Omar Cook has had preseason trials with Orlando and Denver. (Fernando Medina/NBAE/Getty Images)

Pro Highlights
2002-03: He helped turn Fayetteville, a team that finished with a 21-35 record in 2001-02, into a team that posted the best record in the NBDL at 32-18 and reached the NBDL Finals vs. Mobile in 2002-03…after leading the NBDL in assists (7.4 apg) the previous season, he ranked second in the league in assists (5.4 apg) in 2002-03, despite starting just two of the team's 50 games…he averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds a game…the team's steals leader, he was fourth in the NBDL with an average of 1.56 spg.
2001-02: Elected to the Second Team All-NBDL in 2002, he led the league with an average of 7.4 apg…he set the league record by dealing 19 assists vs. North Charleston, 2/8…he was seventh in the NBDL in steals per game with an average of 1.5 apg and was ninth in 3-pt FG percentage (.383)…a second round draft pick of the Nuggets, he was waived by the Nuggets, 10/25…following his release from Denver, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, 11/25, but he never saw action with the Mavericks and was waived, 12/28.
Playoffs:In helping lead the Patriots to the NBDL Finals, he averaged 10.2 ppg and 5.0 ppg in five playoff games…he had highs of 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the postseason…one of the league's top thieves in the regular season, he had just one steal in five playoff appearances…in Fayetteville's 77-71 win of Game 2 in the NBDL Finals, he had a playoff career-high 13 points with six rebounds and four assists and shot 5-7 FGS, 2-3 3-pt FGS and 1-2 FTS.

College Highlights
Named Third Team All-Big East Conference as a freshman, he joined Seton Hall's Eddie Griffin (Second Team) as the only freshmen in the conference to be selected to an all-conference team...he was a unanimous selection to the Big East All-Rookie Team and was named to a First Team NABC District 2 selection…he finished second in the nation in assists (8.7 apg) behind Markus Carr of Cal State-Northridge (8.9 apg)…he had 17 assists vs. Stony Brook to break a school record previously held by former Pacers' player Mark Jackson...he is only the second freshman in Big East history to lead the conference in assists (joining Pearl Washington of Syracuse)...his 252 assists set a freshman school record, previously held by Erick Barkley (Portland Trail Blazers) and ranks second on the all-time single-season chart at St. John's...as a freshman, he averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds a game…he recorded 10 or more assists seven times and played all 40 minutes eight times…he was named Big East Rookie of the Week three times and co-Rookie of the Week twice...in his first collegiate game in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, he scored 14 points in the first half of a win over Kentucky, finishing that game with 18 points and five assists...he had 17 points, six assists and six steals in the championship game against Kansas and was named to the All-Tournament Team...he followed up his school-record 17-assist performance against Stony Brook with 12 assists and four steals vs. Niagara...the 29 assists in two games was the best since Mark Jackson had 27 in two games in 1986.

Personal Information
A McDonald's All-American following his senior year in high school, he averaged 19.0 ppg, 7.0 apg and 4.3 spg at Christ the King High School in New York City

A native of Newfoundland, Carl English starred collegiately at Hawaii. (Kent Horner/NBAE/Getty Images)

College Highlights
He was an early entry candidate for the 2003 NBA Draft, although he was enrolled in college four years…he finished his collegiate career seventh on Hawaii’s all-time scoring list with 1,259 points and he holds the school’s single-season record for most 3-pt FGM, hitting 89 in 2002-03…he is second in school history in 3-pt FGM (162), fourth in 3-pt FGA (414) and fifth in career 3-pt FG% (.391)…he posted 20 career 20-point games and four 30-point games.
2002-03: He was named to the Western Athletic Conference First Team, All-WAC Tournament Team, Verizon Academic All-America Third Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches District 13 Second Team, U.S. Basketball Writers Association District 9 First Team and the WAC All-Academic Team…he led the team in scoring 17 times and finished 48th in the nation and second in the WAC in scoring (19.6 ppg)…scoring in double figures in 28 of 31 games, he had 11 20-point games and three 30-point games…his 607 points were the fifth-highest single-season total in school history…he scored a career-high tying 33 points in the WAC tournament semifinal game vs. Tulsa, scoring 27 points in the second half…he also hit for 30 points against Rice and Fresno State…in the game against Rice, 1/31, he scored his 1,000th career point, becoming the 10th player in Rainbow Warriors' history to score 1,000 points in his career…on his way to 28 points vs. Tulsa, 2/1, he made a career-high eight 3-pt FGS…he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Rainbow Classic after averaging 22.0 ppg and 4.7 rpg…he earned WAC Player of the Week honors three times…he recorded two double-doubles on the season, scoring 25 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. Louisiana Tech, 1/11, and 19 points and 12 rebounds at San Diego State, 12/14.
2001-02: He was named to the All-WAC Second Team…scoring in double figures 27 times in 33 games, he led the team in scoring 13 times…he finished ninth in the WAC in scoring, 15.5 ppg, and averaged 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game…he was fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (.476)…he had eight 20-point games, including a career-high 33 points against Fresno State, 3/2…he posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Tulsa, 3/9…he recorded a career-high 110 assists and handed out five or more assists 11 times…his 38 steals for the season included a career-high tying three thefts four times…the MVP of the Nike Tip-Off Tournament, he was also named to the all-tournament team of the Big Island Invitational.
2000-01: As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 28 games off the bench…he was named the WAC Conference tournament MVP after registering 44 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals in three games…in the championship game vs. Tulsa, 3/10, he scored a season-high 25 points and hit four 3-pt FGS…he claimed a career-high three steals and led the Rainbow Warriors with a season-high eight assists in the semifinals of the WAC tournament vs. Fresno State, 3/9…he nearly posted his first career double-double in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Syracuse, 3/16, scoring 10 points and grabbing a season-high nine rebounds.
1999-00: He played in two games off the bench before undergoing season-ending surgery on his left ankle.

