Jerome Jerry Randle (born May 21, 1987; Ukrainian: Джером Рендл) is an American-Ukrainian former professional basketball player.
While playing for the Golden Bears, Randle was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 honoree and won the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2010.
He was named to the All-NBL First Team in his first season and then went on to win a championship in Lithuania while earning LKL Finals MVP honors.
In 2005, he won a pair of championships after guiding his high school team to a 27–4 record and the Illinois state title and helping his Chicago Ferrari team to the 17-and-under AAU national crown,[1] earning tournament MVP honors[1] after scoring 44 points in one tournament game.
Following his senior season, he was named a recipient of the Pacific-10 Tom Hansen Conference Medal,[4] and earned the Most Outstanding Player honor of the 2010 Reese's College All-Star Game.
[9] Randle began the 2011–12 season in Israel with Barak Netanya[10] before returning to the United States and joining the Dallas Mavericks in December 2011 following the conclusion of the NBA lockout.
[16][17] After playing for the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2012 NBA Summer League, Randle initially signed in China with the Foshan Dralions,[18] but a foot injury derailed his stint and thus did not debut.
[20] After playing for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2013 NBA Summer League, Randle split the 2013–14 season in Turkey with Aliağa Petkim and Trabzonspor.
[32] He was named the inaugural NBL Australia Post Fan's MVP,[33] and earned All-NBL First Team honors.
[34] Following the conclusion of the NBL season, Randle moved to Lithuania[35] and helped Žalgiris Kaunas win the LKL championship behind his Finals MVP performance.
[43] He was also named to his second consecutive All-NBL First Team,[44] as well as winning the NBL Australia Post Fan's MVP for the second straight season.
[46] Randle started the 2017–18 season in Turkey with Bahçeşehir,[47][48] but later joined the Sydney Kings in November 2017, returning to the NBL once again.
[58] After not being offered a new contract by the Sydney Kings,[56] Randle reunited with the Adelaide 36ers ahead of the 2019–20 NBL season, signing a two-year deal on October 2, 2019.