Career Highlights: Named Second Team All-Pac-10 as a senior. Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a junior. Finished collegiate career as Oregon’s second all-time leader in rebounds (903). Also ranks 17th all-time in scoring (1,259 points), seventh in steals (121), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.396) and 13th in three-point field goals made (130). Has 29 career double-doubles. Participated as a member of Team USA at the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, averaging 7.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in five games. Played in the 2004 Global Games held in Dallas.
Senior (2007-08): Led the team in rebounding (9.2 rpg, ranked fourth in the Pac-10) and ranked second in scoring (15.2 ppg, 10th). Ranked second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.492) and ranked seventh in field goal percentage (.559). Posted 17 double-doubles. Scored 20 or more points six times. Shot 7-for-8 from beyond the three-point line in scoring a career-high 32 points at Oregon State. Tallied 20 points and 13 rebounds at Washington State. Sank all four three-point attempts in registering 22 points at Washington. Notched 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. UCLA and recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds in the rematch. Posted 14 points, 14 rebounds and four assists at Kansas State. Scored 12 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Arizona. Contributed 13 points and seven rebounds vs. Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2006-07): Led the team in rebounding (8.2 rpg, ranked fourth in the Pac-10), while averaging 10.8 ppg. Ranked eighth in the conference in three-point shooting (.414). Also led the team in steals (51). Season total of 304 rebounds was the most in a season by an Oregon player in 31 years. Started all 37 games. Posted nine double-doubles. Scored season-high 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds vs. Portland. Registered 15 points and 12 rebounds at Georgetown. Recorded 18 points and seven rebounds in an upset win over UCLA. Tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds at Arizona. Notched 13 points and seven rebounds vs. Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Posted a double-double of 11 points and ten rebounds vs. UNLV in the Sweet Sixteen.
Sophomore (2005-06): Averaged 7.2 points and 6.1 rebounds (ranked tenth in the Pac-10) in 23.0 minutes a contest. Started 18 of 31 games. Scored in double figures nine times. Posted season highs of 17 points, four assists and three blocked shots, while adding 10 rebounds at California. Matched season high with 17 points at Arizona State. Tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Pacific on his way to earning MVP honors of the season-opening Hispanic College Fund Classic.
Freshman (2004-05): Averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19.6 minutes a contest. Started four times. Paced the team in rebounding in four contests. Registered season-high 13 points vs. USC. Tallied 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Washington.
Strengths: Versatile forward who excels at facing the basket and shooting from the perimeter. Is an outstanding defensive rebounder and possesses above-average ball-handling and passing skills for his size.
Personal: Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics in the fall of 2007. Was the first member of his family to attend college. Has three younger brothers. Enjoys playing golf. Had his number 11 jersey retired at Redmond High School.
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