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2012-13 Statistics

PPG
2.7
RPG
1.10
APG
1.9
EFF
+ 3.31
Born: Jun 21, 1983
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight: 190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Utah Valley University / USA
Years Pro: 7

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Background

2009-10 SEASON
Appeared in 60 games (four starts) averaging 4.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 13.3 minutes ... Scored in double figures six times and dished 5+ assists seven times ... Missed 19 games due to injury: 15 with a sprained left big toe (11/11-12/10), one due to left shoulder tendinitis (1/11) and three with a bruised right wrist (3/12-3/15) ... DNP-CD three times (12/12-12/14, 12/21) ... Averaged 9.3 points, 5.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.00 steals in four games as a starter ... Had season-high 14 points and six assists vs. Memphis (1/6) in first start of season ... Tallied 14 points and tied career-highs with nine assists and six rebounds at Golden State (4/13) ... Also had nine assists at Memphis (1/8) ... Scored 13 points with six assists vs. Atlanta (2/22) ... Had a career-high three steals vs. New Jersey (1/23).

2008-09 SEASON
Appeared in 52 games (17 starts) averaging 4.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game in 14.2 minutes … Led the Jazz in assists seven times and reached double-figures in scoring eight times … Averaged 8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a starter … Inactive one time (3/28) for birth of daughter and DNP-CD 29 times (12/9-12/13, 12/26-12/27, 1/2-1/5, 1/16-1/24, 1/27, 2/21, 2/25, 3/1-3/4, 3/8-3/14, 3/20-3/25, 3/30, 4/2-4/3, 4/10-4/11) … Handed out 7 assists vs. LA Clippers (11/1) … Tied a career-high with 16 points in 40 minutes vs. Milwaukee (11/19) and set a new career mark with 8 assists vs. Chicago (11/24) … Had 8 points, 5 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes at San Antonio (11/21)… Recorded 12 points, 4 assists and 3 steals vs. Sacramento (11/28)…Picked up a career high 6 rebounds vs. Detroit (1/10)…Registered a career-high 3 steals vs. Charlotte (2/2) … Had 6 points at Orlando (3/15).

AS A PROFESSIONAL
Has played in 200 career games (21 starts) in four NBA seasons in Utah and Sacramento … Owns career averages of 3.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in 10.2 minutes per game … Tied career-high of 16 points at the Lakers (12/28/07) … Set career-high of 16 points (6-9 FG, career-high 3-3 3pt, 1-2 FT), including a highlight-reel dunk with 4:13 left in the 3rd quarter vs. Utah while a member of Sacramento (11/22/06)

2005-06 (w/Sacramento): Averaged 2.1 points in 5.2 minutes per contest in 29 games off the bench … DNP-CD in 52 games … Scored in double-figures once, posting 11 points with 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 18 minutes vs. Dallas on 12/22.

2006-07 SEASON
Appeared in 58 games (one start) for Sacramento, averaging 3.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per contest … Missed three games due to a left hip pointer (4/15 – 4/18) … DNP-CD in 21 games … Scored in double figures seven times … Doled out a career-best three assists in four contests … Collected two or more steals on six occasions … Led Kings in rebounding once and in assists three times … Played in a career-high 31 minutes, recording 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 3FG), a career-high tying five rebounds, three assists, and two steals vs. Utah on 4/6 … In just 18 minutes of action, registered 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3FG) and five rebounds at Phoenix on 3/22 … Posted 15 points and three rebounds at New Jersey (2/23) … Totaled two points in 13 minutes in first career start at Phoenix on 12/5 … Tallied 10 points, a career-best five rebounds, and three assists at Dallas on 12/1 … Scored a career-high 16 points (6-9 FG, career-high 3-3 3pt, 1-2 FT), including a highlight-reel dunk with 4:13 left in the 3rd quarter vs. Utah on 11/22.

IN THE PLAYOFFS
Has appeared in 18 of a possible 23 games in three appearances, averaging 2.3 points and 0.9 assists in 5.2 minutes …2009: Totaled 8 points and 5 assists in two games, all of which came in the second half of the series-ending fifth game … 2008: Appeared in all 12 games, averaging 2.8 points and 0.9 assists in 5.7 minutes … Averaged 1.7 points in 5.5 minutes in six-game Conf. Semifinals vs. L.A. Lakers … Received four stitches to right eye brow following Ronny Turiaf flagrant foul in Game 4 (5/11) … Averaged 3.8 points in six-game first round against Houston … Had playoff career-high 8 points (3-6, 2-3 3FG) in Game 2 at Houston (4/21) … 2006 (w/Sacramento): Saw nine minutes of total action in four games, recording one assist while missing all three shot attempts in the six-game, first-round series loss to San Antonio …DNP-CD twice

AS A COLLEGIAN
Was the first player to enter the NBA directly from UVU and only the second alumnus to play in the league (other was Travis Hansen in 2003-04) … Averaged 19.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.63 steals in all 89 games (all starts) in which he played at Utah Valley State … As a senior, averaged 24.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.82 steals in all 28 games, leading UVU to a 16-12 record in its first full year of Division I competition … Would have ranked third nationally in scoring had UVU not been a provisional Division I member … Named 2005 NCAA Division I Independents Player of the Year and earned USBWA All-District 8 honors … Led the Wolverines in scoring in all but five games in 2004-05 … Reached the 30-point plateau eight times, including a season-high 36 points (27 in second half) in his final home game vs. Northern Colorado on 2/26 … Posted 35 points vs. Oral Roberts, Montana State, and UMKC … Hit six three-pointers in four contests … Named Division I Independents Player of the Week two times (12/21/05 & 3/1/05) … As a junior, averaged a team-best 20.2 points, registering 20+ points in 13 games … Scored a career-high tying 37 points vs. Northern Colorado … Also posted 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals at Western Montana … Recorded 26 points against Florida Gulf Coast in the finals of the national Provisional Independent Tournament where he earned MVP honors … Earned First Team All-Independents accolades and led the Wolverines to a 23-5 record … As a sophomore, scored a team-high 15.3 points per contest … Tallied a career-high 37 points in the Region 18 Tournament semifinal victory over the College of Southern Idaho … Named to the Region 18 All-Tournament Team and honorable mention All-Region … Averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 assists and 1.20 steals as a freshman at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La., before transferring to UVU when it competed at the junior college level.


Personal

  • Full name is Ronald D’Wayne Price
  • Born in Friendswood, Texas
  • Has one younger sister, 16-year-old Chelsi
  • Averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas
  • Was named All-Conference three straight years (1999-01) and holds the school record for consecutive free throws made
  • Graduated on the honor roll with a 3.4 GPA
  • Stood just 5-7, 150 lbs. coming out of high school and was lightly recruited
  • Majored in Business Management at Utah Valley University
  • Played under former Utah and Ball State head coach Dick Hunsaker at UVU
  • Most memorable moment playing basketball was his last home game in college Competed in Wheelchair Charities, Inc. celebrity basketball game at Madison Square Garden in September 2006 to help raise funds for patients with paraplegic and quadriplegic injuries
  • Helped refurbish and donate a Reading and Learning Center while playing in Sacramento Participated in the NBA “Read to Achieve” program
  • Is the first player in Jazz history to wear the number 17
  • Wore number 7 in Sacramento in honor of former Jazz great Pete Maravich
  • Enjoys watching TV and talking on the phone with family and friends
  • Wears a size is 12 shoe

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