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  • Andrew Bynum
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2007-08 Statistics

PPG
13.1
RPG
10.20
APG
1.7
EFF
+ 21.86
Born: Oct 27, 1987
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 285  lbs. / 129,3  kg.
High School: St. Joseph HS (NJ)
Years Pro: 3

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Background

CAREER:
Selected by the Lakers with the 10th pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft ... Youngest player ever to play in an NBA regular season game (18 years, 6 days) ... With 20 points and 14 rebounds 11/7 vs. Minnesota, became became the youngest Laker (19 years, 11 days) to ever record a double-double, breaking Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s record (20 years, 75 days) ... Member of the Sophomore team in the 2007 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge over All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting while grabbing four rebounds in 19 minutes.

2006-2007:
Appeared in 82 games (53 starts), averaging 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.56 blocks in 21.9 minutes ... Ranked among league leaders in blocks (18th/1.56) … Posted 10 double-doubles … Led team in scoring once and in rebounds on 23 occasions … In first career start, recorded 18 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five assists in 24 minutes 10/31 vs. Phoenix … Recorded first career double-double with a career-high 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots 11/7 vs. Minnesota … Recorded 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks 11/19 vs. Chicago … Scored 14 points including 8-of-11 shooting from the foul line 12/17 vs. Washington … Tallied 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, 11 rebounds and three blocks 1/4 @ Sacramento … Recorded 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots 1/5 vs. Denver … Recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds 1/10 @ Houston … Tallied 10 points (4-of-4 shooting), 15 rebounds and four blocked shots 1/22 vs. Golden State … Posted 11 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and career-high seven blocked shots in 39 minutes 1/26 vs. Charlotte … Tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds in a career-high 44 minutes 1/28 vs. San Antonio … Posted 12 points and 13 rebounds 2/3 @ Washington … Recorded 10th double-double of season with 14 points and 10 rebounds 2/5 @ Atlanta … Scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting 2/23 vs. Boston … Scored 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting 4/1 vs. Sacramento … Scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting 4/9 @ Denver ... Averaged 4.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in five playoff games ... Recorded playoff career-highs in points (9) and rebounds (12) 4/24 @ Phoenix.

2005-2006:
Appeared in 46 games, averaging 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.48 blocks in 7.3 minutes ... Became youngest player to ever play in an NBA regular season game at 18 years and six days, recording two rebounds and two blocked shots in five minutes 11/2 @ Denver … Scored first NBA basket on a dunk, finishing with four points in 18 minutes 11/20 vs. Chicago … Recorded five points and four rebounds in 12 minutes 11/27 vs. New Jersey … Tallied six points and season-highs in rebounds (6) and minutes (21) 11/29 @ San Antonio … Recorded a season-high 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field while posting four rebounds and a steal in 12 minutes 1/31 @ New York … Grabbed a season-high tying six rebounds 2/1 @ Indiana.

COLLEGE:
Elected to enter the NBA directly from high school (St. Joseph HS, NJ) ... Averaged 22.0 points, 16.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks as a senior at St. Joseph HS (Metuchen, N.J.) ... Named a 2005 McDonald’s High School All-American ... Tallied nine points and five rebounds in 11 minutes at the McDonald’s High School All-American Game ... Scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Gray squad at the Jordan Classic. br />
Personal

  • Youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft and youngest player to ever play in an NBA regular season game at 18 years and 6 days 11/2 @ DEN
  • Originally committed to Connecticut where he planned to major in business
  • Nicknamed “ATrain” in high school
  • Has one brother, Corey
  • Enjoys reading, computers and listening to hip/hop music
  • Played the piano for two years
  • Outside of basketball, also enjoys playing tennis and golf
  • Person he most admires is his mother Janet
  • Lists greatest personal achievement as being drafted by the Lakers and becoming an NBA basketball player
  • Lists “Entourage” as his favorite television show
  • Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco Giants are his other favorite professional sports teams
  • Wears size 18 shoes
  • Met fans and helped with the NBA Skills Challenge competition while participating in the NBA Nation Tour (a mobile playground traveling the country coast-to-coast) during its stop in Los Angeles in the summer of 2007.

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