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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
Mar 11, 1993
Height:
6-10 / 2.08
Weight:
220 lbs. / 99.8 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Kentucky / USA
Years Pro:
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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 1st overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. COLLEGE (University of Kentucky 2011-12): Left Kentucky for the NBA after leading Wildcats to a national championship in his freshman season…won six of the seven major National Player of the Year awards, getting the nod from the AP, USBWA and Basketball Times, and capturing the Wooden, Adolph Rupp and Naismith awards…named Final Four Most Outstanding Player as UK won a national title…led the nation in blocks (4.65 bpg), while leading the team in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (10.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.623)…broke school and SEC records as well as an NCAA freshman record for blocks in a season (186)…finished the season with 20 double-doubles, tops in the SEC and tied for the UK freshman record…named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team and SEC All-Defensive Team…averaged 13.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.8 blocks in NCAA Tournament…tied NCAA Championship game record for blocks (6)…also grabbed 16 rebounds in that contest, vs. Kansas…in the Final Four vs. Louisville, posted 18 points (7-of-8 FGs), 14 rebounds and five blocks…contributed 18 points (6-9 FGs), 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals vs. Baylor in the Elite Eight…notched 15 points with 12 rebounds and five assists in a win over Iowa St.…recorded his fourth straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Vandy during the SEC Championship game…had 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Florida in second round of SEC Tournament…scored 12 points, with a game-high 14 rebounds in win over LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament…finished with a game-high 22 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks in a win at Florida…during the regular season, tallied a career-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting, 11 rebounds, five blocks and two steals vs. Vanderbilt…had a career-high 18 rebounds, along with 14 points and five blocks vs. Chattanooga…contributed 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, 16 rebounds and three blocks vs. Arkansas Little-Rock…notched 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting with eight rebounds, eight blocks and two steals in 28 minutes vs. South Carolina…recorded 15 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in a win at Vandy...finished with 16 points, six rebounds, and four blocks in a victory over UF…Led UK with 18 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in a victory over UT...notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win at LSU...broke the UK single-season blocks record with seven swats in a win over Arkansas...in the same outing, had a double-double with 27 points and 14 rebounds...charted his fifth straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds while charting seven blocks in a win over USC...was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after recording a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a win over UL...also had six blocks and made a career-high 12 free throws...tallied a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Loyola...made the game-saving block with seven seconds remaining to go along with nine points and seven rebounds in a win over North Carolina...had a near triple-double effort with 15 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks against St. John's…had a flawless night from the floor with a perfect field goal and free throw percentage while also blocking four shots in a win over Radford...totaled 14 points, six rebounds and seven blocks in a win over Kansas...led the team with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Marist to become just the third player in school history to begin collegiate career with a 20-10 game...also swatted five shots and chipped in three assists in his debut...named SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14). |
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PERSONAL: Member of the 2012 U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team that captured the gold medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics…averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game while shooting 64.7% from the floor for Team USA at the London Olympics…averaged 32 points, 22 rebounds, and seven blocked shots as a senior at Perspectives Charter High School in Chicago…named Co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks…registered 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks in the McDonald's All-American Game…posted 16 points with 10 rebounds for the USA team in the Nike Hoops Summit…one of four finalists for the Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Award and five finalists for the Naismith Award…a Parade first team All-America…named all-conference three consecutive years while in high school…stood just 6-3 at the start of his junior year of high school before a growth spurt took him to 6-10…sister, Iesha, was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters in their sixth annual player draft. |
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