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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
9.8
RPG
3.90
APG
1.4
EFF
+ 11.49
Born: Jul 7, 1985
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight: 225 lbs. / 102.1 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Kansas / USA
Years Pro: 3

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Background

NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Was selected by Portland in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft (13th overall) ... Traded by Portland, along with Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts, to Indiana on July 9, 2008, in exchange for Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless ... Acquired by Golden State from Indiana in exchange for Lou Amundson on December 19, 2011 ... Enters 2011-12 season owning career averages of 9.1 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 40.2% from behind the arc in 27.0 minutes (224 career games with Indiana) ... In 104 career starts, has posted averages of 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists ... Has appeared in five playoff games, averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11.0 minutes.

2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
Appeared in 67 games (21 starts), averaging 9.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 26.2 minutes while hitting a career-high 41.7% (93- 223 3FG) of three-pointers ... In 21 starting assignments, averaged 11.2 points and 4.1 rebounds in 31.1 minutes ... Hit a career-best six three-pointers vs. Toronto (12/6) ... Appeared in five playoff games, averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11.0 minutes. 2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
Appeared in all 82 games (64 starts), averaging career highs of 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.4 minutes ... Shot 41.1% from three-point range, including 47.2% as a reserve ... In 64 starts, averaged 10.1 points and 4.4 rebounds ... Dished out a career-best six assists at Boston (3/12) ... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Orlando (4/12). 2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
Appeared in 75 games (19 starts), averaging 8.1 points and 3.1 rebounds in 24.0 minutes. In 19 starts, averaged 15.9 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 47.3% from the field, helping Indiana to a 12-7 record in those 19 games (24-39 in games he did not start) ... Ranked eighth among rookies with 78 three-pointers made ... Scored a career-high 29 points in consecutive games at Chicago (3/28) and vs. Washington (3/29).

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
Helped Kansas to a national championship as a junior in 2007-08, averaging a team-high 13.3 points to go with 5.1 rebounds ... Selected to the 2008 Final Four All-Tournament team and was chosen as Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 Big 12 Championship, leading Kansas to the tournament title with 18.7 points in three games ... Named Wooden Award All-American as a sophomore and junior ... Started all 38 games as a sophomore in 2006-07, finishing in the top 20 in the conference with a team-high 13.8 points (16th in the Big 12), 5.6 rebounds (18th), 2.0 three-pointers (11th) and 32.5 minutes (12th) ... Became the first freshman in Big 12 history to earn First-Team All-Conference honors.

Personal

Full name is Brandon Leray Rush ... Brother, Kareem, spent seven seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Charlotte, Indiana and Philadelphia ... Brother, JaRon, played collegiately at UCLA ... A two-time All-State selection in high school, averaged 21 points, six rebounds and five assists at Mount Zion Academy (NC) ... Pulled out of 2005 NBA Draft to go to school at Kansas.

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