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Chance Comanche

Chance Comanche
Personal information
Born (1996-04-14) April 14, 1996 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–2023
PositionPower forward / center
Number21, 22, 12, 20, 50
Career history
2017–2018Memphis Hustle
2019Canton Charge
2021Enid Outlaws
2021–2022Ankara DSİ S.K.
2022–2023Stockton Kings
2023Portland Trail Blazers
2023Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • TBL champion (2021)
  • TBL Most Valuable Player (2021)
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Chance Kyler Comanche (born April 14, 1996) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall power forward/center, he played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and played in one game for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Comanche was playing for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League in 2023 when he and his ex-girlfriend, Sakari Harnden, were arrested and charged with the kidnap and murder of a 23-year-old woman.

High school and college career

He attended View Park Preparatory High School, before graduating from Beverly Hills High School in 2015, after having averaged 20.1 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior en route to a Southern Section 3A title.

In his two years at the University of Arizona (2015–2017), Comanche saw the court in 60 games, producing averages of 4.9 points and 2.8 boards a contest. On April 8, 2017, he declared for the 2017 NBA draft[1] and on May 5, 2017, announced his decision to forgo the remaining two years of his college eligibility and to stay in the draft.[2] However, he was not selected by any team.

Professional career

After going undrafted, Comanche joined the Drew League, a pro-am league after not being invited to the NBA Summer League.[3]

Memphis Hustle (2017–2018)

On November 2, 2017, he joined the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League.[4] In his first season of play, he averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the Hustle.[5] He would not be on the Memphis Hustle's roster for the 2018–19 season.

Canton Charge (2019)

On January 7, 2019, the Canton Charge acquired Comanche from the Memphis Hustle for one of the Raptors 905's 2019 second-round pick and the returning rights to Jordan Mathews.[6] Comanche would later play with the Canton Charge during the rest of the 2018–19 season. However, he would not play with the Charge during the 2019–20 season or the 2020–21 bubble shortened season.

Enid Outlaws (2021)

In 2021, Comanche signed with the Enid Outlaws of The Basketball League. On April 19, he scored 43 points in a 152–78 win against the Lewisville Leopards.[7] Comanche averaged 27.4 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.

Ankara DSİ S.K. (2021)

On June 24, 2021, he signed with Ankara DSİ S.K. (Yeni Mamak Spor) of the Turkish Basketball First League.[8] On December 21, he was named league player of the week after posting 24 points and 16 rebounds in a win against Bornova Belediyespor.[9]

Stockton Kings (2022–2023)

On November 3, 2022, Comanche was named to the opening night roster for the Stockton Kings.[10]

Portland Trail Blazers (2023)

On April 9, 2023, Comanche signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[11] Comanche made his only NBA appearance on that same day, recording 7 points, 3 rebounds, and a block in 21 minutes of action in a 157–101 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[12]

Return to Stockton (2023)

On October 2, 2023, Comanche signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Sacramento Kings,[13] but was waived on October 12.[14] On November 9, 2023, Comanche rejoined the Stockton Kings,[15] but was waived on December 15.[16] He was released by the team after having been arrested by the FBI as "a person of interest"[17] in connection with a disappearance of a woman in Las Vegas named Marayna Rodgers.[18] The disappearance was first reported on December 7, with Comanche later playing for the Stockton Kings that same night in a 103–99 loss to the Rip City Remix at the Chiles Center.[19] However, the incident was considered to have been planned since December 4, with the Stockton Kings being around the Las Vegas area for a game against the NBA G League Ignite in Henderson, Nevada on December 5 as one of the select few games that season where the NBA G League Ignite would win before being dissolved at the end of their final season of existence.[20][21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Source[22]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Arizona 23 0 6.0 .485 – .688 1.6 .2 .0 .3 1.9
2016–17 Arizona 37 2 18.1 .571 – .730 3.6 .4 .1 .4 6.3
Career 60 2 13.5 .556 – .722 2.8 .3 .1 .4 4.6

NBA G League

Source[23]

Showcase Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Stockton 11 5 21.5 .609 .167 .800 5.0 1.6 .8 1.1 12.5
2023–24 Stockton 13 9 24.6 .628 .273 .800 7.0 .9 .9 1.2 14.2
Career 24 14 23.2 .620 .235 .800 6.1 1.3 .9 1.1 13.4

