds. He was the first player of the program to be named to the CoSIDA/Capital One First Team Academic All-District Team for three consecutive years and was also named the 2015 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and second team All-SEC.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Randolph joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Orlando Summer League and the Utah Jazz for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 25, 2015, he signed with the Boston Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games. On October 31, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics. Randolph spent the entire 2015–16 season with the Red Claws.
In July 2016, Randolph joined the Philadelphia 76ers and the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 2, 2016, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A.
Personal life
The son of Levi and Mia Randolph, he graduated in August 2014 with a degree in marketing.