Idaho - Luke Ridnour

Idaho - Luke Ridnour

It can't possibly be too hard to claim the throne of Idaho's best professional basketball ever, right? Well, guess again, Luke Ridnour had to beat out the likes of Steve Haye, Charlie Black, and Dale Wilkinson... Of course, none of those names are ringing a bell probably because Idaho is more known for their potatoes and Napoleon Dynamite than their athletes. However, we shouldn't sleep on Luke Ridnour owning that crown, he did have a professional playing career of twelve years in the NBA and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft that featured the likes of Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and other future NBA Hall of Famers.

Matter of fact, Ridnour was selected 14th overall by the Seattle Supersonics and went on to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Bobcats, and Orlando Magic before calling in quits in 2015. Throughout his career, Ridnour went on to notch 9.3 points per game on 43% shooting from the field. While not wildly impressive, he can guarantee he'll bust your a** in a 24-Hour pickup game to this very day.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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