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HOW JOSH BECAME A HAWK: Selected by the Hawks in the first round of
the 2004 NBA Draft, Childress was the sixth choice overall.
LAST SEASON (2006-07): Had another solid season, as his scoring average
increased for the third consecutive campaign He put up 13.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg and
2.3 apg (all career-bests), along with 1.1 spg and 0.7 bpg (.504 FG%, .338 3FG%,
.795 FT%) in 36.8 mpg Played in 55 games (13 starting assignments), as he
missed 27 due to injury 19 contests due to a sore left foot and eight due to a
stress fracture in his right foot Led the team in FG% Tied for 2nd on the
club in mpg (t31st in NBA), 3rd in rpg and bpg, 4th in ppg and t4th in spg
Scored in double-figures 39 times, including six 20-point efforts Averaged
13.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.3 apg and 1.2 spg (.454 FG%, .222 3FG%, .774 FT%) in his 13
starts His 2.2 offensive rpg was best among all NBA guards Scored
season-high 25 pts on career-high tying 10-15 FGs v/Sac (3/19) Hit a
career-best 10-15 FGs en route to 23 pts v/Bos (1/15) Played a career-high 53
mins v/Port (3/23) and finished with 22 pts, 12 rebs and career-high-tying 5
stls Had a career-high three blocks two times Scored his 2000th career point
v/SA (2/21) and grabbed career rebound 1000 @Bos (1/24) Spent 27 games on the
inactive list SEASON HIGHS: 25 pts v/Sac (3/19/07), 14 rebs v/Bos (1/15/07), 7
assts v/GS (1/31/07), 5 stls v/Port (3/23/07), 3 blks (2x), 53 mins v/Port
(3/23/07), 10 FGM (2x), 2 3FGM (3x), 9 FTM v/Dall (3/25/07).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Childress has played in 209 career contests (67
starting assignments), averaging 10.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.0 spg in 31.8
mpg (.505 FG%, .359 3FG%, .796 FT%) CAREER HIGHS: 26 pts v/Bos (4/1/05), 15
rebs @GS (2/23/05), 8 assts v/Milw (1/20/06), 5 stls (2x), 3 blks (3x), 53 mins
v/Port (3/23/07), 10 FGM (2x), 3 3FGM @LAL (2/15/06), 11 FTM v/Bos (4/1/05) He
has missed 35 career games due to injury or illness, and two because of a
league-imposed suspension 2005-06: stood out as one of the NBA's most
efficient players He ranked tied for 13th in the league in steals/TO ratio
(0.85), 39th in steals (1.2), and would have led the league in three-point
percentage (.492) and been 3rd in field-goal percentage (.552) had he qualified
in those categories Finished the season averaging 10.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.8 apg,
1.2 spg and 0.5 bpg in 30.4 mpg (.552 FG%, .492 3FG%, .766 FT%) He was 1st on
the team in FG% and 3FG%, 2nd in steals and blocks, 4th in rebounding and 6th in
scoring Compiled six double-doubles on the season As a starter (10 games),
Childress put up 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg and 1.1 spg (.417 FG%, .600 3FG%,
.500 FT%) In Hawks wins, he averaged 10.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg, hitting .541 FGs,
.643 3FGs and .823 FTs On Jan. 20 v/Milw, Childress dished out career-best 8
assts He made a career-high 3 3FGs on 2/15 @LAL He tied his career-high of 9
FGM twice His 1000th career point came Dec. 20 @Mia A sprained left ankle
cost him five games (3/4 - 3/15) and he sat out another with a sprained right
ankle (4/4) Childress also missed two games (4/14-15) because of a league
suspension 2004-05: He capped off a solid rookie season by being named to the
NBA All-Rookie second team Childress (along with teammate Josh Smith) became
the first Hawk to receive that honor since Jason Terry in 1999-2000 He
averaged 10.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.7 minutes (.470 FG%,
.232 3FG%, .823 FT%) The team's leader in field goal percentage, Childress was
second in free throw percentage, third in rebounding and fourth in scoring He
ranked highly among NBA rookies in virtually every category 6th in points per
game, 4th in rebounds (3rd in offensive rpg), tied for 8th in assists, 7th in
steals, tied for 10th in blocks, 8th in field goal percentage, 2nd in free throw
percentage and 4th in efficiency rating Had 12 double-doubles (3rd among
rookies) He tied for 25th in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (2.4) As
a starter (44 games), Childress averaged 13.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists
and 1.1 steals (.483 FG%, .854 FT%) Over his final 35 games, he notched 12
double-doubles, and posted 14.9 points and 7.9 rebounds.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: An early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft,
Childress played three seasons at Stanford for coach Mike Montgomery He was
named the 2003-04 Pac-10 Player of the Year, the first in school history, and
was a finalist for Rupp, Naismith and Wooden Player of the Year Awards Led the
school to a 74-21 record, the 2003-04 Pac-10 Title and three NCAA Tournament
appearances during his career Childress' name appears 17 times in the Stanford
record book He finished his three-year career totaling 12.3 points, 6.8
rebounds and 1.8 assists in 86 games Named First Team All-America as a junior
(2003-04) by a number of media outlets, including the AP, Sports Illustrated and
Basketball Times, despite missing the first nine games of the season with a
stress reaction in his left foot Childress led the Cardinal and ranked 9th in
the Pac-10 in scoring (15.7 ppg) Paced the team in rebounding (7.5 rpg), which
ranked 5th in the conference, and blocked shots with 37 (third) Finished 5th
in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.821) Scored in double-figures in 22
of 23 games, while also averaging 2.7 assists Shot .488 from the field and
.395 from three-point range Tallied a career-high 36 points against USC
Named MVP of the Pac-10 Tournament after scoring 49 points over three games
Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a sophomore (2002-03), with averages of 14.1
points (14th in the conference), a team-leading 8.1 rebounds (2nd in Pac-10) and
1.4 blocks Also posted 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals, while shooting .427 from
the floor, .333 from beyond the arc and .719 from the foul line Notched a
season-best 22 points, to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists and four
blocks versus San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament As a
freshman (2001-02), averaged 7.8 points and was the team's second-leading
rebounder (4.8 rpg) Scored a season-high 21 points against Purdue Became
only the second freshman to start his first game (former Hawk Brevin Knight was
the other) in Montgomery's 18-year tenure at the school Named Honorable
Mention All-Pac 10 Freshman.
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