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Background
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the First Round (15th overall) at the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.
2005-06: Averaged 1.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg and 0.3 apg in 9.5 minutes per game over 39 games… Suffered a strained
left quad on 4/9 at Milwaukee, causing him to miss the final six regular season games (4/11-4/19)… Recorded a
DNP – Coach’s Decision in six games and was on the Inactive List for 31 games this season… Recorded six points
and three rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench on 3/27 vs. Phoenix… Tallied four points and grabbed a careerhigh
five rebounds in a career-high 23 minutes off the bench on 1/14 @ Dallas… Dished out a career-high two
assists on 3/6 vs. Sacramento… Recorded two points on 1-3 shooting from the floor, three rebounds and one
assist in 19 minutes off the bench on 2/14 at Detroit… Recorded a career-high seven points on 3-5 shooting from
the floor in 16 minutes off the bench on 2/12 vs. Milwaukee… Made his NBA debut on 11/23 at Sacramento and
recorded two points by connecting on his first field goal attempt in the fourth quarter.
CAREER PLAYOFFS: 2006: Appeared in five playoffs games, averaging 0.8 ppg.
COLLEGE CAREER: Named First Team All-Big 12 by AP as a junior, the first such honor for a Texas A&M player in
school history... Also earned All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA. Left school ranked as Texas A&M’s
ninth all-time leading scorer with 1,338 career points... Also ranked second in three-point field goals made (181)
and 11th in blocks (50)... Was a member of the gold medal-winning Team USA squad at the 2002 Global Games
held in Dallas, Texas, and the bronze medal-winning USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying
Team that finished 4-1 at the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship… As a junior, ranked fourth in the Big 12
in scoring (17.8 ppg) and led the league in three-point field goal percentage (.447)... Led team in steals (36) and
ranked second in blocked shots (22)... Recorded five double-doubles. Tied career-high with 32 points including
11-11 free throw shooting at Colorado… Led team in scoring (13.5 ppg) as a sophomore... Recorded career-high
32 points, sinking five three-pointers vs. Grambling... Scored 25 points and grabbed career-high 12 rebounds vs.
Kansas... Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12… As a freshman, averaged 14.5 points and led the team in
rebounding (6.6 rpg), blocks (0.7 bpg) and steals (1.3 spg)… Was the consensus choice for Big 12 Freshman of the
Year.
Personal
A native of San Bernardino, California… Grew up in the same neighborhood as current NBA player
Bryon Russell… Has a daughter named Aaliyah… The award that he is most proud of in his life is the “DARE
Award,” which he was given after speaking to a group of grade schoolers in Ramsey, New Jersey… If he wasn’t
playing professional basketball, thinks he would be a professional football player… Lists Grant Hill as his favorite
basketball player growing up… In spare time, likes to play video games, go to movies and shop… Likes to watch
any television show that involves Flavor Flav.
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