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2005-06
Increased his scoring average in each of his three NBA seasons, including a career-high 9.3 points (prev. 4.7 in 2004-05) in his first season with Phoenix in 2005-06… Also posted personal bests in rebounding (3.4), blocks (0.65), three-point field goals made (110) and minutes played (23.6)... Scored in double figures 34 times, 20-plus points six times... Tallied a season-high 22 points off the bench twice (at Denver on Jan. 10 and vs. Portland on Dec. 6)… Notched his only two double-doubles of the season (third and fourth of his career) in the season’s final two games. In the 2006 NBA Playoffs, made his second playoff appearance (2005 with Indiana), first with Phoenix… Scored in double figures 3 times, 10 points in Games 6-7 vs. Lakers on May 4 and 6 and Game 7 of the conference semifinals vs. Clippers on May 22… Fell one block shy of matching Mark West and Oliver Miller’s franchise playoff record seven blocks with a Suns 2006 playoff-high and career-high six blocks in Game 2 of the conference finals at Dallas on May 26… In first career playoff start, had eight points and five rebounds in Game 4 at Lakers on April 30… Grabbed a playoff career-high tying nine rebounds (other, Indiana vs. Boston, 4/30/05) in Game 5 vs. L.A. Lakers on May 2.

2004-05
In terms of percentage, he was the Pacers' leading shooter from 3-pt range this season, hitting 39.8 percent, which was 25th best in the NBA. ... He was one of two Pacers players (along Stephen Jackson) to make a season-high six 3-pt FGS, as he shot 6-9 at Seattle, 11/28. ... In that game against the Sonics, he tallied a career-high 27 points. ... He made at least two 3-pt FGS 15 times, seven times in the first 18 games and four times in the last 11 games. ... He tied for the most 3-pt FGS without a miss by hitting 3-3 at Orlando, 4/18. He shot 4-4 from the floor overall and totaled 11 points in that game against the Magic. ... Including seven times in a span of 12 games from 11/20 to 12/14, he scored in double figures 13 times this season. ... That 12-game span in late November and early December featured the first two games of 20+ points in his career. ... In the aftermath of the incident at Detroit, 11/19, he started against the Magic, 11/20, and had the best game of his NBA career to that point. In that game, he registered the first double-double of his NBA career with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. He shot 3-5 FGS, 1-3 3-pt FGS and 5-5 FTS and added a team-best three steals against the Magic. ... He topped that Orlando game by registering another double-double against the Celtics, 11/23, including a career-high 22 points, 10 rebounds and five offensive rebounds. Those were his only double-doubles of the season. ... Against the Wizards in Conseco Fieldhouse, 1/22, he had 10 rebounds in 33 scoreless minutes. He nearly had a third double-double with eight rebounds and 10 points at Washington, 4/3. ... Including his three games in double figures and the eight-rebound effort at Washington, he led Indiana in rebounding a total of five times. ... He led the Pacers with seven rebounds against the Clippers in L.A., 12/1. He started the first seven games after the Detroit incident and made 21 starts in 29 games after 11/19. ... He started a total of 24 games this season and as a starter, he averaged 7.1 ppg and 3.7 rpg. ... Averaging 4.6 ppg through the end of March, he averaged 6.7 ppg and shot 28-53 FGS (.528) 14-24 3-pt FGS (.583) and 4-4 FTS in 11 games in April. ... Along with Eddie Gill, he was one of two players on the Pacers' roster all season to not miss a game due to injury, illness or suspension. He drew seven DNP-CDs and none over the final 31 games of the season. ... In the first 13 games after Detroit, 11/19, he logged 30+ minutes seven times and 40+ minutes four times. In those 13 games, he averaged 32.5 mpg. He would see 30+ minutes just two more times the rest of the season. ... He had 15 steals in his first 21 games, but had totaled just 16 more over his last 54 games. ... He had a season-high three steals three times: vs. Orlando, 11/20, against the Clippers, 12/1, and vs. Dallas, 2/4. Those three games were all starts. He had two other games with multiple steals and they were also starts. ... He blocked 28 shots this season, seven of which came in the season's final five games. ... He had seven games with multiple blocked shots this season and those seven games accounted for 15 of his 28 blocked shots. ... His three-game streak with at least one blocked shot from 4/13 to 4/17 was his longest of the season and featured a career-high three rejections vs. Philadelphia, 4/15.
Playoffs: In his first career playoff game, he had four points, two assists, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes of Game 1, 4/23. ... He shot 9-17 from 3-pt range in the series (.529) and tied for the fourth highest percentage from long range in the NBA. ... In Game 4 vs. the Celtics, 4/30, he had playoff career-highs of 11 points and nine rebounds. His nine boards led the Pacers. ... Three of his four offensive rebounds in the series came in Game 4, 4/30. ... He scored 10 points in Game 5, 5/3, on 4-6 FGS and 2-3 3-pt FGS. His two 2-pt field goals in that game were his first of the series. ... He was the only Pacers' player in the series with more steals (6) than turnovers (4). ... Third on the team with five blocked shots in the series, all five rejections came in a three-game span from 4/25 to 4/30. ... Totaled 11 points in six games against Detroit in the second round.

2003-04
After spending the first 28 games of the season on the injured list with a strained left hamstring, he was activated, 12/23, and made his regular season debut at Milwaukee, 12/26...in four minutes, he did not attempt a shot or have a rebound against the Bucks...the next night, he had two rebounds and missed his two attempts from the floor vs. New Jersey, 12/27...those were his only rebounds of the season...playing in his hometowwn of Miami, FL, he scored the first points of his career on two free throws (2-2) against the Heat, 1/5...the first field goal of his career was a 3-pt FG, as he hit 1-2 against the Hornets, 2/27...those three points at New Orleans turned out to be his career-high...logging a season-high eight minutes, he was 1-2 from the floor vs. Philadelphia, 2/28, for his only other field goal of the season...in 26 total minutes for the season, he did not commit a turnover...he grabbed his only steal of the season against the Hornets, 2/27...he spent 18 games from 1/14 to 2/17 on the injured list with a strained left gastroc...he was placed back on the injured list, 3/2, due to a bruised left quadricep, which forced him to miss the final 23 games.

College:
A successful performer both on and off the court, he was named to the Verizon Academic All-America second team in 2002-03 and was the first Miami athlete to receive such an honor...he earned Big East All-Academic honors each of his four seasons, carrying a 3.405 GPA in finance...he started 89 consecutive games for the Hurricanes finishing his career third on Miami’s career list...he is third on the Hurricane’s career blocked shot list with 192, games played (122) and is 11th with 1,356 points.

High School:
A four-year letter winner at American Senior High School in Miami, he was the Class 6A Player of the Year in Florida in 1999...he was also named first-team All-State and first-team All-Dade County as a senior...the Miami Herald Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year, he averaged 25.2 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and 6.0 blocks per game as a senior...he was the leading scorer in Dade County as a senior and was the team’s MVP as a junior and senior...he once blocked 16 shots in a game against Palm Beach Lakes High School...he was a finalist for the Miami Herald’s Scholar Athlete of the Year award.