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Patrick O’Bryant’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro	American basketball player
Is	Athlete Basketball player
From	United States of America Central African Republic
Type	Sports
Gender	male
Birth	20 June 1986, Oskaloosa
Age	34 years

Patrick Fitzgerald O’Bryant (born June 20, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st) center was selected out of Bradley University by the Golden State Warriors with the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. He has been a member of the NBA’s Warriors, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors, and has also played in the NBA Developmental League, and overseas in Europe and Latin America.

College

O’Bryant attended Bradley University for two years and led the Braves to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2006 NCAA Tournament before losing to University of Memphis. His breakout performance against traditional powerhouses Kansas and Pittsburgh at the tournament caught the eyes of NBA scouts. But in late 2005, O’Bryant, along with another student, was suspended for 8 games by the NCAA for receiving improper payments for work claimed he had undertaken in the summer, but had not actually done. All up he was paid $1,100 on a weekly basis, regardless of whether he showed up to work or not. On April 22, 2006, O’Bryant declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent, making him eligible to return to college. However, O’Bryant made his declaration official the following month when he hired Andy Miller as his agent.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors

On June 28, 2006, O’Bryant was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. On September 6, he was diagnosed with a fracture in his right foot. He was placed in an immobilizing boot on the injured foot and missed six weeks of training camp. He played sparingly in the 2006–07 season.

O’Bryant became the first NBA lottery pick to be sent down to the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League on December 30, 2006. On February 19, 2007, he was recalled from the Jam. Warriors head coach Don Nelson had critical words for him: “I told him if he goes down to the D-League and isn’t a dominant player, there should be red flags all over the place, and he should be the first to notice. He’s not only not dominating, he’s not playing very well. He’s a long-term project. I really liked him the first week of training camp, but I assumed there would be great progress. […] He hasn’t gotten better one bit.”

Prior to the 2007–08 season, the Warriors declined to pick up his third year option, which made him an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. On March 10, 2008, he was reassigned to the Bakersfield Jam; however, he was later recalled and rejoined the Warriors for the remainder of the season.

Boston Celtics

On July 11, 2008, O’Bryant signed a two-year, $3.12 million contract with the Boston Celtics. He had an impressive workout with the team a week earlier and was expected to be the backup center for Kendrick Perkins.

Toronto Raptors

On February 19, 2009, O’Bryant was traded by Boston to the Toronto Raptors in a 3-team deal with Will Solomon going to the Sacramento Kings, and a heavily-protected future second round pick going to the Celtics.

China

In September, 2010, O’Bryant signed a contract with Fujian Xunxing of the Chinese Basketball Association, but he was later released because of poor performances in pre-season, as well as a reported lack of effort in practice.

Return to the NBA D-League

On January 10, 2011, O’Bryant joined the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.

Europe

In August 2011 he signed with Kavala B.C.

Puerto Rico

In February 2012 he signed with the Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico.

Return to Reno and Lietuvos Rytas

On January 16, 2013, O’Bryant was reacquired by the Reno Bighorns. He was bought out of his contract on January 30. He then joined Lietuvos rytas. Despite being signed as one of the team’s main centers, his playing time decreased over the following months. O’Bryant was released on May 6, 2013.

Charlotte Bobcats

In September 2013, O’Bryant signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. However, he was waived on October 23.

Taiwan

In November 2013, O’Bryant signed with Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League.

On April 24, 2016, O’Bryant won the Final’s MVP award while playing for Taiwan Beer.

SBL career statistics (Taiwan)

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	BPG	PPG
2013–2014	Taiwan Beer	28	.462	.257	.713	13.7	1.8	2.4	20.3
2014–2015	Taiwan Beer	28	.469	.302	.669	13.7	2.2	1.6	19.8
2015–2016	Taiwan Beer	29	.408	.329	.678	13.5	3.0	1.8	17.3

Post season

Year	Team	GP	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	BPG	PPG
2013–2014	Taiwan Beer	7	.411	.200	.738	11.6	1.7	0.4	21.1
2014–2015	Taiwan Beer	14	.450	.165	.697	11.1	2.4	2.4	18.8
2015–2016	Taiwan Beer	11	.545	.436	.813	16.8	1.7	2.2	23.4

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
2006–07	Golden State	16	0	7.4	.313	.000	.647	1.3	.6	.4	.5	1.9
2007–08	Golden State	24	0	4.1	.552	.000	.600	1.2	.2	.2	.4	1.5
2008–09	Boston	26	0	4.2	.516	.000	.667	1.3	.3	.1	.3	1.5
2008–09	Toronto	13	3	11.3	.547	.000	.375	2.5	.2	.2	.8	4.7
2009–10	Toronto	11	0	4.6	.533	.000	.500	1.0	.1	.2	.4	1.7
Career		90	3	5.8	.494	.000	.583	1.4	.3	.2	.4	2.1

Playing style

O’Bryant was a late bloomer who was not heavily recruited out of high school. He plays the center position and is known for his shot-blocking ability, as he led the Missouri Valley Conference in blocks for two straight years, and is also a solid rebounder. He has a 7’6″ wingspan. His offensive game also features a skyhook.

