Rodney Carney
Basketball Player
Wing who made his NBA debut in 2006 for the Philadelphia 76ers; starred at the University of Memphis from 2002 to 2006 and was named Conference USA Player of the Year in 2006.
He played high school basketball at Northwest High in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2006.
His mother, DeAndra Ware was a very successful sprinter, and his brother, Ron Slay, was a star college basketball player as well.
After being drafted he was immediately traded to Philadelphia in exchange for Thabo Sefolosha.