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Robert Archibald

Position	Forward-Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	250 lb (110 kg)
League	ACB
Team	Unicaja Málaga
Born	March 29, 1980 (1980-03-29) (age 29) Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Nationality	British
High school	Queen Anne, Dunfermline, UK Lafayette, Wildwood, Missouri, USA
College	Illinois
Draft	2nd round, 31st overall, 2002 Memphis Grizzlies
Pro career	2002–present
Former teams	Memphis Grizzlies (2002–03) Phoenix Suns (2003–04) Orlando Magic (2004) Toronto Raptors (2004) Valencia (2004) Scavolini Pesaro (2004–05) Joventut Badalona (2005–07) Azovmash Mariupol (2007–08)

Robert Michael Archibald Jr. (born March 29, 1980 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward-center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the NBA club the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round (31st overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft. He currently plays with the pro club Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB league.^[1]

Pro career

Archibald started his career as a junior with Dunfermline Reign of the Scottish League, where he won the Under 20 Cup title. Archibald played two NBA seasons, spending time with four teams: the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Orlando Magic, and the Toronto Raptors. He holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He has also played for Joventut Badalona and Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB league.^[1]

Great Britain national team

He has represented the Scottish national basketball team at the junior level and the Great Britain national team at the Student level. He is currently a member of the senior Great Britain national basketball team.

Personal

• Archibald graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998, the same class as MLB player Ryan Howard.

See also

• Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Unicaja adds size with Robert Archibald.

External links

• NBA Player Profile @ NBA.com
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Robert Archibald Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• ACB Profile (Spanish)
• Herald, Archibald on familiar territory for key game
• Scotland on Sunday, Archibald seeks new heights