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  • Volleyball icon Currently partnered with Miles Evans
  • Volleyball icon Former partners include: Troy Field (2021-22) Chaim Schalk (2020); Casey Patterson (2019); Sean Rosenthal (2018)
  • Volleyball icon Played three years of basketball at the University of Arizona after being one of nation's top recruits
  • Volleyball icon Was the 44th pick in the 2009 NBA draft with the Detroit Pistons; was dealt to the Houston Rockets
  • Volleyball icon Played 407 games in his seven-year NBA career with the Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns

Events

  • 2024 Paris Olympics - T9th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T17th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury (Stare Jablonki) - T5th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Espinho Elite 16 - T5th with Miles Evans
  • Medal 2024 NORCECA Continental Tour Final - Gold with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Brasilia Elite 16 - T5th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Challenge Xiamen - 4th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Tepic Elite 16 - T17th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Challenge Guadalajara
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Challenge Saquarema - 5th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Challenge Recife - 4th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Doha Elite 16 - T13th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Nuvali Challenge - T5th with Miles Evans
  • Medal 2023 BPT Chiang Mai Challenge - Bronze with Miles Evans
  • Medal 2023 BPT Haikou Challenge - Gold with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 FIVB Beach World Championship - T17th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T21st with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Montreal Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Edmonton Challenge - T19th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Espinho Challenge - T9th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Jurmala Challenge - T9th with Miles Evans
  • Medal 2023 BPT Saquarema Challenge - Silver with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Itapema Challenge - T25th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Dubai Challenge No. 2 - T19th with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Dubai Challenge No. 1 - T19th with Troy Field
  • Medal 2022 BPT Maldives Challenge - Silver with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Kusadasi Challenge - T9th with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T25th with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Rosarita Elite 16 - T17th with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Tlaxcala Challenge - T25th with Troy Field
  • flag icon 2021 FIVB Itapema - 9th with Troy Field
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Rubavu - Silver with Troy Field
  • Medal 2021 AVP Atlanta and Chicago - Gold with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB The Hague - T9th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Itapema - T5th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Jinjiang - T17th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Gstaad - T25th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Edmonton - T5th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Jurmala - T5th with Casey Patterson
  • flag icon Top 2018 FIVB finish with Sean Rosenthal was T9th in Lucerne

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1988
  • Volleyball icon Lives in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
  • Volleyball icon Married to Jessica Budinger
  • Volleyball icon Parents are Duncan and Mara Budinger
  • Volleyball icon Sister, Brittanie, played volleyball at San Francisco; brother, Duncan, plays on the AVP tour
  • Volleyball icon After his NBA career, he played basketball with Baskonia in the Euro League in 2016-2017
  • Volleyball icon 2005 Volleyball Magazine National High School Player of the Year
  • Volleyball icon Co-MVP with Kevin Durant of the 2006 McDonald's High School All-American Basketball game
  • Volleyball icon Won the 18s division at the 2006 USA Volleyball Boys National Championships with Seaside VBC; Chase was the tournament MVP

 

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  • What makes you love beach volleyball?"It’s a lifestyle. You get to come to the beach every day. This is your practice facility. You get to come spend a couple hours in the sun and play beach volleyball, put on some tunes and practice." (as told to NBA.com)