• Gordan Giricek
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2004-05
Played in 81 of the 82 games on the season, missing the March 11, 2005 game vs. Memphis due to a strained left hamstring… started 4 games, including the first 16 games and 13 of the last 16 games… for the season, averaged 8.8 points, while shooting .448 percent from the field (.362 percent from three-point range) and .810 from the line (111-137)…scored in double-figures 39 times, including a season-high 22 vs. LAL on March 22, 2005 and had 21 vs. Charlotte on February 1, 2005… led the team in assists four times, with a season-high seven assists twice (at Memphis, January 3, 2005 and vs. Golden State on April 1, 2005)… grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds, at LAC on April 12, 2005, including a career-high nine defensive rebounds…tied his career-high with 4 steals vs. New Orleans on November 22, 2004 and played a season-high 40 minutes in the final home game of the season vs. Sacramento on April 18, 2005… Played for Croatian National Team in the 2005 European Championships … Named to 2005 All-Eurobasket Second Team.

2003-04:
Began the season with the Orlando Magic, playing in 48 games (25 starts) and averaging 10.2 points and 3.4 rebounds, while playing 29.9 minutes per games… Missed eight games with the Magic due to a sprained right arch…Was acquired by the Jazz on February 19, 2004 in exchange for DeShawn Stevenson and a second round draft pick in 2004…Played in 25 games with Utah, starting 18 times and scored 13.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 24.4 minutes…Overall on the season, played in 73 games and averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 28.0 minutes…Missed the March 5 and 6 games while his wife was giving birth to a daughter in Orlando…Scored a Career-high 33 points at Phoenix on March 12 and topped the 20+ point mark seven times after joining Utah…Finished the season shooting .436 from the field (.431 with Utah), .395 from three-point land, good for 20th in the league and .854 from the free throw line (.883 with the Jazz), good for 18th in the league…Led the Jazz in free throw percentage (68-77) and had connected on 35 consecutive free throw, until missing his last attempt on the season…Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at Chicago on December 16 while with Orlando and served up a career-high 8 assists at New Orleans on December 3, also with the Magic…Played a season high 45 minutes vs. New Orleans on December 2 while with Orlando and played a Utah high 40 minutes vs. Memphis on April 5.

2002-03:
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team…Played in 76 games (62 starts) for both Memphis and Orlando, averaging 12.3 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 1.8 apg. in 28.3 minpg….Shot .341 (85-249) from three-point range and .820 (150-183) from the free throw line…Played in 27 games (27 starts) with the Magic, averaging 14.3 ppg., 4.8 rpg., 2.5 apg. and 1.11 stlpg. in 35.6 minpg….Tied for 37th in the NBA in free throw percentage…Also ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (6th), rebounding (12th), assists (12th), field goal percentage (7th), three-point field goal percentage (4th), free throw percentage (3rd) and minutes played (5th)…Scored in double figures 50 times (22 with Orlando), including a career-high 31 points on Jan. 3 vs. the L.A. Clippers…Netted 20-plus points in eight games (three with Orlando)…Had 20 points and career-high nine boards in 51 minutes on Feb. 28 @ New York…Led (or tied) the Magic in scoring once and in assists twice…Led (or tied) the Grizzlies in scoring eight times and in assists twice…Scored 29 points in his NBA debut on Oct. 30 vs. Dallas, the fifth-highest for a rookie in NBA history…Competed in the got Milk? Rookie Challenge during 2003 NBA All-Star Weekend and won the Rookie Hoopz Skills competition…Started all seven playoff games for the Magic, averaging 9.4 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 31.9 minpg.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Played in the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Croatian League All-Star Games (named MVP of the 1998 and 2000 All-Star Games) and won three-point shooting contests all three seasons ... During the 2001-2002 regular season, he averaged 22.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals per game for CSKA Moscow in Euroleague play ... Shot 52.8% overall from the field (149-282), 37.3% from three point range (31-83), and 80.7% in free throws (84-104) ... Began his professional career in 1989-90 with Jedinstvo Zagreb, a third division team in Croatia ... Joined Cibona Zagreb of the Croatian Basketball League in 1993 and saw limited action until the 1997-98 season when he helped his team to the Croation National Championship by averaging 13.2 points, shooting .722 from the field and .415 from three point range ... Cibona Zagreb has won the Croation championship for five straight seasons (1997-2001) ... Giricek won the silver medal at the 1994 Junior European Championship and is a member of the Croation National Team.