Personal Information
His full name is Carl Jerome English…his greatest athletic thrill was winning the 2001 WAC Tournament…his favorites include hockey, the color baby blue and the musical group "Village People"…he has seven brothers (Peter, Kevin, Bradley, Michael, Howie, Gerard and Chris) and one sister (Pamela).

Hiram Fuller impressed coaches with his rebounding with the Pacers' summer league team. (Kent Horner/NBAE/Getty Images)

College Highlights
2002-03: As a senior, he was voted onto the All-WAC second team after finishing with an 11.1 scoring average and a team-high 8.2 rebounding average in conference games…overall for the season, he posted averages 10.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg…third on the team with 24 steals, he ranked second with 34 blocked shots…he racked up five double-doubles during the year, four of which came against WAC foes…in perhaps his best performance of 2002-03, the senior forward wound up just two blocks shy of the fourth triple-double in Fresno State history with 15 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots in a 74-70 double overtime victory at San Jose State, 2/19…during the season, he led the Bulldogs in scoring four times and in rebounding 11 times…shooting 54.8 percent from the field, he ranked second on the team…his 70.7 percent mark from the foul line was fourth best for the Bulldogs.
2001-02: He played in 32 games, starting 10 and averaged 5.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game…his best game of the year came against Savannah State, when he poured in 15 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, recording one of two double-doubles for him in 2001-02…after notching double figures in points in six of seven games early in the year, he struggled somewhat in the second half of the season, scoring 10 points only once in the last 14 games.
2000-01: He was the No. 2 rated power forward coming out of the junior college ranks in the nation at Wabash Valley (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) College, after leading his team to the NJCAA national championship with a 37-1 record…he averaged a double-double with 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game…he scored a season high 22 points against Vincennes and had season highs of 15 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.
1999-00: As a freshman at Modesto (Calif.) Junior College, he averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds per game.

Personal Information
He is one of three children of Cherrie and Richard Clark.

Pro Highlights
2002-03: He played in 48 games for the Great Lakes Storm of the Continental Basketball Association and posted averages of 17.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.9 apg and 1.46 spg…2001-02: He played 37 games for the Flint Fuze in the CBA and averaged 17.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.2 spg…he was named to the CBA All-Star team…he played in the Philippines Professional Basketball Association for the Alaska Aces and averaged 20.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg and 1.5 spg in 17 contests.
2000-01: He played in the Los Angeles Pro-Am Summer League for the Pro West team…he also spent time with the Harlem Globetrotters.
1999-2000: He averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.2 rpg in 9 games for Idaho and Rockford in the CBA…he also played for Fargo-Moorhead Beez of the International Basketball Association.
1998-99: He spent time with the Camden Power of the United States Basketball League.

College Highlights
A four-year letter winner, he averaged 7.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 1.5 apg in 117 career games.
1997-98: He played in 30 games, starting 22, and averaged 10.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 3.3 apg…he was named honorable mention All-MAC and was named the team’s “Top Defender”.
1996-97: He led the team in rebounding with an average of 6.4 rpg and averaged 10.6 ppg…he ranked in the top 10 in field goal percentage (seventh), rebounding (ninth), steals (eighth) and defensive rebounds (seventh).
1995-96: He registered three double-doubles on the season and averaged 6.6 ppg and a team-leading 6.4 rpg in 31 games.
1994-95: He played in 24 games and posted averages of 2.3 ppg and 1.0 rpg.

Personal Information
His full name is James Taru Head…his nickname is J…he is the son of Jim and Jackie Head…he majored in industrial distribution.

