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Born July 16, 1981 in Marion, Ind… Full name is Zachary Randolph… Nicknamed “Z-Bo”… Son of Mae Randolph… Has three siblings – one brother, Roger, and two sisters, Tomika and Kelly… Has two children, MacKenley and MaZiya… Attended Marion High School in Marion, Ind… Lists his mother as the person who has been most influential in his life… Favorite player growing up was Michael Jordan… Earned USA Today and Parade First-Team All-American honors as a senior at Marion High School in 2000… Named MVP of the 2000 McDonald’s All-American game… Guided Marion to the 2000 Class 4A State Championship while being named 2000 Indiana Player of the Year by USA Today… Member of the silver-medal winning U.S. team at the 2000 World Championship for Young Men… Favorite activity on an off-day is walking his three dogs… Pre-game ritual consists of eating pasta at 3:30 p.m… Would have dinner with Barack Obama if given a chance to have dinner with anyone in history… Met Nelson Mandela as part of the NBA’s “Basketball Without Borders” event in Johannesburg, South Africa in Sept. 2004… Along with Fred Jones, hosted the 2008-09 Los Angeles Clippers Community Kids Awards… Participated in the 2008-09 Los Angeles Clippers Foundation Charity BasketBowl Challenge… Along with New York Knicks teammates, hosted the 2008 Knicks Dream Day, an event for inner-city youths making their dreams come true… Credits faith for his success and has a Bible at the entrance of his home… Appeared on “MTV Cribs” in Jan. 2006… “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is his all-time favorite television show… “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is his all-time favorite cartoon… Favorite sports memory is making the playoffs in 2002 and 2003 with Portland… Lists Jackie Robinson as the one autograph he would most like to receive.
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