Jody Lumpkin

Jody Lumpkin (born August 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who is better known for his collegiate career at the College of Charleston between 1998–99 and 2000–01. As of 2016, he is a schoolteacher and coaches high school basketball in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina.

Jody Lumpkin
Personal information
Born (1978-08-13) August 13, 1978
Columbia, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolHammond School
(Columbia, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2004
PositionCenter
Career history
2001–2002Leuven
2002–2003Liège
2003–2004Aix Maurienne
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

High school

When Jody Lumpkin graduated from Hammond School in 1996, he chose to play at Rice University over his other top candidates Davidson College, the University of Pennsylvania, the College of Charleston (CofC), and the University of Maryland.[1] He had averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game in his junior year of high school prior to committing early to Rice in October 1995.[1]

College

In 1996–97, Lumpkin's freshman year playing for the Owls, he appeared in 26 games and averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The 6'8" center decided it was in his best interests to transfer, and at the end of the season he let the NCAA know he would be transferring to the College of Charleston. Due to NCAA by-laws, Lumpkin had to redshirt the 1997–98 season. When he became eligible in 1998–99, Lumpkin made an immediate impact for the Cougars: he averaged 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds as CofC went undefeated in Southern Conference games en route to regular season and SoCon tournament championships.[2][3] They earned a berth into the NCAA tournament but lost to Tulsa in the round of 64.

The Cougars won two more conference regular season championships in Lumpkin's final two collegiate seasons, but because they failed to win the SoCon Tournament either time, they did not earn bids to any postseason tournaments. Lumpkin increased his scoring averages in each of those seasons.[2] In 2000–01, after averaging 17.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while leading the Cougars to a 22–7 overall record, Lumpkin was named the SoCon Player of the Year, joining Sedric Webber as the only two CofC players at that point to earn the honor in the Southern Conference.[3] He scored over 1,300 points and grabbed over 700 rebounds for his cumulative four-year career at both Rice and CofC.[2]

Professional

Lumpkin went undrafted in the 2001 NBA draft, so he took his professional career abroad. He only played three total seasons – the first two in Belgium for the Leuven Bears and Liège Basket, then the final year for Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket in France.[4][5] Lumpkin found that playing professionally in Europe was not what he looked for from the sport.[3] In a 2007 interview, he said "[T]he basketball over there was a bit of a letdown after playing at the College of Charleston. It was very much like punching a time clock. With player turnover and coaching turnovers, it was a lot like a job. I had six coaches in three years."[3]

Post basketball life

In 2004, Lumpkin and his wife, Maggie, moved back to Columbia, South Carolina.[3] He became a schoolteacher at Hammond School teaching calculus.[3] He also became an assistant boys' basketball coach.[3] Later he went on to become the Upper School Dean of Hammond School. He produced 2 male heirs to his lineage. Simon, who is quote “fire wit da hoes” and Theodore, who was notoriously banned from Combat Online and has the largest nose in the tristate area.

References

  1. Murray, Ken (October 20, 1995). "Recruit from S.C. picks Rice over Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  2. "Jody Lumpkin stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  3. Burger, Ken (February 10, 2007). "Whatever Happened to Jody Lumpkin?" (PDF). The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  4. "Jody Lumpkin". ProBallers.com. MOMENTUM Productions Properties. 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. "Jody Lumpkin basketball profile". Eurobasket, Inc. 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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