Personal Life
Redick is the son of Jeanie and Ken Redick. His father played basketball for two seasons at Ohio Wesleyan University, and his older twin sisters, Catie and Alyssa, both played for Campbell University. His younger brother, David, was a tight end for the Marshall University football team until he decided not to play due to injury. He then moved to Orlando with J. J. before going back home and attending Virginia Tech. His younger sister, Abby, plays basketball at Drexel University.
Redick was nicknamed "J. J." as a toddler because his twin sisters repeated his original nickname of "J." His father's background as a stoneware potter led to his middle name, "Clay."
Redick graduated from Duke with a major in history and a minor in cultural anthropology.
On June 26, 2010 Redick married longtime girlfriend Chelsea Kilgore.
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