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  • Josh Selby

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  • Guard
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2012-13 Statistics

PPG
2.0
RPG
0.50
APG
0.4
EFF
+ 0.40
Born: Mar 27, 1991
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight: 183 lbs. / 83.0 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Kansas / USA
Years Pro: 1

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Background

Quick Facts
- Averaged 2.9 points and 1.4 assists on .389 shooting in 10.3 minutes in 18 games before being assigned to the NBA Development League’s Reno Bighorns on Feb. 13, 2012 where he scored a D-League career-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting in 27 minutes off the bench in his D-League debut on Feb. 14 vs. Austin.
- Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 49th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
- Joins Darrell Arthur and Xavier Henry as the third Kansas Jayhawk and Rudy Gay as the second Baltimore native on the Grizzlies’ roster.
- As a freshman guard in 2010-11, posted 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26 games in his lone season under Head Coach Bill Self at Kansas University in 2010-11.
- Scored a season-high 21 points in his first collegiate appearance on Dec. 18, 2010 vs. USC, sinking the go-ahead three-pointer with 26 seconds remaining in Kansas’ 70-68 victory.
- A 2010 McDonald’s All-American, named Big 12 Rookie of the Week twice in his lone season at Kansas.


Personal

Born March 27, 1991 in Baltimore, Md… Full name is Joshua C. Selby… Mother is Maeshon Witherspoon… Has two brothers, Daishon Knight and Dwayne Wheeler… Cousins are University of Memphis standouts Will Barton and Antonio Barton… Attended Lake Clifton High School his senior season one year following Will’s junior season there… Won the 2010 Baltimore Sun’s All-Metro Player of the Year Award… The No. 1-ranked high school recruit as a senior by Rivals.com, also placed fifth in the ESPNU 100 and Scout.com final rankings… Participated in multiple high-profile charity games and showcases during the 2011 offseason… Played alongside Grizzlies teammates Rudy Gay, Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo during the Impact Basketball Training Series in Las Vegas, erupting for 42 points in Day 2 of the camp on Sept. 13, 2011…Joined LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul as a member of Team Melo, which competed with the Hakim Warrick-led Team Philly in the “Battle for I-95” on Sept. 25, 2011… Joined fellow Jayhawks Darrell Arthur and Xavier Henry in Kansas University’s “Legends of the Phog” alumni exhibition game on Sept. 24, 2011 at Allen Fieldhouse… To benefit the Samaritan’s Feet Initiative, provided brand new pairs of NIKE athletic shoes to 200 children and washed the children’s feet along with teammate O.J. Mayo and 100 volunteers… Along with teammate Marc Gasol, jumped rope with kids in honor of Jump Rope for Heart at Dogwood Elementary on Feb. 9, 2012.


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