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Speaks five languages - French, English, Spanish, Italian and his native Creole
Father, Georges Louis Turiaf, signed a professional handball contract in the third division at age 21 but after marrying Aline Cesar and having Ronny, gave up the sport to stay home
Has three younger sisters: Elodie, Florence and Rachelle
Grew up on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean
Left home at the age of 15 to attend Insep in Paris, France, the National Institute of Physical Education
Played high school basketball with current NBA players Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Johan Petro in Paris
Graduated with a degree in Sports Management and Communication from Gonzaga
Enjoys playing video games and reading books
Favorite food is fried chicken with ranch
Favorite movies are Scarface and Malcolm X
Played for France at the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Saitama, Japan.
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| How Acquired |
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Selected by the Lakers in the second round (37th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. Signed 1/17/06.
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In 23 games (1 start), averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.43 blocks in 7.0 minutes ... Prior to joining the Lakers, averaged 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 9 games with the CBA's Yakama Sun Kings
Logged first minute of action as an NBA professional 2/8 @ Houston
Grabbed first career rebound 2/13 vs. Utah
Recorded first NBA points on a pair of free throws 2/15 vs. Atlanta
Scored three points including his first NBA field goal while grabbing five rebounds and blocking two shots in 14 minutes 2/26 vs. Boston
Tallied a career-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with four rebounds in 13 minutes 2/28 vs. Orlando
Recorded two points, an assist, rebound, block and 10 minutes in first career start 3/15 vs. Minnesota
Blocked a career-high four shots 3/30 vs. San Antonio
Tallied six points, seven rebounds and three assists 3/31 @ Seattle
Tallied six points and two blocks 4/19 vs. New Orleans / Oklahoma City ... Appeared in three postseason games, averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes ... Scored eight points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line in nine minutes in his first career playoff appearance 5/2 @ Phoenix.
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Named West Coast Conference Player of the Year as a senior
Also earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from the Associated Press and was a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards
Was a First Team All-WCC and NABC First Team All-District 14 honoree his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
Finished college career as the fourth all-time leading scorer (1,723 points) and rebounder (859) in school history
Also ranks second in career blocks (179) and is Gonzagas all-time leader in free throws made (643)
Posted 27 career double-doubles
Has been a member of the Martinique and French National Basketball Teams
Led the WCC in rebounding (9.5 rpg) and blocked shots (1.9 bpg) while ranking eighth in scoring (15.9 ppg) his senior year
Finished sixth in the WCC in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg) his junior season
Ranked fifth in the WCC in scoring (15.6 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (6.2 rpg), scoring 20 or more points in 10 contests his sophomore year
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