A profile of a young Warriors of great potential — Anthony Randolph

By Angelo Merino

Oakland, CA—At 6’ 10", 205lbs, Anthony Randolph, Born: Jul 15, 1989 in Wurzbach, West Germany at 19 is the youngest player in the NBA today. On June 26, 2008, Randolph was the 14th pick by the Golden State Warriors. In his very first professional game, playing in the Summer League for the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Randolph scored 30 points on 12-18 shooting, made 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and blocked 2 shots.

Randolph went to school in Pasadena, California, and Little Rock, Arkansas, before coming to Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas as a junior. Playing for Pat Washington at Woodrow Wilson, he averaged 25.8 points per game and 12.6 rebounds as a senior. He was named to the first team All-Area Dallas Morning News boys basketball team and had 21 points in the 2007 Round-ball Classic in Chicago.

In college, Randolph made an impact on the court immediately, as he had six blocks in just the third game of his freshman season. He was the only LSU Tiger to start all 31 games. Although the team ended up with a 13-18 record, Randolph finished strong, averaging 20.1 points during the last nine games.

Although Anthony has a long way to go on this league, he is being compared to players whom the leagues considered amongst most exciting player on the court today. His high-energy blocks and acrobatic dunks keeps spectators off their feet and alert for what more daring moves he is going to do next. Anthony is getting much more confident and accurate in his perimeter shots too. He is a player of great potential.

My prediction, if Anthony will stay with Golden State, free from injury and of the same tutelage from Coach Nelson, Smart, Jackson, etc., he will be a player that teams be closely guarding and will not be long to be a member of the all star team—NBA.

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