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Forward
6'8"
225 lb..
Duke University 2001
Birmingham, Michigan

USA Basketball Notes:

Member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men's Select Team that fell to the 2000 USA Men's Senior National Team 111-74, started and recorded eight points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Helped the USA Men's Junior National Select Team to a 97-90 victory over the International Select Team in the 1997 Nike Hoop Summit.
Recorded seven points and a team high tying seven rebounds in the U.S. victory.

Collegiate Notes:

Named one of 50 2000-2001 Preseason Wooden Award All-America candidates.
As a junior in 1999-2000, earned consensus second team All-America honors.
Named 2000 second team All-America by the Associated Press and NABC.
Earned 2000 Wooden All-America honors.
A first team 2000 All-ACC selection.
Named 2000 first team All-ACC Tournament.
Named 2000 first team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All- America.
Selected unanimous 2000 ACC All-Defensive Team as voted upon by league coaches.
Selected as the Chairman of the NABC executive student basketball council, appointed to discuss and provide advice to the NABC on the various issues in college basketball.
Selected one of five members of the 2000 GTE/CoSIDa Academic All District III team.
Selected as a midseason candidate for the 2000 Wooden Award and Naismith Award.
Led the Blue Devils in scoring (17.4 ppg.), blocked shots (70) and three-point percentage (.444) this year.
Scored in double digits in 31 of 34 games on the season.
Led Duke in scoring 12 times.
Surpassed 1,000 career points vs. North Carolina State, 2/19/00.
As a sophomore in 1998-99, named NABC National Defensive Player of the Year.
A 1999 third-team All-ACC selection.
A 1999 second-team All-ACC Tournament selection.
Appeared in 37 games with 27 starts last season.
Averaged 23.8 minutes per game to rank fifth on the team.
Had 91 offensive rebounds and ranked second on the team in overall rebounds per game at 4.9.
Ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 43.
As a freshman in 1997-98, was named to the ACC All-FreshmanTeam.
A Basketball Times second-team All-Freshman selection.
Named ACC Rookie of the Week on January 12.
Started 20-of-36 collegiate games in his freshman season.
Ranked third on the team as a freshman in minutes played per game at 24.6 and was second on the squad in rebounds per game at 6.4.
As a freshman in 1997-98, collected 89 offensive rebounds to rank first on the team and collected a team-high 230 total rebounds.
Ranked sixth on the squad in points per game at 7.6.
Blocked 53 shots to rank first on the team, a mark that also ranked eighth on Duke's all-time season chart.
Set a school record for charges taken with 29, and had 23 more than the next player on the team.
Finished the regular season tied for second in the ACC in blocks per game and tied for ninth in rebounds per game.
Led the team in scoring three times, rebounding 11 times, and assists two times.
Currently in third place on the Duke career blocked shots list with 166 blocked shots.
Currently in ninth place on the all-time career steals list with 184 steals.
High School Notes:

Named the 1997 Naismith National Player of the Year as a senior in high school.
Earned the first-ever Morgan Wootten Award in 1997, an honor given annually to a deserving player who is a strong student and a community leader.
Named the 1997 McDonald's Player of the Year.
USA Basketball Statistics:
TEAM G/S FGM-FGA PCT 3PM-3PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST BLK STL
2000 SEL 1/1 3-11 .273 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 3/ 3.0 8/ 8.0 4 0 3
1997 HSUM 1/1 2 - 4  .500 0- 1  .000  4 - 4 1.000 7/ 7.0 8/ 8.0  0  2  3
Totals 2/2 5-15 .333 1-5 .200 5- 6 .833 10/ 5.0 16/ 8.0 4 2 6

Collegiate Statistics:

YEAR G/S FGM-FGA PCT 3PM-3PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST BLK STL
2000 34/34 190-383 .496 79-178 .444 134-164 .817 192/ 5.6 593/ 17.4 72 70 68
1999 37/27 114-209 .545 39- 94 .415 71- 98 .724 180/ 4.9 338/ 9.1 55 43 65
1998 36/20 96-178 .539 4- 24 .167 79-108 .731 230/ 6.4 275/ 7.6 40 53 51
Totals 107/81 400-770 .519 122-296 .412 284-370 .768 602/ 5.6 1206/ 11.7 167 166 184