Education
University of Georgia.
University of Georgia.
He was one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft by the Detroit Pistons. Caldwell-Pope played college basketball for the University of Georgia for two years before declaring for the 2013 National Basketball Association draft on April 15, 2013.
Caldwell-Pope was a highly heralded player in high school.
As a senior, he averaged 31 points and 8.2 rebounds per game at Greenville High School in Greenville, Georgia. He led the Patriots to the State Class A Final Four in 2011 and to consecutive Sweet 16 berths in 2009-2010.
He was named to several prominent high school All-America teams as a senior, including being selected to play in the 2011 McDonald"s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. As a senior, he was rated the nation"s Number.
3 shooting guard prospect, the Number.
12 prospect overall, by recruiting analysts for Rivals.com. Caldwell-Pope chose Georgia to play for Mark Fox and Cody Anderson over scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia Technical, and Tennessee among others Freshman season
As a freshman, Caldwell-Pope was named to the Coaches" Freshman All-Securities and Exchange Commission Team, which also included National Basketball Association lottery picks Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
His highest output as a freshman was 25 points versus
Ole Mission, which was the most by a UGA freshman in almost 13 years. Sophomore season
He ended his career at Georgia scoring a career-high 32 points and 13 rebounds in a loss against Louisiana State University at the Securities and Exchange Commission tournament in Nashville.
Detroit Pistons (2013–present)
On June 27, 2013, Caldwell-Pope was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft by the Detroit Pistons. He later joined the Pistons for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League and signed his rookie scale contract with the team on July 19.
On April 16, 2014, he scored a then career-high 30 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In July 2014, Caldwell-Pope re-joined the Pistons for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League where he averaged 24.0 points and 7.4 rebounds in five games. Head coach Stan Van Gundy quickly assessed Caldwell-Pope as his best perimeter defender and he wound up leading the Pistons in minutes played with 2,587. Caldwell-Pope got better after the All-Star break, largely thanks to the acquisition of point guard Reggie Jackson.
Post All-Star Break, Caldwell-Pope averaged 14.3 points per game.
He finished the season with 153 three-point shots made, 70 more than the closest Pistons player. He tied Kevin Love for 16th in the National Basketball Association. On February 3, 2016, Caldwell-Pope was injuried during the Celtics game.
lieutenant was reported that he will return in early March.