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PRO CAREER:
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Selected by the Bobcats with the ninth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft… Has career averages of 8.9 points, 2.9 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 22.2 minutes in 152 games played for the Bobcats… In two NBA seasons, is shooting .412 from the field (435-1056), .420 (178-424) from beyond the three-point line and .852 from the free-throw line (310-364)… Named to the 2008-09 All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 26.5 minutes in 72 games played as a rookie… Ranked sixth in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.890) and tied for ninth in three-point percentage (.439) in his first season, while leading all NBA rookies in free-throw percentage and ranking second in three-point percentage, fourth in assists, eighth in scoring and ninth in minutes played.
2009-10:
Appeared in 80 games, with two starts… Averaged 6.3 points, 2.4 assists, 1.2 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks in 18.3 minutes… Shot .386 from the field (168-435), .393 from beyond the three-point line (70-178) and .779 from the free-throw line (102-131)… Scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including two games of 20 points or more… Led the team in scoring twice, assists eight times and steals eight times… Finished the season tied for 26th in the NBA in three-point percentage… Scored a season-high 22 points on Jan. 23 against Orlando… Handed out a season-high nine assists on April 10 against Detroit… In two starts, averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds… Made at least one three-point field goal in 10 straight games from March 29-April 14, going 19-30 from beyond the three-point line during the stretch, which included a 4-5 effort in the Bobcats playoff-clinching win at New Orleans on April 7… In four playoff games against Orlando, averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 assists in 18.3 minutes.
2008-09:
Named to the All-Rookie Second Team… Played in 72 games, starting 12... Averaged 11.8 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 26.5 minutes… Ranked sixth in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.890) and tied for ninth in three-point percentage (.439)… Led all NBA rookies in free-throw percentage and ranked second in three-point percentage, fourth in assists, eighth in scoring and ninth in minutes played… Scored in double figures 38 times, including 10 games with 20 points or more, and totaled three games with double-figure assists… Recorded his first NBA double-double with 25 points and a career-high 11 assists on Nov. 24 vs. Philadelphia…Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times, assists 11 times and steals six times… Set a Bobcats franchise record with 42 consecutive free throws made from Dec. 6-23… Set a franchise record with 11 points in an overtime period on Jan. 6 vs. Boston.
COLLEGE:
Played two seasons at the University of Texas, leaving for the NBA after his sophomore season… Earned Consensus First Team All-American honors and First Team All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore, after leading the Big 12 in assists (5.8 per game) and ranking second in scoring (19.2 points per game)… Received the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard and was a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards... Also earned First Team Academic All-American honors, becoming the 15th player in NCAA history (since 1962-63) to earn both First Team All-American and Academic All-American honors in the same season… Scored 20 or more points 19 times and dished out 10 or more assists on four occasions, tallying three double-doubles… As a freshman, named Second Team All-Big 12 and a consensus Freshman All-American after leading the Big 12 and ranking fourth nationally in assists (6.7 per game)… His 233 assists marked the fourth-best single-season total in school history and the 10th-best in Big 12 history… Also led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.441) and ranked third on the team in scoring (14.4 points per game)… Scored 20 or more points seven times, including a career-high 31 points vs. Iowa State… Finished Texas career ranked fifth in school history in assists (452), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.402), ninth in free throw percentage (.808) and 18th in scoring (1,234 points).
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