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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
6.7
RPG
3.60
APG
1.1
EFF
+ 9.35
Born: Jan 13, 1977
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 217  lbs. / 98,4  kg.
College: Xavier (Ohio)
Years Pro: 9

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Background

Has appeared in 518 games (456 starts) in his seven-year NBA career and has averaged 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.25 steals and 28.6 minutes while shooting 41.4 percent from the floor, 34.2 percent from three-point range and 82.0 percent from the foul line…has missed 53 games due to injury, has been a DNP-CD on three occasions and has missed one game due to personal reasons…has scored in double figures on 243 occasions (225 as a starter), including 42 games with at least 20 points and five games of at least 30 points…his longest streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures is nine and occurred twice (Mar. 26, 2001-Apr. 13, 2001 and Mar. 29, 2004-Apr. 14, 2004)…his longest streak of consecutive 20-point games is five and occurred from Feb. 21-28, 2004…has recorded consecutive 30-point games once in his career (Mar. 29, 2004-Apr. 2, 2004)…has grabbed double-figure rebounds on 38 occasions and handed out double-figure assists once…his high for most consecutive games grabbing double-figure rebounds is three and occurred from Apr. 3-7, 2001…has recorded 30 double-doubles and one triple-double (Nov. 2, 2002 at Portland)…his longest streak of consecutive games with a double-double is three and occurred from Apr. 3-7, 2001…his career high for most consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made is 15 and occurred from Nov. 28, 2005-Dec. 25, 2005…his longest streak of consecutive games with at least one steal is 14 and occurred from Mar. 23, 2004-Nov. 3, 2004…in three of his seven seasons he did not miss a game, including the 2002-03 season when he appeared in a career-high 83 games with Denver and Houston…his longest streak of consecutive games played is 179 and occurred from Mar. 31, 2002-Nov. 6, 2004 and he also had a streak of 169 straight games played from Mar. 5, 2000-Mar. 15, 2002…his longest streak of consecutive starts is 132 and occurred from Jan. 13, 2003-Nov. 6, 2004…closed the 2005-06 season 28 assists short of 1,000…has appeared in 30 NBA postseason contests (five starts) and has averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.93 assists, 0.93 steals and 27.9 minutes while shooting 42.6 percent from the floor, 41.3 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures in the postseason 11 times, including one 20-point effort…has grabbed double-figure rebounds on four occasions and recorded a pair of double-doubles…in five playoff starts he has averaged 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.00 steals, 1.0 assists and 32 minutes while shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from three-point range and 90.9 percent from the foul line…ranks eighth on Miami’s all-time postseason list for three-point field goals made (35), ninth in three-point field goals attempted (83) and 10th in defensive rebounds (110)…his postseason career high for most consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made is 16 and occurred from Apr. 24, 2005-May 25, 2006.

2005-06 SEASON:
Started 63 of the 67 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 7.2 points (.403 FG%, .787 FT%), 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.81 steals and 28.6 minutes…missed 14 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD once (Apr. 14 vs. Philadelphia)…missed the first five games of the regular season (Nov. 2-10) with a sprained right thumb which he suffered in a preseason game at Detroit on Oct. 22…missed a pair of games right before the All-Star break (Feb. 14-15) with the flu…missed seven games from Apr. 1-11 with right Achilles tendinitis…set career highs in both three-point field goals made (117) and three-point field goal percentage (.403)…led the HEAT in three-point field goal percentage and ranked second in three-point field goals made and attempted and in charges drawn (31)…ranked 21st in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage, tied for 33rd in three-point field goals made and 40th in three-point field goals attempted…scored in double figures 18 times (all as a starter)…grabbed double-figure rebounds on two occasions and recorded one double-double…led the team in scoring once, in steals 14 times, in minutes on nine occasions, in rebounds five times and in blocks in four contests…led the Miami reserves in steals twice and rebounds and blocks once each…made at least one three-point field goal in 15 consecutive games from Nov. 28-Dec. 25 to set a career high…had a pair of double-digit scoring quarters, including a 15-point third quarter against Phoenix on Jan. 26…scored his 5,000th career point on Apr. 16 against Chicago…played in his 500th NBA game on Feb. 27 against Toronto…made his 1,000th free throw at Washington on Dec. 30…had eight dunks…had 16 multi-steal games…Season Highs: 19 points (twice), 10 rebounds (twice), six assists (vs. Seattle, Feb. 25), four steals (vs. Minnesota, Jan. 1), two blocks (four times) and 45:46 minutes (vs. Philadelphia).

