Victor Rudd

Victor Rudd (born March 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball at Arizona State University, and at the University of South Florida. At a height of 6'9" (2.06 m) tall,[1][2] he plays at the power forward position, and can also play as a center, if needed.

Victor Rudd
Rudd with CSKA Moscow in 2018
No. 23 – Gigantes de Carolina
PositionPower forward
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1991-03-18) March 18, 1991
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolFindlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Delaware 87ers
2015–2016Nizhny Novgorod
2016–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2018Gaziantep
2018CSKA Moscow
2018Auxilium Torino
2019Capitanes de Arecibo
2019–2020s.Oliver Würzburg
2020Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2020–2021Capitanes de Arecibo
2021Cariduros de Fajardo
2021–2022Biguá
2022–2023Spartans Distrito Capital
2023Cariduros de Fajardo
2023–presentGigantes de Carolina
Career highlights and awards

High school and college career

Rudd played high school basketball at Findlay Prep, in Henderson, Nevada.

Rudd played college basketball at Arizona State University, with the Sun Devils, from 2009 to 2010, and at the University of South Florida, with the Bulls, from 2011 to 2014.

Professional career

Rudd began his career in the NBA D-League, in the 2014–15 season, with the Delaware 87ers. On July 29, 2015, Rudd joined Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian VTB United League and European-wide 2nd tier level EuroCup.[3] After a successful EuroCup season, in which he averaged 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, Rudd was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team.[4][5]

On August 18, 2016, Rudd signed a one-year contract with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6] During his season with the club, Rudd was selected to the Israeli League All-Star game and helped Maccabi to win the Israeli Basketball State Cup title.

On September 2, 2017, Rudd signed with the Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol for the 2017–18 season.[7]

On February 15, 2018, Rudd signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague for a one-month temporary contract with an option to prolong it for the rest of the season,[8] which CSKA exercised on March 17.[9] Rudd officially parted ways with the team on May 23, 2018. On September 17, Rudd signed with Auxilium Torino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[10]

On October 13, 2019, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [11] After averaging 7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the Bundesliga, Rudd parted ways with the team on February 18, 2020.[12] On August 6, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League.[13] After averaging 8.7 points per game in his first three games, Rudd was released by the team on September 15.[14] On October 13, he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[15]

During the 2021–22 season, Rudd played with Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz. On April 10, 2022, he had team-highs of 20 points and 9 rebounds in the 2022 BCL Americas Final, which Biguá lost to São Paulo.[16]

In August 2022, Rudd joined Spartans Distrito Capital.[17]

The Basketball Tournament

Victor Rudd played for HBC Sicklerville in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He scored 9 points and had 8 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to the Talladega Knights.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Maccabi 302025.8.460.364.7814.31.7.7 .310.110.3
2017–18 CSKA Moscow 13110.1.346.286.8891.2.3.5.22.32.3
Career 432121.1.449.353.7953.31.3.6.37.77.9

References
  1. Victor Rudd Height: 6–9 (206cm) Weight: 246 (112kg).
  2. 52 Victor Rudd F 6–9 246.
  3. "Nizhny Novgorod lands Victor Rudd".
  4. "RUDD, VICTOR – Welcome to Eurocup".
  5. "2015–16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced". Archived from the original on April 19, 2016.
  6. "Victor Rudd joins Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv". Maccabi.co.il. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  7. "Victor Rudd signs with Gaziantep". Sportando.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. "CSKA adds Victor Rudd for one month". EuroLeague.net. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. "CSKA Moscow keeps Victor Rudd for the season". Sportando.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  10. "Fiat Torino signs Victor Rudd". Sportando. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. Lupo, Nicola (October 13, 2019). "Victor Rudd joins s.Oliver Würzburg". Sportando. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  12. Carchia, Emiliano (February 18, 2020). "Victor Rudd, Wurzburg part ways". Sportando. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  13. Skerletic, Dario (August 6, 2020). "BM Slam Stal Ostrow inks Victor Rudd". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  14. Lupo, Nicola (September 15, 2020). "BM Slam Stal Ostrow releases Victor Rudd". Sportando. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  15. Modestti, Luis (October 13, 2020). "Rudd comes back to Arecibo, ex Stal Ostrow". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  16. "São Paulo v Bigua boxscore - Basketball Champions League Americas 2022 - 9 April". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  17. Requena, Yelimar (2022-08-19). "Víctor Rudd llega para blindar a Spartans". Líder en deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-22.


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