Rudy Macklin

Rudy Macklin

Personal information
Born	(1958-02-19) February 19, 1958 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Shawnee (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	LSU (1976–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 3rd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1981–1983
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	40, 41 , 56
Career history
1981–1983	Atlanta Hawks
1983	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1981) SEC Player of the Year (1981) 3× First-team All-SEC (1978, 1980, 1981) Third-team All-SEC (1977) No. 40 retired by LSU Tigers
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Durand "Rudy" Macklin (born February 19, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward from Louisville, Kentucky, Macklin played at Louisiana State University from 1976 to 1981. In his very first game for LSU, he grabbed 32 rebounds against Tulane University. He missed most of the 1978–79 season because of an ankle injury, but recovered, and was named an NCAA First Team All-American in 1980 and 1981. As a senior, he was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and led LSU to the NCAA Final Four. He graduated as LSU's all-time leading rebounder (1,276) and second-all-time leading scorer (2,080).

In 1981, Macklin was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 52nd overall pick of the NBA draft. He played two seasons with the Hawks, averaging 6.5 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. He was then traded to the New York Knicks for Sly Williams, but was cut by the Knicks after just eight games because chronic muscle cramping was hindering his play. Macklin tried to revive his basketball career with stints in the Continental Basketball Association and in the Philippines, but continued to be dogged by muscle cramping, and decided to retire from the sport to become a banker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Macklin is currently the executive director of the Louisiana Bureau of Minority Health Access and Promotions and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

On February 6, 2010, at halftime of the LSU vs. Kentucky basketball game, Macklin became the fourth LSU men's basketball player to have his jersey retired by the school. His number 40 jersey now hangs in the rafters of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center along with Pete Maravich's number 23, Shaquille O'Neal's number 33, and Bob Pettit's number 50.