2004-05 SEASON:
Appeared in 50 games (18 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 8.1 points (.357 FG%, career-high .865 FT%), 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.96 steals and 27.6 minutes…missed 29 games due to injury, was a DNP-CD twice (Jan. 7 vs. New Orleans and Apr. 10 vs. Charlotte) and missed one game for personal reasons (Apr. 1 at Milwaukee)…missed 11 games from Nov. 9-27 due to a sprained left foot and was placed on the injured list on Nov. 12…sat out the Grizzlies’ Jan. 11 game against Indiana due to plantar fasciitis…missed 11 games from Jan. 26-Feb. 23 with a right Achilles strain and was placed on the injured list on Jan. 29…missed two games from Mar. 28-29 with a right hip contusion…missed four games from Apr. 3-8 with a bruised right hip…in his 18 starts he averaged 9.3 points (.380 FG%, .861 FT%), 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 32.9 minutes…scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including two 20-point efforts…grabbed double-figure rebounds three times and posted one double-double…topped the Grizzlies in scoring twice, in rebounds on four occasions and in assists three times…ranked third on the Grizzlies in three-point field goal attempts (178) and fourth in three-point field goal made (55)…when he did not dress at Houston on Nov. 9 due to a sprained left foot it snapped his consecutive games played streak at a career-high 179 games…Season Highs: 22 points (at Golden State, Dec. 22), 10 rebounds (three times), seven assists (vs. Boston, Dec. 29), four steals (at Charlotte, Jan. 14), three blocks (vs. New York, Dec. 7) and 44 minutes (twice).

2003-04 SEASON:
Started all 82 games for the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged a career-high 13.7 points (.478 FG%, .830 FT%), 4.9 rebounds, 1.67 steals, 1.5 assists and 29.9 minutes…ranked sixth in the NBA in steals per turnover ratio (1.21) and 12th in steals per game…set career highs in points (1,126), field goals made (368) and attempted (770), three-point field goals made (112) and attempted (290), free throws made (278) and attempted (335), field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage (.386) and steals (137) and tied his career high in both starts and blocks (40)…finished second on the Grizzlies in scoring average and minutes per game…joined Bo Outlaw as the only Grizzlies to play all 82 games…led the Grizzlies in scoring 19 times and in rebounds on 11 occasions…scored in double figures 56 times with 15 games of at least 20 points and four 30-point efforts, all setting career highs…scored in double figures a season-high nine consecutive games from Mar. 29-Apr. 14, matching his career high…scored at least 20 points in a career-high five consecutive games from Feb. 21-28…recorded back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career on Mar. 29-Apr. 2…grabbed double-figure rebounds five times and posted five double-doubles…scored a career-high 38 points, including a game-tying 34-footer as time expired in the first overtime, at Atlanta on Mar. 29…set career highs in both free throws made (15) and attempted (18) against Cleveland on Apr. 7…matched his career high with six steals against New Jersey on Dec. 13…matched his career high with four blocks at Utah on Nov. 8…Season Highs: 38 points (at Atlanta, Mar. 29), 11 rebounds (twice), six assists (at Denver, Dec. 22), six steals (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 13), four blocks (at Utah, Nov. 8) and 49 minutes (at Atlanta, Mar. 29).

