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CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Spurs in the fi rst round of the 2005 NBA Draft (with the 28th overall pick) … signed by the Spurs on 8/23/07 … spent the previous four seasons in the French A League … played three seasons with Le Havre before joining Pau-Orthez for the 2006–07 campaign … named a French League All-Star in 2006 (had 6 points and 6 rebounds in the game) … made his French League debut in 2003 … for the 2003–04 season appeared in three games averaging 1.7 points in 4.0 minutes for Le Havre … during the 2004–05 campaign averaged 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes in 31 games … averaged 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds in 19.9 minutes in 33 games during the 2005–06 season … shot .561 (119-212) from the fi eld and .618 (81-131) from the line … member of the French team that captured the bronze at the 2004 European Junior Championship (one of his teammates in the tournament was Pierre Parker) … played for France in the 2005 European Under-20 Championship … in the tournament saw action in eight games averaging 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds … played for the Spurs squad in the 2006 Rocky Mountain Revue … in six games averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds … played for the Spurs in the 2008 Vegas Summer League and the 2008 Rocky Mountain Revue … in the Vegas Summer League averaged a team-high 14.0 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds in 30.7 minutes in three games … played in three games in the Rocky Mountain Revue and averaged 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 25.7 minutes … participated in the 2009 Vegas Summer League … in fi ve games averaged 10.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.00 blocks in 27.1 minutes … shot .500 (14-28) from the fi eld and .813 (26-32) from the line.

2009-10:
Appeared in 26 games for SA, averaging 3.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.3 minutes…shot 63.6% (35-55 FGs) from the floor and 66.0% (31-47 FTs) from the free throw line…10+ points 4 times…career- high 15 points (6-6 FGs, 3-4 FTs) and 9 rebounds vs. NJ (1/10/10)… 14 points (4-7 FGs, 6-12 FTs) and 7 rebounds vs. MIN (4/12/10)…12 points (6-9 FGs) and 6 rebounds vs. GS (3/19/10)…10 points (4-7 FGs, 2-2 FTs) at ORL (3/17/10)…8 points (3-3 FGs, 2-3 FTs) and 5 rebounds at HOU (2/26/10)…18 DNP-CDs…inactive for 38 games. 2008–09: Missed the entire season due to a right ankle injury … originally suffered the injury during a workout in the summer of 2008 … assigned to the Austin Toros (of the NBA Development League) on 11/14 … saw action in one game with the Toros (4 points and 2 assists in 21 minutes) before being recalled to the Spurs on 12/2 … underwent surgery on his right ankle on 1/31 … assigned to the Toros on 4/2… did not appear in any of the Toros playoff games.

2007–08:
Spent a majority of the season with the Austin Toros … enjoyed two stints with the Spurs … started the season in San Antonio … saw action in six of the Spurs fi rst 11 games … on 11/21 was assigned to the Toros … was recalled by the Spurs on 1/28 … logged three straight DNP-CDs before being re-assigned to the Toros on 2/1 … for the season appeared in six games with the Spurs … averaged 3.5 points in 3.8 minutes … made his NBA debut vs. Portland on 10/30 (did not score in 1:14 minutes of action) … had a season-high 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-4 FT) in a season-best 10:26 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 11/11 … played in 46 games with the Toros … averaged 16.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.70 blocks in 29.6 minutes … shot .615 (276-449) from the fi eld and .766 (219-286) from the line … named to the All-NBA Development League First Team … ranked 19th in the D-League in scoring, second in fi eld goal percentage, eighth in rebounding and ninth in blocks … posted 16 double-doubles … scored in double fi gures 38 times … had 20-or-more 17 times and scored 30-plus four times … scored a season-high 32 points (11-15 FG, 10-16 FT) and grabbed 17 rebounds vs. Utah on 12/21 … tied his season-best with 32 points (13-18 FG, 6-7 FT) at Tulsa on 1/27 … twice scored 30 points: had 30 points (10-14 FG, 10-11 FT) and 10 rebounds vs. Colorado on 12/14 and fi nished with 30 points (8-10 FG, 14-19 FT), 15 boards and 7 blocks vs. Dakota on 2/23 … in four games in the 2008 D-League Playoffs averaged 18.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.50 blocks in 38.3 minutes … had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks on 4/19 to lead the Toros to a 99-93 over Sioux Falls to earn a trip to the D-League Finals … in three games in the D-League Finals averaged 16.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.67 blocks as Idaho won the series 2-1 … had 21 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists in 46 minutes in a 108-101 loss in Idaho on 4/25.

2006–07: Signed with Pau-Orthez in the summer of 2006 … played in 33 French League games … averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes … shot .510 (52-102) from the fi eld and .696 (39-56) from the line … started 10 games … appeared in 18 Euroleague games … averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.3 minutes in Euroleague action … shot .667 (26-39) from the fi eld and .652 (15-23) from the line.