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2012 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Aug 29, 1980
Height:
6-9 / 2.06
Weight:
240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Xavier (Ohio) / USA
Years Pro:
8
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Draft Position: New Orleans, 2003 first round (18th pick overall) How Acquired: Selected by New Orleans in the first round (18th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft on June 26, 2003 Playoffs: Holds career playoff averages of 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in 24 playoff appearances.2009: Started in all five playoff games vs. DEN…recorded 24 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in Game 5 at DEN…registered 19 points and nine rebounds in Game 3 vs. DEN. 2008: Started in all 12 playoff games averaging 21.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 2.8 apg…had a playoff career high for points, rebounds, and blocks on 5/13 vs. SAS, 38 points (16 of 25) 14 rebounds and five blocks…had three double-doubles in second round vs. SAS…scored 10+ points in all 12 games, 20+ points in eight games, and 30+ in two games…was 49 of 55 from the free throw line..was one of two from behind the arc…had at least nine rebounds in seven of the 12 games 2004: played in all seven games of the first round vs. MIA (zero starts)…averaged 5.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg…had his first career playoff double-digit scoring game on 4/27 with 10 points…made 11 of 13 free throws during the series…had at least three rebounds in every game. 2009-2010 Season: Averaged 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and a career-high 3.0 assists in 81 games (all starts)…ranked 14th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.865) and 22nd in scoring…had 20 double-doubles, 35 games of at least 20 points and scored in double figures in 76 games…collected 40 points and 10 rebounds vs. ORL 2.26…tallied 29 points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven assists vs. IND 2/19…had 32 points, 10 rebounds vs. NJN 1/8…totaled 21 points, 10 rebounds vs. MIA 12/30…scored career-high 44 points (18-30 FG, 2-4 3FG) and had 12 rebounds at HOU 12/29…season-high 32 points, 12 rebounds vs. DET 12/16…24 points, 12 rebounds, five assists vs. SAC 12/8…had 27 points, 10 rebounds, five assists vs. MIL 11/25…had 24 points, 10 rebounds, five assists vs. LAC 11/17 (9-14 FG one game after going 4-17)…first double-double of season with 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists vs. DAL 11/4… had 18 points, nine rebounds at SAS 10/28… with “30-10” game vs. NJN 1/8 (32 points, 10 rebounds), West took the franchise record for most games with 30 and 10 (19; A. Mourning had 15)…missed one game due to a sprained left ankle. Professional: Holds career averages of 16.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 32.0 minutes in 460 games (368 starts) with New Orleans. 2008-09: Averaged career-highs in points (21.0) and assists (2.3), while averaging 8.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 39.4 minutes in 76 games (76 starts)…garnered Western Conference Player of the Week honors (2/23-3/1) averaging 28.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks during a 4-0 week…member of the Western Conference All-Stars where he had six points and three rebounds in 14 minutes…ranked 8th in free throw shooting (.886), 15th in scoring, tied for 14th in rebounding and eighth in free-throw percentage (.884) in the NBA…second on the team in scoring and rebounding…collected 29 double-doubles, collected 14 20/10 games and five 30/10 game, scored in double figures in 76 games, had 20+ points in 40 contests, 30+ points 10 times and 40+ points twice…grabbed 10+ rebounds 29 times…tied his career-high in point twice this season, scoring 40 points 3/31 at SAC and 1/6 at LAL…connected on a career-high 13 free throws in a career-high 14 attempts, 1/12 vs. NYK…corralled a career-high 20 rebounds, 3/9 at ATL…scored 34 points 4/15 at SAS on 15-of-24 shooting, and had seven rebounds…hit the game-winner with 2.5 seconds left, 12/28 at IND…recorded his 2,500th rebound 3/5 at DAL, his 5,000th point 1/31 at SAS and his 300th block 3/9 at ATL…finished the season by scoring in double-digits in 35 straight games…missed six games (5 – back spasms; 1 – NBA suspension). 2007-08: Averaged career-highs in points (20.6), rebounds (8.9), assists (2.3) and blocks (1.29) in 76 games (all starts)…member of the Western Conference All-Stars where he had six points and four rebounds in 16 minutes…ranked 22nd in scoring and tied for 19th in rebounding in the NBA…second on the team in scoring and rebounding…collected 29 double-doubles, collected 17 20/10 games and five 30/10 game, scored in double figures in 74 games, had 20+ points in 39 contests, 30+ points 10 times and 40+ points once…grabbed 10+ rebounds 30 times…set career-highs in points (40), FGM (17) and FGA (29) while also hitting the game-winning shots 3/26 at CLE and in OT 11/16 at MEM…had 35 points and 16 rebounds 3/25 at IND…collected 24 points, 13 rebounds and tied a career-high with five blocks 1/30 vs. GSW…finished the season by scoring in double-digits in 53 straight games…missed six games on the season due to a bruised hip (one game), sprained left ankle (three games) and a sprained right ankle (two games). 2006-07: Averaged 18.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 52 games (all starts)…first on the team in scoring and second in rebounding…collected 15 double-doubles, collected eight 20/10 games and one 30/10 game, scored in double figures in 46 games, had 20+ points in 22 contests and 30+ points five times…grabbed 10+ rebounds 17 times…averaged over 15+ points in each month of the season, including a season-high 25.3 points and 8.0 rebounds for the month of April (nine games)…season-high 33 points (12-23 FG, 9-13 FT) and seven rebounds 4/10 vs. LAC…tied season-high of 33 points (14-19 FG) 4/14 at HOU…31 points (13-22 FG) and 13 rebounds 4/13 vs. DEN…18 points, 14 rebounds in a career-high 50 minutes 4/4 vs. SEA…career-highs of 19 rebounds and nine offensive rebounds 2/8 vs. MIL…finished the season by scoring 30+ points in four of last five games…missed 30 games (team went 11-19) due to right elbow synovitis, underwent arthroscopic surgery on 12/20. 