Randy Lechard Culpepper (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the City Oilers of the BAL.

Randy Culpepper
Culpepper with Ferro-ZNTU in 2012
No. 5 – City Oilers
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 (age 35)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolSheffield (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeUTEP (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Ferro-ZNTU
2013–2014Krasny Oktyabr
2014Sagesse Beirut
2014–2015Krasny Oktyabr
2015Limoges CSP
2015–2016Beşiktaş
2016–2017Best Balıkesir
2017–2018Pallacanestro Cantù
2018–2019Anyang KGC
2019Afyon Belediye
2019–2020Prometey Kamianske
2020Pistoia
2020–2021Scafati Basket
2021Soles de Mexicali
2022Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2022US Monastir
2022–2023Basket Brno
2023–2024Smouha
2024–presentCity Oilers
Career highlights and awards

College career

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He played for the University of Texas El Paso Miners. He is in Conference USA's top 15 all-time in career scoring, and in 2009–10 was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[1] In Culpepper's first season, he was named NCAA sixth man of year. He averaged 12 points and 2 rebounds. In his second year he was a solid starter averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds. His 3rd year, he was a C-USA champ averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He had the league high with 45 points against West Carolina. His senior year he averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Professional career

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On June 29, 2011 he signed with Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian SuperLeague.[2] On April 26, 2012 he re-signed with them for one more season.[3] In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Russian team Krasny Oktyabr.[4] He was waived in March 2014.[5] He then signed with Sagesse Beirut of Lebanon.[6] However, he left Sagesse after only two games.[7] In September 2014, he signed with Jilin Northeast Tigers.[8] However, he did not pass the tryout period with the Chinese team.[9] On October 31, 2014, he returned to his former team Krasny Oktyabr.[10]

On July 26, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP.[11] On December 6, 2015, he left Limoges and signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the season.[12]

In July 2016, Culpepper joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[13] On October 11, 2016, he signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir for the 2016–17 season.[14] On March 9, 2017, he parted ways with Balıkesir after appearing in 14 games.[15][16]

On June 16, 2017, Culpepper signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2017–18 season.[17] Ha averaged 17.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On October 1, 2018, Culpepper signed with Korean club Anyang KGC for the 2018–19 season. [18]

On February 13, 2019, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On August 15, 2019, he has signed with Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. [19]

At mid-season Culpepper signs for Pistoia Basket 2000 in the Italian championship that at that moment was competing not to relegate the Serie A2.[20] He scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds in his only game. On July 9, 2020, Culpepper signed with Scafati Basket.[21]

On November 18, 2022, he signed with US Monastir, defending BAL champions, in Tunisia.[22]

In April 2024, Culpepper signed with Ugandan club City Oilers and joined them for the 2024 BAL season. On April 19, 2024, Culpepper had 15 points and 4 rebounds in his Oilers debut in a 76–99 loss to defending champions Al Ahly.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "UTEP's Culpepper Named C-USA Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. ^ "Randy Culpepper inks with Ferro-ZNTU". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Ferro-ZNTU re-sign Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Randy Culpepper signs for two seasons with Krasny Oktyabr". Sportando. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Krasny Oktyabr waive Randy Culpepper". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Randy Culpepper signs in Lebanon with Sagesse". Sportando.net. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ^ Randy Culpepper set to leave Sagesse
  8. ^ Jilin Tigers ink Randy Culpepper, ex Sagesse
  9. ^ Randy Culpepper doesn't pass try out with Chinese team Jilin
  10. ^ Randy Culpepper returns to Krasny Oktyabr
  11. ^ Limoges signs scoring guard Culpepper
  12. ^ Besiktas announces Randy Culpepper
  13. ^ "Grizzlies announce NBA Summer League 2016 roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ^ Randy Culpepper joins Best Balikesir
  15. ^ Best Balikesir, Randy Culpepper part ways
  16. ^ Culpepper left Best Balikesir
  17. ^ Randy Culpepper inks with Pallacanestro Cantù
  18. ^ "Randy Culpepper signs with KGC". Sportando. October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "Randy Culpepper signs with Prometey". Sportando. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  20. ^ "OriOra Pistoia sign Randy Culpepper". Sportando. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  21. ^ "Scafati signs Randy Culpepper". Eurobasket. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Le basketteur américain Randy Culpepper rejoint l'USMO". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  23. ^ "Al Ahly vs. City Oilers". FIBA Livestats. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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