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He finished his college career at Louisiana State University"s 14th all-time leading scorer and still ranks among the top 10 on the school"s all-time free-throw percentage leaders.
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Don Redden
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Redden, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward for Louisiana State University (Louisiana State University) who averaged 13 points and five rebounds as a senior in 1985-1986, was captain of the Louisiana State University team that reached the 1986 Final Four. During the 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, Redden averaged more than 20 points per game, earning Most Valuable Player honors for the Southeast Regional. In 2009, he was voted to Louisiana State University"s All-Century team
After college, Redden was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the third round (64th pick) of the 1986 National Basketball Association Draft.
He was waived by the Nuggets on October 12, 1986. He played for the West Palm Beach, Florida Stingrays of the United States Basketball League during the summer of 1986.
In 1987, he signed a two-year contingency contract with the San Antonio Spurs, though never played in a regular season National Basketball Association game. He later played professionally in Europe.
In 1988, at the age of 24, Redden died of ideopathic cardiomyopathy (heart failure) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Redden was a two-time All-State player at Ouachita Parish High School (Monroe, Louisiana). His high school jersey number (44) has been retired.
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He is buried in Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near former Louisiana State University star Pete Maravich, a member of the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame.