Michael Smith has seven seasons of NBA experience, four with the Kings. (Jonathan Daniel/NBAE/Getty Images)

Pro Highlights
2002-03: He signed with Idea Slask Wroclaw in Poland, but played just two games…in his two games in Poland, he totaled 17 points and three rebounds.
2001-02: He played for Amatori Snaidero Udine in the Italian A league…in eight Saporta Cup games, he averaged 14.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game…in 12 Italian League games, he averaged 10.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
2000-01: He appeared in 79 games, including 29 starts, and averaged 3.8 ppg and 7.1 rpg...he posted his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds in the last game of the season vs. Toronto, 4/18...he also posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds vs. Chicago, 4/11...he registered a season-high in assists twice with six assists vs. Golden State, 3/29 and six assists at Phoenix, 3/20...he made his first start of the season at New Jersey, 1/17, posting six points and six rebounds...he pulled down 14 rebounds vs. the L.A. Lakers, 3/16, Milwaukee, 1/15, and Philadelphia, 1/12...he posted a season-high 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Seattle, 1/10.
1999-00: He posted averages 6.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg, which was the best on the team…he scored a career-high 20 points with a career-high nine field goals vs. Indiana, 1/21…he posted 17 points and six assists in a 130-129 overtime loss in Milwaukee, 1/8…he posted five double-doubles, the last of which came vs. Chicago, 1/7, when he recorded 10 points and 12 rebounds…he scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds vs. Cleveland, 12/29…he had a game and season-high 15 boards vs. San Antonio, 12/11…he led the team in rebounds with 13 boards against New Jersey, 11/30…he posted his first double-double of the season vs. Toronto, 11/18, with 12 points and 10 rebounds…he missed a total of 33 games with a torn MCL in his right elbow.
1998-99: He registered averages 4.8 ppg and 7.3 rpg in 48 games…second on the team and 31st in the NBA, he averaged 7.3 rpg for the Grizzlies…he was fifth in the NBA in rebounding efficiency with one every 3.14 minutes…shooting 53.5 percent from the floor, he led Vancouver, but did not have attempts to qualify for the league leaders.
1997-1998: For the season, he averaged 5.2 ppg and 6.4 rpg…he started 29 of his 30 appearances and recorded two double-doubles…he led the Grizzlies in rebounding six times, including a career-high 18 rebounds vs. the Clippers, 4/23.
1996-97: He contributed 6.6 points, a career-high 2.4 assists, 1.01 steals (second on the team) and 0.74 blocks in 31.2 minutes per game in 81 contests, starting 52…he was the Kings's leading rebounder, ranking 14th in the NBA at 9.5 rpg…his career-high 257 offensive rebounds were second highest among the Kings and ranked 12th in the NBA…that was the only time in his career that he had at least 200 offensive rebounds in a season…he led the Kings in rebounding a team-high 34 times and reached double figures 44 times, posting 12 double-doubles…he twice had a season-high of 17 rebounds, in a 110-94 loss to Seattle, 11/11, and a 97-90 loss to New Jersey, 2/25…he also led the team by shooting 53.9 percent from the field, which would have ranked eighth in the NBA if he had enough field goals to qualify…he scored a season-high 16 points in a 109-93 victory over Vancouver, 4/8.
1995-1996: He averaged 5.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in his second pro season and shot 60.5 percent from the field, a figure that would have led the NBA if he had made enough shots to qualify…his rebounding average was the highest among players with no starts and he came off the bench in all 65 games in which he played…his field goal percentage was the third-highest in franchise history, but his free throw percentage of 38.4 was the lowest in franchise history…he scored in double figures 10 times, with a season-high 15 points twice; at Dallas, 4/2, and at Seattle, 4/10…he reached double figures in rebounding 10 times (the Kings went 9-1 in those games), securing a season-high with 13 against Golden State in the season finale, 4/21…he sat out 10 games due to a shoulder injury, five because of an ankle sprain and two because of a suspension…his two-game suspension was the result of a fight with the Pacers' Dale Davis at Market Square Arena…the Kings were 6-11 in the games which he sat out.
1994-1995: A rookie forward selected in the second round, he quickly found a place in the NBA…he logged more minutes than any other 1994-95 second-round pick….he teamed with fellow rookie Brian Grant to energize the Sacramento Kings, who won 11 more games than they had the previous season…he played in all 82 games, averaging 21.2 minutes, 6.9 points, and 5.9 rebounds-all highs among Sacramento bench players…his rebounding average and total rebounds ranked third on the squad behind Olden Polynice and Grant…he shot 54.2 percent from the field, the highest mark for the rookie class, but he didn't attempt enough shots to qualify for the league leaders...he registered highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds...he was the first Kings rookie since Otis Thorpe in 1984-85 to play in all 82 games…both he and Brian Grant played in the Rookie Game at NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix.

College Highlights
The Big East's leading rebounder in each of his three seasons, he averaged 11.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in his career at Providence…with 630 rebounds in his career, he ranks second in conference history to Derrick Coleman (701)…however, his 11.66 rebound average in his Big East career is the highest in the conference's history…he was named to the Second Team All-Big East as a senior, ranking 11th in the country in rebounds with an average of 11.5 rpg…he was also named to the Big East's Second Team as a junior after averaging 11.4 rpg, which was ninth best in the nation…he was a Third Team All-Big East pick his sophomore season.

Personal Information
Nicknamed the "Animal" by former Kings teammate Olden Polynice because of his passionate play on the court…while playing for the Wizards, he created the "Animal Zone," a block of tickets for every Wizards home game that he donated…he received a degree in education from Providence…in college, he played with future NBA players Austin Croshere, Dickey Simpkins, Eric Williams and Erick Murdock.