Career Highlights: Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors by AP and the league coaches as a senior and a junior. Completed career as Missouri’s all-time leading rebounder (1,083) and shot blocker (245). Finished fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,759 points. Became the first player in school history to lead the team in total rebounds for four straight seasons. Recorded 44 career double-doubles. Is only the second player in Big 12 history to record 1,700 points, 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks in his career.
Senior (2003-04): Ranked third in the Big 12 in blocked shots (1.6 bpg), seventh in rebounding (7.5 rpg), and fifth in field goal percentage (.548). Posted eight double-doubles. Scored career-high 37 points on 13-for-17 shooting against Kansas on Senior Day. Scored 29 points and grabbed season-high 13 rebounds against Oklahoma State. Registered 26 points and nine rebounds in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas. Led team with 26 points and 10 rebounds against Michigan in the opening round of the NIT.
Junior (2002-03): Finished fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding (9.6 rpg) and fifth in blocked shots (1.8 bpg). Led league with 19 double-doubles. Scored season-high 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Baylor. Set a Big 12 Tournament record with 11 total blocked shots. Posted 24 points and 11 rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Southern Illinois. Scored 28 points and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds in the second round against Marquette.
Sophomore (2001-02): Ranked second in the Big 12 in blocked shots (2.0 bpg), sixth in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and field goal percentage (.551). Set single season blocked shot total with 71 rejections. Posted season-high 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds at Kansas State. Tallied 20 points and 18 rebounds at DePaul. Averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament. Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team and earned Honorable Mention All-League mention.
Freshman (2000-01): Became first freshman to lead team in rebounding (7.8 rpg) since Stan Ray in 1975-76. Pulled down career-high 19 rebounds at Colorado. Led team with 15 points and nine rebounds in first round of NCAA Tournament against Gonzaga.
Strengths: A consistent inside scorer, rebounder and shotblocker at the college level.
Personal: Nickname is “Dock”. Hobbies are music and chilling out. Career goals include playing in the NBA and becoming a schoolteacher.
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NBA Draft 2004