2005-06: Averaged 17.1 points, 7.4 rebounds on 51 percent shooting in 74 games (all starts)…finished second in Most Improved Player of the Year voting…ranked 16th in the NBA in field goal percentage, 22nd in the NBA in free throw percentage and 27th in the NBA in rebounding…first on the team in scoring and rebounding…collected 17 double-doubles, nine 20/10 games, scored in double figures 68 times, had 20+ points 28 times and 30+ points twice…averaged over 15 points a month in each month of the season (West’s career-high coming into 2005-06 season was 15 points)…scored in double figures in 49 of the final 50 games in which he played…had three game-winning field goals with less than two seconds left (most in the NBA)…career-high 34 points on career-best 15 made field goals 11/19 at ORL…27 points and career-high 18 rebounds 12/27 at MIL…24 points and 15 rebounds 1/30 vs. MIL…31 points and 12 rebounds 4/14 vs. UTA…missed six games due to a sprained left ankle and two games due to the birth of his first child. 2004-05: Missed 51 games (44 on the Injured List) after suffering a right knee contusion 12/4 vs. DET…averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16 games after returning to the lineup…led the team lead in rebounding once…scored in double figures nine times and reached double figures in rebounds once…started eight games, averaging 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds…averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in his first three games as a starter (played just two minutes in the fourth game before injuring his knee)…made the first three-pointer of his career 11/23 at GSW…tied his career high with 15 points 11/28 at LAL, including career highs of 9-11 free throws in a career-high 38 minutes…scored 15 points again 4/8 vs. UTA…DNP-CD 11/9 vs. LAL. 2003-04: Ranked 10th among rookies in overall rebounding and tied for fifth in offensive rebounding…ranked first in rebounds and second in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes among rookies…4.2 rpg average was the highest for a Hornets rookie since Alonzo Mourning in 1992-93…led team in rebounding three times…reached double figures in rebounds six times and in scoring three times…had two double-doubles…had 36 games with multiple offensive rebounds…averaged 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .567 (17-30) from the field over six games from 12/2-11…averaged 7.2 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting .548 (17-31) from the floor over five games from 2/6-18…recorded his first NBA double-double 12/2 at ORL with 14 points and 11 rebounds…got his second double-double of the season 2/18 vs. WAS with 11 points and 10 rebounds…went 7-7 from the field to finish with a season-high 15 points 3/17 vs. PHI…had four points and five rebounds in his first NBA start 3/16 at MIA…grabbed nine rebounds in 12 minutes 11/15 vs. POR…was third among all rookies in rebounding during the preseason…missed seven games due to a sore right knee and two games due to DNP-CD. College: Garnered two of the five major college basketball Player of the Year honors in 2003…named AP National Player of the Year and was named National Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association…finished as the runner-up to Texas guard T.J. Ford in the voting for the Wooden Award…also received the Pete Newell Big Man award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches…named First Team All-America by AP as a senior and Second Team as a junior and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from AP as a sophomore…became the first three-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year…only the third player in Xavier history to surpass 2,000 points and only the second to eclipse 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, joining Tyrone Hill…tallied a school record 68 career double-doubles…led the A-10 in rebounding four consecutive seasons…scored in double figures 110 times in his career, including 86 of his last 87 games…ranks first in school history in blocks (228), free throws made (662) and free throws attempted (874)…had his no. 30 jersey retired by the school, joining Hill and Byron Larkin as the only three retired jerseys in school history…fifth in the nation and led the A-10 in rebounding (11.8 rpg) as a senior while finishing second in the conference in field goal percentage (.513), third in scoring (20.1 ppg) and fourth in blocks (1.6 bpg)…scored in double figures in all 32 games…scored a career-high 47 points against Dayton…named A-10 Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior…won A-10 Tournament MVP honors…averaged 9.8 rebounds (26th in nation) and 2.5 blocks (22nd in nation)…recorded the first triple-double in school history with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Long Island University…led Xavier in scoring (17.8 ppg), rebounding (10.9 rpg, tops in A-10 and fourth nationally) and blocks (2.1 bpg) as a sophomore…posted the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound game in conference history with 26 points and 21 rebounds against George Washington…named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team as a freshman after leading the A-10 in rebounding (9.1) and finishing fourth on the Musketeers in scoring (11.7). |
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Completed his degree in communications…favorite NBA team before joining the Hornets was the San Antonio Spurs and his favorite players were Tim Duncan and David Robinson…very active in the Catholic Charities programs of New Orleans visiting sites and providing funding for the homeless community of the city...he and his wife, Leslie, have two children, a daughter, Dasia, and a son, David Benjamin...is an avid boxing fan and uses boxing drills as a way to condition himself during the offseason…was an active participant during black history month, judging an essay contest about what it means to kids and speaking to schools...recruited and coached at Xavier by the late Skip Prosser…sponsored a New Orleans AAU team for its 2006-07 season… in November 2009 helped to handout Thanksgiving meals to over 800 families of students from the New Orleans Recovery School District… along with Chris Paul donated 100 $100 shopping sprees at Toys ‘R’ Us to New Orleans children in December 2009…provides tickets to underprivileged youth with his player ticket group, the “Team D-West.” |
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