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Background
2006-07 Season: Averaged 3.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 11.3 minutes in 56 games (five starts)…averaged 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 22.4 minutes as a starter…made his NBA debut 11/1 at BOS and recorded two rebounds in five minutes…in his first NBA start 11/15 at DET, scored a career-high 17 points, including the game-winning free throw, and nine rebounds in 29 minutes…went 3-of-3 from the field for seven points and a team-best eight rebounds 11/25 at DAL…scored first points at home, finishing with 12 (5-6 FG) and four offensive rebounds in 14 minutes 12/11 vs. CLE…poured in 14 points, five rebounds, two steals in his fourth start of season 12/22 vs. MEM…six points and seven rebounds, 4/16 at SAC…registered 26 DNP-CD’s on season.
College: Averaged 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds at Connecticut…appeared in 131 games, starting 56...named Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…honored as All-Big East and NABC All-District Second Team member…led the league with 4.3 blocks per game in Big East games…averaged 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks, shooting a career-high .608 from the field…tied a UConn record in conference play with a career-high nine blocks to go with 10 points in win over Louisville…career-best 26 points and 10 rebounds in win over Quinnipiac…came down with a career-high 13 boards in win at Seton Hall...as a junior, averaged 3.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 12.4 minutes in 30 games off the bench…five points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 18 minutes vs. Villanova...as a sophomore, averaged 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 35 games for NCAA Champion Huskies…started in place of an injured Emeka Okafor vs. Quinnipiac, collecting first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds to go with four blocks...as a freshman, played in 32 games, starting the last 22…shot .545 from the field…had a season-high 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in first career start in win over Villanova.
Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1984 in Peekskill, N.Y.
Majored in political science
Says “Dumb and Dumber” is his favorite movie
Attended same high school as Elton Brand
Helped reach out to more than 1,800 children through Hornets Summer Hoops clinics held throughout the Gulf South region during the summer of 2007
Helped at a station during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and participated in a Feed The Children event during the 2006-07 season
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Andersen, Chris
POS:11
-Forward-Center
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Armstrong, Hilton
POS:12
-Center-Forward
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Bowen, Ryan
POS:40
-Forward
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Butler, Rasual
POS:45
-Forward-Guard
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Chandler, Tyson
POS:6
-Center
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Ely, Melvin
POS:33
-Center-Forward
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James, Mike
POS:5
-Guard
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Pargo, Jannero
POS:2
-Guard
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Paul, Chris
POS:3
-Guard
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Peterson, Morris
POS:9
-Guard
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Stojakovic, Peja
POS:Forward
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Wells, Bonzi
POS:24
-Guard-Forward
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West, David
POS:30
-Forward
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Wright, Julian
POS:32
-Forward
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