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2010-11 Statistics

PPG
4.2
RPG
2.30
APG
0.3
EFF
+ 4.82
Born: May 6, 1988
Height: 7-2 / 2.18
Weight: 248 lbs. / 112.5 kg.
From: Saint Etienne, France
Years Pro: 2

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Background

2009-10:
Appeared in 6 games, averaging 1.7 points and 5.0 minutes… assigned to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League (11/30/09- 2/2/10), when he suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb that required surgery…in 22 games with Maine, averaged 14.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 26.0 minutes, while shooting 54.6% (113-207 FGs) from the field and 74.8% (95-127 FTs) from the free throw line…named to the Eastern Conference D-League All-Star Team but was unable to play due to injury…triple-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks vs. Austin (1/22/10), marking the 6th points/rebounds/blocks triple-double in D-League history.

2008-09:
Played in 31 games (4 starts) as a rookie…averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in 5.9 minutes…career highs of 12 points, 4 rebounds and 20 minutes at NO (12/10/08)…led or tied for the team lead in blocks twice and steals twice…assigned to the D-League Sioux Falls Skyforce (3/9- 4/12/09)…in 11 D-League games, averaged 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 22.7 minutes, while shooting 47.5% (48-101 FGs) from the field and 79.6% (35-44 FTs) from the free throw line.


Personal

Native of Saint Etienne, France…father was a wrestler from the French Islands and mother is a native of France…did not start playing basketball until age 12…was a world-class BMX rider as a youth, with multiple top-five finishes in the UCI World Championships for his age group, including a second-place finish in 1997…sister Elodie was a BMX World Champion in 2003…lists “Remember the Titans” as his favorite movie and “House of Payne” as his favorite TV show… likes reggae music… an early entry candidate in the 2008 Draft after spending the previous two seasons playing professionally in his native France…name is pronounced ah-lek-SEE ah-Gin-sa.

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