2002-03 SEASON:
Split the season between the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets…appeared in a career-high 83 games (71 starts) and averaged 10.8 points (.411 FG%, .833 FT%), 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.28 steals and 30.3 minutes…recorded career highs in minutes played (2,518), defensive rebounds (336) and assists (184)…was the only player in the NBA to play 83 games in 2002-03…scored in double figures on 44 occasions, hitting the 20-point plateau in 11 games…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 10 occasions…registered eight double-doubles and one triple-double…started 47 of the 58 games in which he appeared with the Rockets and averaged 9.3 points (.439 FG%, .826 FT%), 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.33 steals and 28.4 minutes…topped the Rockets in points seven times, in rebounds on eight occasions and in assists twice…scored in double figures on 26 occasions with the Rockets, including four games with at least 20 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds six times and posted four double-doubles with Houston…started 24 of the 25 games in which he appeared with Denver and averaged 14.1 points (.373 FG%, .843 FT%), 5.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.16 steals and 34.9 minutes…scored in double figures 18 times with the Nuggets with seven 20-point efforts…grabbed double-figure rebounds four times with the Nuggets and handed out double-figure assists once…posted four double-doubles and one triple-double…topped the Nuggets in points eight times, in assists on six occasions and in rebounds five times…at the time of the Dec. 18 trade that sent him to Houston he was leading Denver in points, assists, minutes, games played, starts, and free throws made and attempted, while ranking second on the Nuggets in rebounds, steals, three-point field goals made and free throws made and attempted…recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists at Portland on Nov. 2…Season Highs: 26 points (vs. Chicago, Mar. 14), 15 rebounds (vs. Memphis, Apr. 15), 10 assists (at Portland, Nov. 2), five steals (twice), two blocks (at Minnesota, Feb. 4) and 48 minutes (vs. Indiana, Dec. 7).

2001-02 SEASON:
Saw action in 73 games (63 starts) for the Denver Nuggets and averaged 10.7 points (.376 FG%, .793 FT%), a career-high 5.9 rebounds, a career-high 2.5 assists, 1.56 steals and 30.7 minutes…missed nine games due to injury…was placed on the injured list for the first time in his career and missed nine games from Mar. 16-30 due to a subluxated right shoulder…led the Nuggets in steals for a third consecutive year…also led the Nuggets in minutes played (2,238), free throws made (161) and attempted (203), defensive rebounds (320) and total rebounds (429)…ranked 20th in the NBA in steals and his 1.56 average was the highest by a Nugget since Michael Adams (2.23 spg) in 1990-91…topped the Nuggets in scoring five times, in rebounds on 17 occasions and in assists four times…scored in double figures on 39 occasions, including seven games with 20-or-more points and one 30-point effort…grabbed double-figure rebounds on nine occasions and posted seven double-doubles…totaled a season-high 33 points (25 in the second half) and 11 rebounds in a season-high 46 minutes against Golden State on Dec. 22 while setting career highs in both field goals made (12) and three-point field goals attempted (9)…registered a career-high 24 field goal attempts against the Clippers on Jan. 4…grabbed his 1,000th career rebound against Sacramento on Jan. 16…recorded a career-high six steals against Utah on Apr. 2 and again on Apr. 12 against Golden State…Season Highs: 33 points (vs. Golden State, Dec. 22), 16 rebounds (twice), seven assists (four times), six steals (twice), three blocks (vs. L.A. Clippers, Jan. 4) and 46 minutes (vs. Golden State, Dec. 22).

