• Carlos Boozer
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
15.7
RPG
11.20
APG
3.5
EFF
+ 20.67
Born: Nov 20, 1981
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 266  lbs. / 120,7  kg.
College: Duke
Years Pro: 7

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Background

2006-07 SEASON
Named to the 2007 NBA All-Star Team (DNP-injured) … Was tied for ninth in MVP balloting … Also received most votes of anyone that did not make an All-NBA Team … Appeared in 74 games (all starts), averaging 20.9 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 34.6 minutes per game (all career highs) … Led Jazz in scoring and rebounding … Registered 53 double-doubles (Jazz were 36-17), 3rd most in NBA … One of five players in NBA to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds … Tied for fourth in NBA in rebounding (11.7), ranked sixth in field goal percentage (.561) and 16th in scoring (20.9) … One of only three NBA players to rank in the top 20 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (Elton Brand, Amarι Stoudemire) … Rebounding average (11.7) is fifth-highest in Jazz history … Shot .561 (647-1153) from the floor, the sixth best percentage in franchise history … Led (or tied) Jazz in scoring 36 times, rebounding 57 times and assists twice … Scored 30+ points 10 times and grabbed 15+ rebounds 18 times … Twice named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week … Missed eight games with a fractured left fibula head (1/29-2/20) suffered in first quarter collision with Tyson Chandler at New Orleans/Okla. City on 1/27 … Had 32 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists at Dallas on 4/13 … Fifth time this season with 30/15 game (tied w/ Yao for most in NBA) … Dished career-high eight assists vs. Denver on 4/11 (was 7 seven times, last vs. 12/2/06 vs. SEA) … Made 3,000th career rebound vs. Seattle on 4/7 … Had 21 points and 21 rebounds (ties career high) with five assists at Portland on 4/4 … Fourth career 20/20 game (2nd this season) … Third time with 21 rebounds (last vs. G.S., 3/20) … Only player in NBA with a 20/20/5 game this season (did it twice) … Had a career-high 41 points (was 39 vs. Mem., 1/24) with 16 rebounds vs. Washington on 3/26 (scored 36 in second half) … First Jazzman with 40+ pts since Karl Malone at Orlando, 3/12/03 (1st with 41+ since Malone at Phi., 12/20/00) … Only the 2nd player in the NBA this season with 40/15 (Amarι Stoudemire) … Karl Malone and Truck Robinson are only other Jazzmen ever with 40/15 game (Malone nine times, Robinson once) … Had 25 points and a career-high tying 21 rebounds (last at L.A. Clippers, 12/3/03) with five assists vs. Golden State on 3/20 … First 20/20 game by Jazzman since Donyell Marshall at Orlando, 12/19/01 … Had 39 points (career-high 18-24) and 15 rebounds vs. Memphis on 1/24 … Had 19 rebounds at Toronto on 1/19 … Named Western Conference Player of Week (12/11-12/17) … Played season-high 45:00 minutes at L.A. Clippers on 12/13 … Scored 35 points (14-16 FG) on his 25th birthday vs. Toronto on 11/20 … Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week (10/31-11/5) after averaging 20.7 points on .500 shooting and 15.0 rebounds with three double-doubles as the Jazz started 3-0 … Had 19 boards in season opener vs. Houston on 11/1.

AS A PROFESSIONAL
Has played in 314 career games (273 starts) in five NBA seasons with Cleveland and Utah, averaging 15.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists while shooting .539 (2029-3764) from the field and in 31.9 minutes per game … Has registered 148 career double-doubles, and four career 20-point/20-rebound games …

2005-06: Played in the final 33 games after missing first 49 with a strained left hamstring (11/2-2/6) … Started the last 19 games (Jazz were 11-8) … Finished the season as Jazz’s second-leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 16.3 points and 8.6 rebounds … Led the team with a .549 shooting percentage, which would have ranked third in NBA had he qualified … Scored in double figures in 25 of 33 games, reaching 20+ points 13 times and scoring a season-high 30 points three times (4/7 at Min., 3/23 vs. Wash., 3/15 at Orl.) … Led or tied for team-lead in scoring 12 times, in rebounds 13 times, and assists 7 times … Hit 13-of 23 shots 4/7 at Minnesota and 3/15 at Orlando, both Jazz season-highs … Grabbed 10+ rebounds 13 times and registered 11 double-doubles … Had season-high seven assists at Denver on 3/29 … Made first start of season at Orlando on 3/15, scoring a season-high 30 points (13-23 FG) and grabbing 10 rebounds in a career-high tying 47 minutes (also 12/1/04 at Seattle) … Scored his 3,000th career point vs. Dallas, 3/11 … Pulled down his 2,000th career rebound vs. Orlando, 3/6 … Had a Jazz season-high 19 rebounds at Golden State, 2/27 … Dished his 400th career assist at Houston, 2/11 … Saw action for first time since 2/14/05, scoring two points and dishing one assist in six minutes in season debut at Minnesota, 2/10 …

2004-05: Played and started in Utah’s first 51 games, but missed the final 31 games due to a strained right foot … Led the Jazz in scoring, averaging a career-high 17.8 points, while shooting .521 percent from the field, good for 10th in the league … Scored in double figures in 41 of his 51 games, including 20 games of 20+ points and three games of 30+ points … Registered a season-high 36 points at Seattle on 12/1, (15-21 FG, 6-6 FT) in a career-high 47 minutes … Had his best game of the year at Denver on 11/6, scoring 30 points (13-19 FG) and pulling down 17 rebounds in just 34 minutes … Grabbed a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game, including a season-high 18 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 11/30 … Recorded 23 games of double-figure rebounds and had 22 points/rebound double-doubles on the year … Dished season-high seven assists at Sacramento on 1/13 …

