Player Profile
John Amaechi | 0
Position:  C-F
Born: 11/26/70
Height: 6-10 /  2,08
Weight: 270  lbs. /  122,5  kg.
College - Penn State '95

 2003-04 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
No Data
Career Highlights

  • Named to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Interview First Team
  • Scored the first basket in Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, and the first NBA points in the new millenium on 1/2/00
  • Tied for sixth in media voting for the NBA's Most Improved Player Award in 1999-2000
  • One of only seven undrafted players to start an NBA game in 1999-2000

Personal

  • Born in Boston, Massachusetts, but raised in Manchester, England
  • One of Britain's most popular athletes
  • Frequently conducts basketball clinics and participates in community relations efforts for the United Kingdom
  • Standout rugby player who didn't start playing basketball until age 16
  • Attended high school at St. John's in Toledo, Ohio, where he averaged 15.0 ppg and 10.3 rpg as a senior
  • Graduated 11th in his high school class
  • Earned a degree in Psychology and is currently studying to obtain his doctorate in Child Clinical Psychology
  • Has his own website (www.meech.org) which includes his "Likes and Dislikes," "Rants and Raves," poetry, diaries and more

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2003-04 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Pointsnull 31 vs. Denver 3/11/00
 Field Goals Madenull12 vs. Denver 3/11/00
 Field Goals Attemptednull24 vs. Portland 11/19/00
 Three Point Field Goals Made null1 @ Washington 3/06/00
 Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull1 13 Times
 Free Throws Madenull13 @ Detroit 3/15/00
 Free Throws Attemptednull18 @ Detroit3/15/00
 Offensive Reboundsnull5 vs. Portland 11/19/00
 Defensive Reboundsnull9 2 Times
 Total Reboundsnull10 @ Minnesota 12/02/99
 Assistsnull4 @ Toronto 3/17/00
 Stealsnull3 vs. Washington 3/14/00
 Blocksnull3 @ Golden State 11/12/00
 Minutes Playednull48 @ Boston 11/24/00
created: 01/05/2004 02.27.am
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 95-96 CLE 28 3 12.8 .414 .000 .576 .50 1.40 1.90 .3 .21 .39 1.21 1.80 2.8
 99-00 ORL 80 53 21.1 .437 .167 .766 .80 2.60 3.30 1.2 .44 .46 1.74 2.00 10.5
 00-01 ORL 82 36 20.9 .400 .000 .631 .90 2.30 3.30 .9 .34 .35 1.51 2.10 7.9
 01-02 UTA 54 0 10.9 .325 .000 .638 1.00 1.10 2.00 .5 .13 .19 1.02 1.20 3.2
 02-03 UTA 50 1 9.5 .314 .000 .481 .50 1.00 1.50 .4 .28 .14 .68 1.00 2.0
 Career 294 93 16.4 .403 .077 .671 .80 1.80 2.60 .8 .31 .32 1.31 1.70 6.2
 Playoff 7 0 6.7 .308 .000 .625 .10 .40 .60 .4 .43 .29 .00 .90 1.9

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