2000-01 SEASON:
Started all 82 games for the Denver Nuggets and averaged 8.1 points (.412 FG%, .816 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, a team-high 1.13 steals and 27.5 minutes…was the only Nugget to appear in all 82 games…recorded career highs in offensive rebounds (125), total rebounds (431) and blocked shots (40)…led the Nuggets in steals for the second straight year…ranked fourth on the Nuggets in three-point field goals made (65) and attempted (217), and in offensive, defensive (306) and total rebounds…topped the Nuggets in scoring twice, in rebounds on six occasions and in assists three times…scored in double figures on 32 occasions, including a pair of 20-point games…scored in double figures in a career-high nine consecutive games from Mar. 26-Apr. 13…grabbed double-figure rebounds on nine occasions and posted eight double-doubles…recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 19 rebounds (including a career-high 16 defensive rebounds) on Jan. 12 against Sacramento…grabbed a career-high seven offensive rebounds against San Antonio on Apr. 5…registered a career-high four blocks at Indiana on Feb. 2…Season Highs: 23 points (at Chicago, Mar. 26), 19 rebounds (vs. Sacramento, Jan. 12), six assists (three times), four steals (four times), four blocks (at Indiana, Feb. 2) and 44 minutes (vs. Vancouver, Apr. 7).

1999-00 SEASON:
Started 77 of the 81 games in which he appeared as a rookie with the Denver Nuggets and averaged 8.2 points (.429 FG%, .800 FT%), 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, a team-high 1.21 steals and 25.3 minutes…missed one game due to injury, sitting out the Mar. 3 contest against Golden State due to a right fibula contusion…named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team…ranked eighth in the NBA in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.03:1)…led all NBA rookies in three-point field goal percentage (.373)…set a Nuggets rookie record for three-point field goals made with 82…his 98 steals were the third-most by a Nuggets rookie, his .800 free throw percentage was fourth-best and his 2,052 minutes played ranked fifth-most…tied for the team high in games played and ranked third on the Nuggets in three-point field goals made and attempted (220)…led the Nuggets in scoring twice, rebounds three times and assists twice…scored in double figures on 34 occasions, including five games with at least 20 points…hit at least one three-point field goal in a career-high 11 consecutive games from Jan. 29-Feb. 18…made a career-high six three-point field goals against Utah on Apr. 1…was selected to play in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Oakland and had eight points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 20 minutes as the rookies beat the sophomores in overtime…started his NBA debut against Phoenix on Nov. 2 and tallied nine points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 20 minutes…Season Highs: 25 points (at Washington, Mar. 29), nine rebounds (five times), nine assists (at Minnesota, Feb. 15), five steals (at Phoenix, Feb. 22), three blocks (vs. Minnesota, Feb. 5) and 45 minutes (at Minnesota, Feb. 15).

NBA PLAYOFFS:
2005: Came off the bench in all four postseason games for the Grizzlies in their Opening Round series against Phoenix and averaged 9.8 points (.440 FG%, .769 FT%), 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 25.0 minutes…ranked 12th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.467) and 36th in free throw percentage…scored in double figures on two occasions…topped the Grizzlies in free throws made (10) and attempted (13)…ranked third on the team in three-point field goals made and attempted and fourth in points (39) and defensive rebounds (12)…2004: Started all four games for the Grizzlies in their Opening Round series against San Antonio and averaged 12.5 points (.405 FG%, .905 FT%), a team-high 5.5 rebounds, 2.25 steals, 1.0 assists and 32.5 minutes…set the Grizzlies single-series postseason records for free throws made (19), free throws attempted (21) and steals (9) and also led Memphis in offensive rebounds (8) and total rebounds (22)…scored in double figures on three occasions, including one 20-point game…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and registered one double-double…made his first postseason career start and NBA Playoffs debut at San Antonio on Apr. 17 and totaled 15 points, four rebounds, three steals and one assist in 27 minutes…registered his first postseason double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Game 4 against San Antonio on Apr. 25…recorded postseason career highs in points (20), field goals made (6) and attempted (13), free throws made (8) and attempted (8), offensive (5), defensive (6) and total (11) rebounds, assists (2), blocks (1) and minutes (38) in Game 4 against San Antonio on Apr. 25.

HONORS:
1999-00: Was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team…was a member of the rookie team in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Oakland.

