Anthony's Bio
Anthony Randolph was born on July 15, 1989 in Worzbach, Germany. His parents, Anthony and Chrystal Randolph, were stationed overseas as part of the military, so Anthony spent the first year of his life in Germany. He then moved to Pasadena, CA, where he spent the majority of his childhood. Anthony also has a younger brother Robert Williams and a younger sister Ashley.
Anthony was always a talented athlete growing up, but his focus wasn’t on playing basketball.
Instead, Anthony grew up playing Pop Warner football or playing in pick up football games with his friends at the park. It wasn’t until the summer of 8th grade that Anthony picked up a basketball. Anthony was tall and athletic but was admittedly “terrible” at basketball when he first started. To make up for his late start, Anthony worked very hard to learn the fundamentals and to learn the sport. By the time he moved to Arkansas for his sophomore year, he was already becoming a force to be reckoned with on the high school level due to his physical abilities. After a year in Arkansas, he moved to Dallas where he finished out his high school career and grabbed national attention as one of the most dominant players in the country. His basketball skills and IQ developed rapidly, making him a great all-around player rather than one who just relied on his physical talents. At Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, Anthony averaged 25.8 points per game and 12.6 rebounds his senior season. He was part of the first team All-Area Dallas Morning News boys’ basketball team and a fourth team Parade Magazine All-American.
Anthony was heavily recruited out of high school, and eventually chose to play his college ball at Louisiana State University. In his freshman year, Anthony averaged 15.6 points per game, 8.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, while playing 32.8 minutes a game. He was LSU’s only player to play and start in all 31 games and was awarded an AP All-SEC Honorable Mention. He was selected to the Coaches SEC All-Freshman Team, and was a Four-time SEC Freshman of the Week. Anthony was a target for NBA scouts early in the year, but his improvement towards the end of the season cemented his status as a lottery pick should he declare for the NBA draft. He averaged 16.7 points and 9.1 rebounds in LSU’s 16 conference games, and was clearly improving with every game. Anthony finished 12th in the league in scoring, third in rebounds, 11th in field goal percentage, 3rd in blocked shots, and 2nd in defensive rebounds.
Despite Anthony’s impressive season and his growth as a player during his freshmen year, LSU did not make the NCAA Tournament. After weighing his options for a few weeks Anthony decided to make the jump to the NBA, where he could compete at basketball’s highest level and learn from the game’s best coaches. In the 2008 NBA Draft, Anthony was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 14th pick in the draft. Anthony’s game fits perfectly with the Warriors’ “run and gun” style of up-tempo basketball, and he is looking to make a big impression during his rookie season.
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