Dennis Rodman
Rodman in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1961 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1986: 2nd round, 27th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons |
| Playing career | 1986–2006 |
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| Number | 10, 91, 73, 70 |
| Career history | |
| 1986–1993 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1993–1995 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2000 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2003–2004 | Long Beach Jam |
| 2004 | Fuerza Regia |
| 2004–2005 | Orange County Crush |
| 2005 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2005–2006 | Tijuana Dragons |
| 2006 | Brighton Bears |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,683 (7.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 11,954 (13.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,600 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history". Nicknamed "the Worm",[2] he played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rodman played at the small forward position in his early years before becoming a power forward.
He earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships. On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman's No. 10 jersey,[3] and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later that year.[4] In October 2021, Rodman was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[5]
Rodman experienced an unhappy childhood and was often described as shy and introverted in his early years. After attempting to take his own life in 1993, he reinvented himself as a "bad boy" and became notorious for numerous controversial antics. He repeatedly dyed his hair in artificial colors, had many piercings and tattoos, and regularly disrupted games by clashing with opposing players and officials. He famously wore a wedding dress to promote his 1996 autobiography Bad as I Wanna Be. Rodman also attracted international attention for his visits to North Korea and his subsequent befriending of the North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un in 2013.
In addition to being a former professional basketball player, Rodman has appeared in professional wrestling. He was a member of the nWo and fought alongside Hulk Hogan in the main event of two Bash at the Beach pay-per-views. In professional wrestling, Rodman was the first-ever winner of the Celebrity Championship Wrestling tournament. He had his own TV show, The Rodman World Tour, and had starring roles in the action films Double Team (1997) and Simon Sez (1999). He appeared in several reality TV series and was the winner of the $222,000 main prize of the 2004 edition of Celebrity Mole.
- ^ "NBA.com: Dennis Rodman Career Stats". NBA.com. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
- ^ Levy, Dan (June 10, 2013). "The Greatest Nicknames in NBA History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Lidz, Franz (July 8, 2013). "Dennis Rodman - As the Worm Turns". Vault. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rodman, Mullin enshrined in Hall of Fame". Fox Sports. August 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ nba.com/75