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Personal

  • Speaks five languages - French, English, Spanish, Italian and his native Creole
  • Father, Georges Louis Turiaf, signed a professional handball contract in the third division at age 21 but after marrying Aline Cesar and having Ronny, gave up the sport to stay home
  • Has three younger sisters: Elodie, Florence and Rachelle
  • Grew up on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean
  • Left home at the age of 15 to attend Insep in Paris, France, the National Institute of Physical Education
  • Played high school basketball with current NBA players Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Johan Petro in Paris
  • Graduated with a degree in Sports Management and Communication from Gonzaga
  • Enjoys playing video games and reading books
  • Favorite food is fried chicken with ranch
  • Favorite movies are Scarface and Malcolm X
  • Played for France at the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Saitama, Japan.


  • How Acquired

    Selected by the Lakers in the second round (37th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. Signed 1/17/06.


    2005-06

    In 23 games (1 start), averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.43 blocks in 7.0 minutes ... Prior to joining the Lakers, averaged 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 9 games with the CBA's Yakama Sun Kings … Logged first minute of action as an NBA professional 2/8 @ Houston … Grabbed first career rebound 2/13 vs. Utah … Recorded first NBA points on a pair of free throws 2/15 vs. Atlanta … Scored three points including his first NBA field goal while grabbing five rebounds and blocking two shots in 14 minutes 2/26 vs. Boston … Tallied a career-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with four rebounds in 13 minutes 2/28 vs. Orlando … Recorded two points, an assist, rebound, block and 10 minutes in first career start 3/15 vs. Minnesota … Blocked a career-high four shots 3/30 vs. San Antonio … Tallied six points, seven rebounds and three assists 3/31 @ Seattle … Tallied six points and two blocks 4/19 vs. New Orleans / Oklahoma City ... Appeared in three postseason games, averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes ... Scored eight points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line in nine minutes in his first career playoff appearance 5/2 @ Phoenix.


    College

  • Named West Coast Conference Player of the Year as a senior
  • Also earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from the Associated Press and was a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards
  • Was a First Team All-WCC and NABC First Team All-District 14 honoree his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
  • Finished college career as the fourth all-time leading scorer (1,723 points) and rebounder (859) in school history
  • Also ranks second in career blocks (179) and is Gonzaga’s all-time leader in free throws made (643)
  • Posted 27 career double-doubles
  • Has been a member of the Martinique and French National Basketball Teams
  • Led the WCC in rebounding (9.5 rpg) and blocked shots (1.9 bpg) while ranking eighth in scoring (15.9 ppg) his senior year
  • Finished sixth in the WCC in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg) his junior season
  • Ranked fifth in the WCC in scoring (15.6 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (6.2 rpg), scoring 20 or more points in 10 contests his sophomore year

  • NBA.com Ronny Turiaf Player Page