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Memphis 45 14 18.3 .589 .000 .714 5.7 .6 .3 .7 9.2
2018–19 Canton 27 8 13.8 .460 .000 .787 3.9 .5 .2 .7 4.7
2022–23 Stockton 32 5 22.9 .622 .250 .806 8.0 1.2 .5 1.5 13.0
Career 104 27 18.5 .585 .214 .756 5.9 .8 .4 1.0 9.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 Stockton 1 0 15.0 .667 – – 3.0 1.0 1.0 .0 8.0

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Portland 1 0 21.0 .600 — .250 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 7.0

Murder charge

Comanche was released by the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League on December 15, 2023, subsequent to his arrest on kidnapping charges by the FBI in California in connection with the disappearance of 23-year-old Lynnwood, Washington native Marayna Rodgers, who was reported missing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 7. Comanche's ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Sakari Harnden, who he had dated 1 year earlier, had been arrested two days earlier in Las Vegas on related charges.[24][25] Rodgers' remains were subsequently found in the Nevada desert days after Comanche admitted to strangling Rodgers and ditching her body, as well as showing on a map where the remains were located.[24][25] On January 2, 2024, it was announced that separate murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges would be combined so that both Comanche and Harnden could be tried together.[26] His lawyer asked for the Las Vegas court to declare him indigent due to Comanche spending "all of his and his family's funds to hire counsel".[27][28] On March 28, 2024, it was announced that the state would not seek the death penalty against Comanche if he was convicted. On April 3, 2024, It was announced that his trial date was set for March 10, 2025.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Zona sophomore Comanche to test NBA waters". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chance Comanche won't return to Arizona, keeps name in draft". The Daily Wildcat. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Kelapire, Ryan (July 24, 2017). "Arizona basketball: Chance Comanche playing in the Drew League". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 2, 2017). "Ex-Cat Chance Comanche makes G League roster; Auburn benches 2 amid FBI probe". Tucson.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Kelapire, Ryan (February 6, 2018). "Chance Comanche enjoying his time in the NBA G League". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Charge Trade For Chance Comanche". NBA.com. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Masri, Tarik (April 19, 2021). "Comanche scores 43 in 74-point blowout". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (June 24, 2021). "Chance Comanche joins Mamak". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Chance Comanche gets MVP of the Week award for Turkish TBL". EuroBasket.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN CENTER CHANCE COMANCHE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON". NBA.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ex-Wildcat Chance Comanche makes NBA debut, scores 7 points for Trail Blazers". KTBS.com. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Kings Announce 2023-24 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Amico, Sam (October 12, 2023). "Kings Waive Deonte Burton, Chance Comanche". HoopsWire.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2023-24 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Stockton Kings Release Chance Comanche". NBA.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "G League Stockton Kings release Chance Comanche following arrest by FBI in Sacramento County". The Sacramento Bee. December 16, 2023.
  18. ^ "NBA G League player Chance Comanche arrested in connection to Marayna Rodgers' disappearance". New York Post. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "STO @ RCR, 2023-12-07". The NBA G League. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  20. ^ "Gun, ghost, coffin emojis: How ex-NBA player Chance Comanche confessed to strangling woman in Vegas". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  21. ^ "STO @ GLI, 2023-12-05". The NBA G League. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  22. ^ "Chance Comanche NCAA Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  23. ^ "Chance Comanche G-League Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Murphy, Vanessa (December 17, 2023). "NBA G-league player and girlfriend "execute murder plan," accused of killing woman in Las Vegas valley, police say". 8NewsNow.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  25. ^ a b "Ex-NBA player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling woman in Las Vegas, court documents show". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  26. ^ "Ex-NBA G League player, ex-girlfriend to face murder charge". ESPN. January 2, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "Lawyers asking Las Vegas court to declare former NBA G League player indigent". Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV. February 25, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  28. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/g-league-player-accused-of-las-vegas-murder-asks-for-help-covering-attorney-costs/ar-BB1j0akj [bare URL]
  29. ^ "Lawyer: Ex-G Leaguer won't face death penalty". ESPN.com. March 28, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_Comanche