COLLEGE:
Averaged 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.15 steals and 1.7 assists while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor, 32.9 percent from three-point range and 80.8 percent from the foul line in 95 games during his three seasons at Xavier University…finished his career as the 12th leading scorer in school history (1,455 points) and also ranked eighth on the school’s all-time rebounding list (801) and third on the all-time steals list (204)…led Xavier in rebounding in each of his three seasons…had 83 double-figure scoring games…ranked second on the team in scoring average his final two seasons…named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior in 1998-99 after averaging career highs in points (16.9 ppg), rebounds (8.9 rpg) and steals (2.83 spg) in a career-high 36 games…also named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year…was selected the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week the last two weeks of his senior season…set a school record with 102 steals in 1998-99…topped the team with 33 double-figure scoring efforts and ranked second in scoring average…scored a career-high 32 points at Dayton…averaged 18.6 points in five postseason NIT games, helping Xavier to a third-place finish…was voted the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year in both 1997-98 and 1996-97…earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a junior in 1997-98 after averaging 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals…was named the Atlantic 10 Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as a junior after averaging 18 points and 10.7 rebounds in tournament play and scoring a game-high 23 points in the championship game…led the Musketeers in free throw percentage (.824) and rebounding as a junior and finished second in scoring…his 8.4 rebound average ranked fifth in the Atlantic 10…recorded a school record with nine steals in a win over Fordham…averaged 13.3 points, a team-leading 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals as a sophomore…ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 in rebound average in 1996-97…shot a career-high 56 percent from the floor as a sophomore…scored in double figures 23 times, including a 22-point effort on 7-10 shooting from the floor in Xavier’s NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt…sat out his freshman year in 1995-96 to become academically eligible.


Personal

Full name is James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr…answers to the nicknames “Mike” (from his family and friends), “Big Game James” for his bowling and basketball prowess and “The X Factor”…has a son, Jace Mantell Posey…is the son of James Mikely Mantell Posey, Sr. and Rosetta Moore…has an older sister, Lavon Moore…his cousin Anthony Morgan played wide receiver in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers…graduated from Xavier with a degree in criminal justice and forensic science…chose his major because of the mental challenge and because it kept his attention…would like to work in forensic science with the FBI following his playing career…says graduating from college and playing in the NBA are his biggest thrills…lists his family as the people that made the biggest difference in his life because of the values they instilled in him and how they taught him to work hard for everything he wanted along with having passion and pride about himself…says the person in history he would have liked to have met most is Dr. Martin Luther King…enjoys shooting pool and bowling in his free time and maintains a 220 bowling average…chose football as his favorite sport other than basketball and lists the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots as his favorite teams…his favorite baseball team is the Cleveland Indians…the first athlete he ever asked for an autograph was NFL Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome of the Cleveland Browns…picked Martin as his favorite television show and Chris Tucker and Martin Lawrence as his favorite actors…chose Scarface, Friday After Next, Money Talks, Goodfellas and Bronx Tales as his favorite movies…listens to rap, hip-hop and R&B and says Jay Z, Biggie, Tupac and Game are his favorite artists…lists Italian as his favorite type food and Houston’s as his favorite restaurant…would like to visit Africa…has one tattoo which he got as a senior in high school that says PO-Z (how his friends would say his last name)…became the third former Xavier player to play for the HEAT joining Brian Grant and Tyrone Hill…wore No. 41 and 42 growing up but was given 41 at Xavier because 42 was retired for Tyrone Hill…was named 1995 Associated Press Ohio Division II Player of the Year as a senior at R.B. Chamberlain High School in Twinsburg, OH…was an all-city performer in football as a junior in high school…won a gold medal as a member of the USA Basketball Team at the 1998 Goodwill Games…while playing with the Nuggets he served as an instructor at Nuggets Youth Camps and as a spokesman for the Nuggets Read Team program…his lone pre-game superstition is how he puts his uniform on…wears a size 15 shoe.