Victor Rudd

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Victor Rudd

| image = Victor Rudd 3 PBC CSKA Moscow EuroLeague 20180316 (2).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Rudd with CSKA Moscow in 2018

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 240

| league = Qatari Basketball League

| team = Al-Arabi

| number = 1

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|03|18}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| high_school = Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)

| college =

Arizona State (2009–2010)
South Florida (2011–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Delaware 87ers

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Nizhny Novgorod

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Gaziantep

| years5 = 2018

| team5 = CSKA Moscow

| years6 = 2018

| team6 = Auxilium Torino

| years7 = 2019

| team7 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years8 = 2019–2020

| team8 = s.Oliver Würzburg

| years9 = 2020

| team9 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

| years10 = 2020

| team10 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years11 = 2021

| team11 = Biguá

| years12 = 2021

| team12 = Cariduros de Fajardo

| years13 = 2021–2022

| team13 = Biguá

| years14 = 2022

| team14 = Cariduros de Fajardo

| years15 = 2022

| team15 = Spartans Distrito Capital

| years16 = 2022–2023

| team16 = Biguá

| years17 = 2023

| team17 = Cariduros de Fajardo

| years18 = 2023

| team18 = Gigantes de Carolina

| years19 = 2023–2024

| team19 = Aguada

| years20 = 2024

| team20 = Brillantes del Zulia

| years21 = 2024–present

| team21 = Al-Arabi

| highlights =

}}

Victor Dewayne Rudd{{cite web |title=Victor Dewayne Rudd, Born 03/18/1991 in California |url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/victor_dewayne_rudd_born_1991_20993291 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=30 October 2024}} (born March 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Arabi of the Qatari Basketball League. He played college basketball at Arizona State University, and at the University of South Florida. At a height of 6'9" (2.06 m) tall,[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Victor-Rudd/Summary/6681 Victor Rudd Height: 6–9 (206cm) Weight: 246 (112kg).][http://www.nba.com/heat/heat-announce-summer-league-information-1/ 52 Victor Rudd F 6–9 246.] he plays at the power forward position.

High school and college career

Rudd played high school basketball at Findlay Prep, in Henderson, Nevada.

Rudd played college basketball at Arizona State University, with the Sun Devils, from 2009 to 2010, and at the University of South Florida, with the Bulls, from 2011 to 2014.

Professional career

Rudd began his career in the NBA D-League, in the 2014–15 season, with the Delaware 87ers. On July 29, 2015, Rudd joined Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian VTB United League and European-wide 2nd tier level EuroCup.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/170884/nizhny-novgorod-lands-victor-rudd.html|title=Nizhny Novgorod lands Victor Rudd}} After a successful EuroCup season, in which he averaged 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, Rudd was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2015&pcode=006536|title=RUDD, VICTOR – Welcome to Eurocup}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6te4n3l6chkvxgt3/2015-16-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419064315/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6te4n3l6chkvxgt3/2015-16-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2016|title=2015–16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced}}

On August 18, 2016, Rudd signed a one-year contract with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite news|title=Victor Rudd joins Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv|url=http://maccabi.co.il/News.asp?id=5489&lang=en#sthash.c75oFu8U.dpbs|access-date=August 18, 2016|work=Maccabi.co.il|date=August 18, 2016}} During his season with the club, Rudd was selected to the Israeli League All-Star game and helped Maccabi to win the Israeli Basketball State Cup title.

On September 2, 2017, Rudd signed with the Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=Victor Rudd signs with Gaziantep|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/turkey/bsl/245778/victor-rudd-signs-with-gaziantep.html|access-date=September 2, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=September 2, 2017}}

