Zach Randolph

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… Earned USA Today and Parade First-Team All-American honors as a senior at Marion HS 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… Participated with teammate Mike Conley and other NBA stars in the “Ball For It All Classic” at the University of Indianapolis on Sept. 24, 2011… Favorite player growing up was Michael Jordan…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 President 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 September 2004…Credits faith for his success and has a Bible at the entrance of his home… “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is his all-time favorite television show… “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is his all-time favorite cartoon… Lists Jackie Robinson as the one autograph he would most like to receive… Took 200 children from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis and Memphis Athletic Ministries on a holiday shopping spree at Target in Dec. 2011, providing each child’s family with a $180 gift card… Affectionately known as “Z-Bo Claus” during the holiday season for his philanthropy in the Memphis community… For a second-straight year, assisted with utility payments for 100 Memphis families who were behind on their bills in January 2011…Along with Rudy Gay, Mike Conley and Marc Gasol, hosted Staxtacular 2012, his third consecutive year hosting the fundraiser benefiting the Stax Music Academy.