2003-04 (w/ Cleveland): Played in a total of 75 games (all starts) with the Cavaliers … Averaged 15.5 points and career-highs of 11.4 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 34.6 minutes per game … Missed six games with a sprained ankle and one for personal reasons … Notched a team-leading 41 double-doubles … Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for 1/19-1/25 … Ranked fifth in the league in rebounds per game, sixth in field goal percentage and eighth in double-doubles … Had the fifth 30-point/20-rebound game in Cleveland franchise history with 32 points and 20 rebounds vs. Seattle on 1/20 … Recorded his second 20-point/20-rebound game of the season at Dallas on 3/30 with 23 points and 20 rebounds … Grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds at Clippers on 12/3 … Ranked fourth in the NBA with 14 games of 15 points and 15 rebounds … Selected to participate in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend … Scored in double figures in 63 of his 75 games, including 19 games of 20 points or more … Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times, rebounding 52 times, steals 20 times and blocks on 11 occasions …

2002-03 (w/ Cleveland): Selected to NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Played in 81 games (54 starts), averaging 10.0 points, while shooting .536 percent from the field (331-618) and 7.5 rebounds in 25.3 minutes … As a starter, averaged 11.8 minutes, with 8.9 rebounds in 29.4 minutes … Played for the rookie team in the Rookie Challenge during the All-Star Weekend and tallied 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in 25 minutes … Ranked third in the NBA in field-goal percentage and 25th in rebounding … Among rookies, ranked first in field-goal percentage, third in rebounding, fifth in blocks, eighth in free-throw percentage, eighth in scoring, ninth in minutes played and 15th in assists … Scored in double figures in 43 games and 20+ points four times … Had double-figure rebounds in 26 games and posted 15+ rebounds four times … Scored a season-high 27 points (12-15 FG), with 12 rebounds at Memphis on 3/19 … Grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds vs. Boston on 3/29.

IN THE PLAYOFFS
2007: Helped the Jazz to Western Conference Finals, leading the team in scoring and rebounding in his first playoff appearance … Started all 17 games, averaging 23.5 points and 12.2 rebounds while shooting .536 percent from the field in 38.5 minutes per game … Posted double-doubles in 13 of 17 playoff games … In Conference Finals vs. San Antonio, averaged 21.4 points and 12.0 rebounds in the five-game series … Registered a double-double in first three games, posting a game-high 33 points and 15 rebounds on the road in Game 2 (5/22) … Averaged 24.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, posting a double-double in all five games vs. Golden State in Conference Semifinals … Made 45-74 (.608) shots in series … Grabbed a playoff career-high 20 rebounds (10 off.) in Game 1 vs. Golden State (5/7) … Averaged 24.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in seven-game first round series vs. Houston … Scored a playoff career-high 41 points (17-30) with 12 rebounds and 6 assists in Game 2 on 4/23 … Fifth-highest scoring performance in Jazz playoff history … Tallied 35 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in deciding Game 7 at Houston (5/5).

AS A COLLEGIAN
Finished his collegiate career as Duke’s all-time leader in field-goal percentage at .631 (554-878), which ranks third in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history … Played 101 games over his three seasons, averaging 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 25.9 minutes …
As a junior in 2001-02, named Third-Team All-American by the Associated Press and First-Team All-ACC … Was an NABC All-America selection … Shot .665 percent (230-346), which was second in the nation, first in the ACC and second all-time in school history for a single season … In 35 games, averaged 18.2 points (fourth in ACC) and 8.7 rebounds (third in the ACC), shooting .665 (230-346) from the field and.754 percent from the free throw line (ninth in ACC) … Posted 14 double-doubles … Scored a career-high 33 points (12-13 FG, 9-10 FT) with 10 rebounds at Virginia on 2/28/02 … As a sophomore, helped Duke to the 2001 NCAA Championship, averaging 13.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 32 games … Duke championship teammates included current NBA players Shane Battier (Houston), Chris Duhon (Chicago) and Mike Dunleavy (Indiana) … Averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 34 games as a freshman in 1999-00.


Personal

  • Full Name: Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr
  • Born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
  • Named Alaska’s Player of the Year three times
  • Won state titles as a sophomore and junior
  • Twice selected as a Parade Magazine All-American in high school and was a USA Today First-Team All-America selection after his senior season at Juneau, Alaska’s Douglas High School
  • Looked up to fellow Alaskan and ex-Duke and NBA player Trajan Langdon growing up
  • Was AAU teammates with ex-Jazzman DeShawn Stevenson, who takes credit for coining his nickname, C-Booz
  • Was Sociology major at Duke
  • Member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic bronze medal team
  • Selected to USA Men’s Senior National Team in 2007
  • Favorite college memory: winning the National Championship
  • Favorite sport other than basketball: football
  • Favorite food: barbecued chicken
  • Favorite movies: “The Lord of the Rings,” “Friday,” “Braveheart” and “The Matrix.”
  • Hobbies include doodling, watching movies and playing chess
  • If not in the NBA, would be a real estate developer
  • Participates in the Jazz’s “Read to Achieve” program
  • Works with kids, teaching them basketball skills at Jr. Jazz clinics during the season
  • Purchased 50 tickets to every Jazz home game that were distributed to organized youth charities as part of “Boozer’s Buddies” program


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