College: Arizona

Class: Junior

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: 6’7” / 218

DOB: 5/22/88

Experts’ Predicted Draft Position: Mid to late-first round

Experts’ Take: Budinger is a great shooter and an excellent athlete. He finishes well around the basket, using a solid mix of good touch and body control. His range can go beyond the college three-point line and has a great stroke on his jump shot. He needs to be more consistent to be an effective NBA three-point shooter. At times his motor has come into question and his defensive skills can be less than impressive. He's most likely a late-first round to early-second round pick.

Player Information:In his junior season (2008-09), Budinger averaged 18.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.4 apg. and 1.4 spg… Budinger ranked second on the team in ppg., rpg., apg., spg. and bpg… Led the Pac-10 in minutes per game (37.6), was fourth in scoring (18.0), sixth in three-pointers made per game (1.9) and seventh in steals (1.4)… Played 1,317 minutes in 2008-09, which is the most for a single season in Arizona history… Recorded 16 20-point games in 2008-09, which tied him for second place in the Pac-10 in that category… Selected to the 2008-09 All Pac-10 team and the Honorable Mention AP All-American team… In 2008 he became just the sixth sophomore to notch more than 1,000 career points in Arizona history… He was named the 2007 Pac-10 Rookie of the Year.