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Background
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by New Jersey in the First Round (23rd overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Started 100 of 103 contests in three seasons at Connecticut, averaging 9.3 points and 7.0
rebounds… Recorded 22 career double-doubles.
JUNIOR (2005-06): All-Big East Honorable Mention and NABC All-District Second Team selection… Started 32 of 34
games at the power forward position... Averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. Had eight doubledoubles
on the season… Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a career-high 41 minutes in Sweet 16
win over Washington… Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in win at South Florida. Had 12 points, 14 rebounds
and four blocks in win over Notre Dame.
SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Big East Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big East Second Team selection... Named
NABC and USBWA All-District First Team… Started all 31 games at center... Averaged 12.4 points, 8.4 rebounds
and 2.9 blocks… Recorded a double-double in 11 games… Blocked a career-high nine shots, along with seven
points and eight rebounds, in win over St. John’s... Registered 18 points and 15 rebounds in loss to Boston
College… Scored a career-high 22 points in win over Quinnipiac.
FRESHMAN (2003-04): Named to the Big East All-Rookie Team… Started 37 of 38 games at power forward…
Averaged 5.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, and shot .554 from the field for NCAA Champion Huskies…
Scored nine points in both Final Four games, and grabbed 14 rebounds in National Semifinal win over Duke…
Averaged 8.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in three Big East Tournament games… Set a Big East Tourney record for
rebounds in a game by a freshman with a career-high 16 boards in quarterfinal win at Notre Dame... In season
opener vs. Yale, became the 12th freshman under Jim Calhoun to start the season opener.
Personal
Lived in New York City as a kid growing up before moving to Maryland when he was 10… Has two
half sisters, Desiree and Melinda… Enjoys playing video games in his spare time, and would like to possibly help
create and design video games when his playing career is over… Cites “Madden” as the video game at which he
is best, but is looking forward to playing as himself when the new NBA video games come out… Played football
in high school where he was both a wide receiver and cornerback, but stopped playing because he was too tall…
Lists “Independence Day” and “Saw” as his two favorite movies … Michael Jordan was his favorite basketball
player growing up.
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