On February 15, 2018, Rudd signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague for a one-month temporary contract with an option to prolong it for the rest of the season,{{cite news|title=CSKA adds Victor Rudd for one month|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8je39ri65ajhw8m3/cska-adds-victor-rudd-for-one-month|access-date=February 15, 2018|work=EuroLeague.net|date=February 15, 2018}} which CSKA exercised on March 17.{{cite news|title=CSKA Moscow keeps Victor Rudd for the season|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/russia/268281/cska-moscow-keeps-victor-rudd-for-the-season.html#refresh_ce|access-date=March 17, 2018|work=Sportando.com|date=March 17, 2018}} Rudd officially parted ways with the team on May 23, 2018. On September 17, Rudd signed with Auxilium Torino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.{{cite web |title=Fiat Torino signs Victor Rudd |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/288870/fiat-torino-signs-victor-rudd.html |website=Sportando |access-date=September 17, 2018}}

On October 13, 2019, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/victor-rudd-joins-s-oliver-wurzburg/|title=Victor Rudd joins s.Oliver Würzburg|date=October 13, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 14, 2019|last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} After averaging 7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the Bundesliga, Rudd parted ways with the team on February 18, 2020.{{cite news |title=Victor Rudd, Wurzburg part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/victor-rudd-wurzburg-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=February 18, 2020|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} On August 6, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League.{{cite news |title=BM Slam Stal Ostrow inks Victor Rudd |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bm-slam-stal-ostrow-inks-victor-rudd/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 6, 2020 |date=August 6, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }} After averaging 8.7 points per game in his first three games, Rudd was released by the team on September 15.{{cite news |title=BM Slam Stal Ostrow releases Victor Rudd |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bm-slam-stal-ostrow-releases-victor-rudd/ |website=Sportando |access-date=September 15, 2020 |date=September 15, 2020|last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} On October 13, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.{{cite web |last1=Modestti |first1=Luis |title=Rudd comes back to Arecibo, ex Stal Ostrow |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/news/648472/Rudd-comes-back-to-Arecibo,-ex-Stal-Ostrow |website=Eurobasket |access-date=October 13, 2020 |date=October 13, 2020}}

During the 2021–22 season, Rudd played with Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz. On April 10, 2022, he had team-highs of 20 points and 9 rebounds in the 2022 BCL Americas Final, which Biguá lost to São Paulo.{{cite news |title=São Paulo v Bigua boxscore - Basketball Champions League Americas 2022 - 9 April |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/bclamericas/21-22/game/0904/São-Paulo-Bigua#tab=boxscore |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}

In August 2022, Rudd joined Spartans Distrito Capital.{{Cite web |last=Requena |first=Yelimar |date=2022-08-19 |title=Víctor Rudd llega para blindar a Spartans |url=https://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/basketball/baloncesto-superliga/victor-rudd-llega-para-blindar-a-spartans/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Líder en deportes |language=es}}

On June 19, 2024, Rudd signed with Brillantes del Zulia.{{cite web |title=Victor Rudd (ex Aguada) agreed terms with Brillantes |url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Uruguay/news/877018/SPB-2024-Victor-Rudd-ex-Aguada-agreed-terms-with-Brillantes |website=Eurobasket.com |access-date=30 October 2024 |date=19 June 2024}}

On October 2, 2024, Rudd signed with Al-Arabi of the Qatari Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Victor Rudd (ex Brillantes) joins Al Arabi |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Qatar/news/893861/Victor-Rudd-ex-Brillantes-joins-Al-Arabi |website=Eurobasket.com |access-date=30 October 2024 |date=2 October 2024}}

The Basketball Tournament

Victor Rudd played for HBC Sicklerville in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He scored 9 points and had 8 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to the Talladega Knights.

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| style="text-align:left;"| Maccabi

| 30 || 20 || 25.8 || .460 || .364 || .781 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 10.1 || 10.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| CSKA Moscow

| 13 || 1 || 10.1 || .346 || .286 || .889 || 1.2 || .3 || .5 || .2 || 2.3 || 2.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;"colspan=2| Career

| 43 || 21 || 21.1 || .449 || .353 || .795 || 3.3 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || 7.7 || 7.9

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=006536#!careerstats Victor Rudd] at euroleague.net
{{Eurobasket.com player|183859}}
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Victor-Rudd/Summary/6681 Victor Rudd] at realgm.com
[https://twitter.com/iamleaguerudd?lang=en Victor Rudd] at Twitter
[http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204993532 USF Bulls College bio]

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