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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
2.5
RPG
3.50
APG
0.0
EFF
+ 4.50
Born: Dec 7, 1982
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 225  lbs. / 102,1  kg.
College: Nevada-Las Vegas
Years Pro: 2

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Background

2006-07:
In 11 games, averaged 1.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.73 blocks in 8.1 minutes per game... Appeared in one game for a total of two minutes with Utah... In 10 games with the Sixers, averaged 1.6 points (40.0% FGs, 40.0% FTs), 2.8 rebounds and 0.80 blocks in 8.7 minutes per game... Led all rokies in blocks per 48 minutes played (4.32) and ranked sixth among all players league-wide... Recorded career-highs of 8 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks in 23 minutes of play at Detroit (4/15/07)... Played 25 games for the Colorado 14ers of the D-League in 2006-07, averaging 11.1 points (56.3% FGs), 7.6 rebounds and 2.48 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game... Named All-NBA Development League First Team as well as receiving D-League Rookie of the Year honors...

SACRAMENTO KINGS:
Signed by the Kings as an undrafted free agent out of UNLV (7/8/06) … Is the 16th player in franchise history to wear jersey number 22 … 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League (TVSL): Averaged 10.4 ppg (.690 FG%, .462 FT%), 7.8 rpg, 1.40 bpg, and 24.4 mpg in five games … Ranked first in the TVSL in field goal percentage, sixth in rebounding, and eighth in blocked shots … Scored 10-plus points in three games … Hauled in 10 or more rebounds twice … Swatted at least two shots on three occasions … Posted two double-doubles … Led the team in rebounding twice … Registered 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 FT), seven rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in 26 minutes vs. Minnesota (7/6) … Corralled a game-high 12 rebounds to complement 12 points (6-7 FG), one steal, and two blocks in 21 minutes against New Orleans (7/7) … Tallied 14 points (5-6 FG, 4-7 FT), a team-best 11 rebounds, one assist, and two blocks in 27 minutes vs. New York (7/10).

2005-06 COLLEGE SEASON:
Averaged 14.3 ppg (.528 FG%, .575 FT%), 8.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.10 spg, and 1.30 bpg in starting all 29 games he played for the Running Rebels as a senior … Earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors and All-District accolades from the NABC and USBWA … Scored 20 or more points seven times, including a career-high 25 points at Oklahoma State (11/30) … Posted nine double-doubles … Corralled 17 rebounds to go with 15 points at Oregon State (12/3) … Tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high six blocks at TCU (2/1).

COLLEGIATE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaged 7.2 ppg (.535 FG%, .503 FT%), 5.6 rpg, and 1.00 bpg in 120 career games at UNLV (started 68) … Ranks seventh in school history in blocks (120) and 11th in rebounding … Shot .500 or better from the field in all four seasons … Posted 15 career double-doubles … Is the only player in conference history to tally two career games of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds (22 points and 21 rebounds vs. Hawaii on 11/22/05 and 22 points and a conference single-game record 22 rebounds at Auburn on 12/4/04) … Averaged 7.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 1.40 bpg as a junior (2004-05), earning honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference accolades … Ranked sixth in the conference in rebounding, fifth in blocks, and fourth in field goal percentage (.561) in 2004-05 … Averaged 4.5 ppg and 4.1 rpg as a sophomore (2003-04), starting the first eight games of the season … Sat out the 2002-03 season with a medical redshirt due to a thumb infection … Appeared in 30 games as a freshman (2001-02), averaging 2.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, and 10.5 mpg … Hit the game-winning free throw in overtime at San Diego State (1/26/02).


Personal

  • Full name is Louis Gabriel Amundson
  • Nickname is ‘Lou‘
  • Age 23
  • Son of Dave Amundson and Eloise Berg
  • Has one sister, Alena
  • Named to the All-MWC Academic team in each of his four years at UNLV
  • Graduated cum laude in May of 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy
  • Currently working on a second degree in finance
  • Participated in a Reading Time-Out with kindergarteners as part of the NBA Rookie Transition Program held during the offseason
  • Played alongside teammate Ron Artest in September at the annual Wheelchair Charities celebrity basketball game at Madison Square Garden, raising funds to benefit paraplegic and quadriplegic patients
  • Spends free time drawing and painting
  • Enjoys watching college football
  • Shoe size 15