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Background

In 2006-2007

Saw action in 11 games (two starts) with San Antonio, averaging 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per outing … shot .457 (16-35 FG) from the field and .900 (9-10 FT) from the foul line … posted one double-double … appeared on the inactive list 67 times and registered four DNP (CD) … saw his first action with the Spurs vs. Miami (11/22/06), scoring two points and grabbing one rebound … finished with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Memphis (4/16/07) … recorded 10 points and nine rebounds vs. Denver (4/18/06).

In the NBA

In his three-year NBA career has appeared in 69 games (two starts), averaging 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds with New York and San Antonio … became the second youngest player in Knicks franchise history (20 years and 11 days) behind then-teammate Trevor Ariza (19 years, four months and four days). 2005-2006: Averaged 5.3 points (.544, 117-215 FG) and 3.3 rebounds in 55 games with the Knicks … scored in double-figures 14 times … logged 20 or more minutes 11 times … registered seven DNP (CD) and was on the inactive list for 20 games … made 25 straight free throws (1/28/06-3/22/06) … posted a career-high 22 points (8-11 FG, 6-6 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds at Washington (4/4/06) … finished with 18 points and a season-high nine rebounds at Detroit (4/16/06) … in 11 overall games in Apr., averaged 9.3 points (.638, 44-69 FG) and 5.5 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per contest. 2004-2005: Averaged 3.3 points (4-4 FG) in three games with New York … signed by the Knicks as a free agent on Feb. 27 after starring for the Great Lakes Storm (CBA) … upon signing, placed on the injured list (2/28/05-3/21/05), missing eight games with right patella tendonitis … was DNP (CD) 15 times, including the season’s final nine games … made NBA debut in win over San Antonio (3/21/05), scoring two points in one minute of action against the Spurs … scored a season-high six points vs. Boston (3/23/05) … spent most of the 2004-05 season playing with Great Lakes … in 40 games with the Storm, averaged 18.1 points (10th in CBA), 10.7 rebounds (third in CBA) and 1.45 blocks (third in CBA) … was in training camp with Minnesota … waived by the Timberwolves on Oct. 25 and signed with Great Lakes.

In the Playoffs

Did not see any action with San Antonio during the 2007 NBA Playoffs.

In Transactions

Early Entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft … went undrafted before joining Minnesota for training camp … waived by the Timberwolves on Oct. 25, 2004 … signed by New York as a free agent on Feb. 27, 2005 … signed by the Spurs as a free agent on July 21, 2006 … traded by San Antonio to Houston along with the draft rights to Luis Scola on July 12, 2007, in exchange for Vassilis Spanoulis, a second-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and other considerations from the Rockets.
Personal

  • In 2003-04 at Coastal Christian Academy, averaged 29.3 points, 17.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks
  • Named Mississippi’s Mr. Basketball at McComb High School in both 2001-02 and 2002-03
  • Named to the 2003 McDonald’s High School All-America Team, which featured LeBron James, Luol Deng and Chris Paul. He participated in McDonald’s High School All-America Game
  • Following 2002-03 season, was a Parade Second-Team All-American and a Consensus Top-25 prep player
  • Enrolled at Laurinburg Institute before transferring to Coastal Christian Academy
  • Committed to Tennessee before submitting his name for Early Entry into the 2004 NBA Draft


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