Bob Geldof’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Bob Geldof net worth: Bob Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, and activist who has a net worth of $150 million. Bob Geldof first became famous on a worldwide scale as the lead singer of the popular rock band The Boomtown Rats. He then went on to have a popular solo singing career. He also founded several highly successful production companies. Early Life: He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland on October 5, 1951, the son of Evelyn and Robert Geldof. When he was just six years old, his mother died at age 41 from a cerebral brain hemorrhage. Geldoff attended Blackrock College where he was bullied for being a bad rugby player and for his middle name, which is Zenon. He worked after college as a slaughterman, a road navvy, and a pea canner, and then was hired as a music journalist in Vancouver Canada for “The Georgia Straight.” Career: Geldof returned to Ireland in 1975 and became the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, a rock group linked with the punk movement. They had their first No. 1 single in the UK in 1978 with “Rat Trap.” They gained international attention with their second UK No. 1 hit, the both successful and controversial “I Don’t Like Mondays.” Geldof had written the song in the aftermath of Brenda Ann Spencer’s attempted massacre at an elementary school in San Diego in 1979. In 1980, the group released the album “Mondo Bongo.” Its single “Up All Night” was a giant success in the U.S. and the video played frequently on MTV. Geldof quickly became famous as a colorful interview subject. During his interviews, he’d attack Irish politicians and the Catholic Church, along with Blackrock College. His interviews caused uproar and made it impossible for The Boomtown Rats to play in Ireland again. Geldof left The Boomtown Rats to launch his solo career and to publish his autobiography, “Is That It?” which was a UK bestseller. His first solo records sold reasonable amounts and spawned the hit singles “This Is the World Calling” and “The Great Song of Indifference.” In 1984, Geldof was moved after hearing a report on the starving children of Ethiopia. He quickly organized a supergroup of pop musicians under the name Band Aid to write the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. The song debuted at #1 and became the biggest selling single in the UK ever, up to that point. It was also a major hit in the U.S. The single eventually sold over three million copies and raised more than $20 million for the people of Ethiopia. After learning that the majority of the money he raised would actually be used to repay Ethiopia’s national debts to Western banks, Geldof set out to organize the Live Aid concert. Live Aid took place on July 13, 1985. The concert took place in both the UK’s Wembley Stadium and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. 72,000 people attended the concert at Wembley and over 100,000 attended in Philadelphia. It was also simulcast around the world. And, thanks to an unprecedented decision by the BBC to clear its schedules for 16 hours of rock music, the event was also broadcast live in the UK on TV and radio. 1.9 billion people tuned in from 150 nations to watch the concerts. It was one of the most monumental stage shows in history, with Phil Collins flying on the Concorde so that he could play at both Wembley and Philadelphia on the same day. During the broadcast, Geldof shocked viewers into giving cash by mouthing profanities and slamming his fist on the table and ordering them not to go to the pub, but to stay home and watch the show. Nearly seven hours into the London concert, Geldof gave a famous interview with BBC presenter David Hepworth in which he said: “Fuck the address, let’s get the [phone] numbers!” It has passed into folklore that he yelled at the audience, “Give us your fucking money!” Due to his Irish accent, the profanity was stated to be misheard as “fock” and “focking” respectively. After the outburst, giving increased to £300 per second. The harrowing videos of dying, skeletal children, introduced by David Bowie following the end of his set, contributed to the concert’s success. Live Aid would eventually raise more than $300 million for famine relief and earned Bob Geldof a Knighthood from the Queen of England when he was just 34 years old. In March 2005, Geldof announced the Live 8 project, to raise awareness of issues that burden Africa including hunger and AIDS. Geldof organized ten concerts on July 2, 2005 in large cities throughout the industrialized world. They featured music from different genres in locations. The cities where Live 8 concerts drew huge crowds: London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Philadelphia, Barrie, Chiba, Johannesburg, Moscow, Cornwall, and Edinburgh. The concerts were free and took place just days before world leaders gathered for the G8 Economic Summit. Personal Life: Geldof’s longtime girlfriend and first wife was rock journalist Paula Yates. They met when she became an obsessed fan of The Boomtown Rats during the band’s early days. Before they were married, the couple had their first daughter, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, born in March of 1983. They married in June 1986 and had two more daughters, Peaches Geldof (b. 1989) and Pixie Geldof, born in September 1990. In February 1995, Paula left Bob for Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of INXS. She had met him in 1985 when she interviewed him on her show “The Tube.” Geldof and Yates divorced in May 1996 and Hutchence committed suicide in November 1997. After his death, Geldof and Yates each gave police statements on the phone calls they had exchanged with Hutchence that morning but did not volunteer their phone records. Geldof went to court and obtained full custody of his three children and has since become an outspoken advocate of fathers’ rights. Yates died from a heroin overdose in 2000 and Geldof became the legal guardian of the child Yates and Hutchence had had together, Tiger Hutchence. He later adopted her in 2007. In 2019, it was announced that her legal name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof. In 2014, Geldof’s daughter Peaches died at 25 from a heroin overdose. Later that year, he married French actress Jeanne Marine, his partner of 18 years. The couple resides in Battersea, London.