michael ruffin

Denver, Colorado Nationality American High school Cherry Creek College Tulsa Draft 2nd round, 32nd overall, 1999

Chicago Bulls Pro career 1999–present Former teams Chicago Bulls (1999–2001, 2008-)

Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002)

Caprabo Lleida (2002–2003)

Utah Jazz (2003–2004)

Washington Wizards (2004–2007)

Milwaukee Bucks (2007–2008) Official profile Info Page

Michael David Ruffin (born 21 January 1977 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA. He is a 6'8", 248 lb forward/center.

After playing college basketball at the University of Tulsa, Ruffin was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Bulls, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards. He has averaged 1.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game through his career but is considered to be a defensive presence on the court. He is known for his blocks and hard dunks and rebounds.

Michael Ruffin committed a costly error for his team in the dying seconds of a March 30, 2007 game against the Toronto Raptors. With his Washington Wizards up 109-106 with 3.8 seconds left, Ruffin intercepted a Raptors half-court inbounds pass only to heave the ball in the air to try to allow the remaining time left on the clock to run out, but the ball was not thrown high enough and the Raptors' Morris Peterson caught the ball on its descent and made a 31-foot three-point shot with 0.2 seconds remaining to tie the score and send the game into overtime. The Raptors went on to defeat the Wizards, 123-118.[1]

On February 17, 2009, Michael was a part of the trade between the Chicago Bulls and the Sacramento Kings. He was sent to the Sacramento Kings and then to the Portland Trail Blazers shortly thereafter for Ike Diogu.[2] Contents [hide] 1 NBA career statistics 1.1 Regular season 1.2 Playoffs 2 Notes 3 External links //

NBA 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 Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1999–00 Chicago 71 6 13.7 .420 .000 .489 3.5 .6 .4 .4 2.2 2000–01 Chicago 45 16 19.5 .444 .000 .506 5.8 .9 .7 .8 2.6 2001–02 Philadelphia 15 0 11.3 .269 .000 .250 3.4 .3 .3 .5 1.1 2003–04 Utah 41 23 17.9 .325 .000 .421 5.0 1.0 .5 .5 2.2 2004–05 Washington 79 7 16.0 .414 .000 .433 4.2 .8 .5 .5 1.4 2005–06 Washington 76 4 13.3 .442 .000 .500 3.6 .4 .4 .4 1.4 2006–07 Washington 30 0 9.0 .278 .000 .368 2.1 .2 .2 .3 .6 2007–08 Milwaukee 46 2 13.7 .532 .000 .397 4.0 .5 .7 .4 2.0 Career 403 58 14.7 .408 .000 .456