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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
18.5
RPG
3.70
APG
5.4
EFF
+ 17.69
Born: Mar 23, 1992
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight: 191 lbs. / 86.6 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Duke / USA
Years Pro: R

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Background

DRAFT:
Selected by the Cavaliers in the first round (1st overall pick) of the 2011 NBA Draft.


COLLEGE CAREER:
Played one season for Duke University…played in 11 games as a freshman, sitting out 26 contests with a toe injury on his right foot…averaged 17.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting .529 (55-104) from the field, .462 (18-39) from behind the three-point line and .901 (64-71) from the free throw line…started the first eight games of the year, averaging 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game…injured his toe in the second half of a win vs. Butler on Dec. 4…returned to action in the NCAA Tournament and averaged 17.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in Duke’s three outings…scored a game-high 31 points to go with six rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals versus No. 6 Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge early in the season, marking just the fourth time in Duke history a freshman scored 30 or more in a game…selected as CBE Classic MVP after averaging 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals in four games in November…had 17 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals in the finals versus No. 4 Kansas State…dished out nine assists against both Princeton and Colgate…in the NCAA Tournament, scored team highs of 14 points against Hampton and 28 points against Arizona in the Sweet 16 while going 9-of-15 from the field, 8-of-9 from the line and 2-of-4 from three-point range against the Wildcats.
Personal

Father, Drederick, played at Boston University from 1984-88. Drederick had his jersey retired and ranks second in BU history with 1,931 career points. He went on to play professionally for the Bulleen Boomers in Australia, where Kyrie was born and holds citizenship with along with the United States
As a high school senior, named McDonald’s All-America, First Team All-America by Parade Magazine and USA Today, and finalist for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year
Earned a gold medal with the U.S. under-18 (U-18) National Team at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship in San Antonio, averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 assists
Selected MVP of the 2009 Nike Global Challenge in Portland playing for Team USA East in junior national team competition.
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