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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
12.0
RPG
8.00
APG
1.5
EFF
+ 15.35
Born: Apr 28, 1982
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 265  lbs. / 120,2  kg.
College: Central Michigan
Years Pro: 6

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2007-08 SEASON: Averaged 15.7 points, a team-high 12.7 rebounds, 2.8 blocks, 1.9 assists and 37.2 minutes in 56 games played (55 starts)…enjoyed a break-out season and best statistical year of career before being limited to 56 games due to injuries…finished 3rd in NBA with 2.77 blocks per game…finished 25th in NBA in minutes played…finished 14th in NBA with 36 double-doubles…had five 20+ rebound games…scored 20+ points 14 times…had three 20 point – 20 rebound games (12/2/07 vs. Indiana, 2/28/07 at Phoenix, 1/23/08 vs. Sacramento)…led team in rebounding 50 times, blocks 45 times and scoring 13 times…his 22 rebounds on 11/7/07 and 12/2/07 were Clipper season highs…missed 26 games due to injury…12/5/07 at Seattle, had 13th double-double, 19 pts (7-14 FG, 5-7 FT), 14 rebounds, and a season-high five assists...12/7/07 at Sacramento, equaled career-high with 26 pts (9-12 FG, 8-10 FT), to go with12 rebounds, and three blocks in 41:47…12/21/07 at Dallas, had 24 points (11-18 FG, 2-3 FT), along with 19 rebounds in 43:08…1/19/08 vs. New Jersey, had a career-high nine blocks, to go with 10 points (5-16 FG), and 12 rebounds in 44:26...1/26/08 at Memphis, missed 1st game of season, DNP - Left shin contusion...1/28/08 vs. Charlotte - 2/2/08 at Cleveland, DNP due to Flu-like symptoms...2/23/08 vs. Lakers - 2/29/08 at Denver, DND - Sore lower back...3/10/08 at Miami - 3/25/08 at Dallas, DNP - Sore lower back...4/2/08 at Seattle - 4/16/08 INA - Sprained right ankle…

2006-07 (Clippers): Averaged 10.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 29.0 minutes in 75 games…finished 21st in the NBA in rebounding and 19th in blocks (1.55 bpg)…had 14 double-doubles, reached double-figures in points 39 times and had 10+ rebounds 18 times…led team in rebounds 26 times, blocks 30 times and steals six times…

2005-06 (Clippers): Averaged 11.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.38 blocks in 32.8 minutes per game…appeared in 78 games (78 starts)…finished the regular season ranked 9th in the NBA in rebounds per game (9.6), 12th in FG% (.523) and 24th in blocks per game (1.38)…recorded 29 points/rebounds double-doubles…scored in double figures in 49 games while scoring 20 or more points in 10 contests…recorded 36 games with 10 or more rebounds and posted 29 point/rebound double-doubles…led the team in scoring five times, rebounds 31 times and blocks 24 times… missed two games with a sprained left ankle (2/27 & 3/1) and one game with a sore left knee (4/16)…3/13/06 vs. Minnesota, scored 24 points (10-12 FT) and set new career-highs with 23 rebounds and four steals while adding three blocks in 44:12…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 10.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 29.5 minutes in 12 games played…4/22/06 vs. Denver, tallied 15 points and 13 rebounds in first career playoff game…

2004-05 (Clippers): Averaged 9.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 25.9 minutes in 63 games (50 starts)…missed 12 games due to injury, including the first 11 games of the season due to a left ankle sprain…scored in double-figures in 30 games and recorded four games with 20 or more points…had 10 or more rebounds in 14 games and recorded 14 point-rebound double-doubles…led the team in rebounds in 16 games and in blocks 19 times…

2003-04 (Clippers): Averaged 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, .89 blocks and 22.5 minutes in 82 games played (61 starts)…only Clipper to play in all 82 games…converted 200-435 FG (.460) and 99-142 FT (.697)…notched five point-rebound double-doubles on the year…ranked second among all rookies in blocked shots per game (.89 bpg), third in field goal percentage (.460) and fourth in rebounds per game (5.6 rpg)…became only the second rookie in franchise history (Michael Brooks, 1980-81) to play in all 82 games in his rookie season…11/22/03 at Minnesota, recorded his first career double-double with 12 points (5-6 FG) and 15 rebounds in 31 minutes of action…tallied eight points (4-7 FG) and seven rebounds in 19 minutes played for the losing Rookie Team in the 2004 Got Milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend 2004 in Los Angeles…

COLLEGE (Central Michigan): Career: Averaged 15.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.19 blocks over his three-season collegiate career…ranks seventh on Central Michigan’s all-time rebounding list (707) and 11th in scoring (1,250) while holding the CMU record for career field goal percentage (.608)…one of only six players in CMU’s 1,000-point, 600-rebound club…2002-03 (Junior):  Averaged 22.4 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 31 games played…named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year…named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press…named First Team All-MAC as well as being named the MAC Tournament MVP…helped lead CMU to it’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 1987 season…ranked 13th in the nation in scoring (22.4 ppg), fourth in rebounding (12.0 rpg) and 10th in blocked shots (3.2 bpg)…one of only five players in the country to average 20 points and 10 rebounds…set CMU single season record for blocks (98) and rebounds (373)…recorded 20 games with 20 or more points and had six 30-point outings…tallied 25 double-doubles on the year…2001-02 (Sophomore):  Averaged 11.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.63 blocks in 24 games…ranked fourth in the MAC in blocks per game (1.63 bpg) while ranking fifth in the conference in rebounds (8.3 rpg)…recorded seven double-doubles on the year…2000-01 (Freshman):  Averaged 9.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.61 blocks in 28 games played during his freshman campaign…MAC All-Freshman team selection…finished the season ranked fourth in the MAC in blocks (1.61 bpg)…scored in double-figures 13 times…


Personal

  • Full name is Christopher Zane Kaman.
  • Attended Tri-unity Christian High School in Wyoming, Michigan.
  • High school team went 24-2 during his senior season and reached the state quarterfinals.
  • Favorite TV show is "Friends".
  • Enjoys working on cars when he is not playing basketball.


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