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Michael Redd
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2007-08 Statistics

PPG: 22.7
RPG: 4.30
APG: 3.4
EFF: + 18.11

Born: Aug 24, 1979

Height: 6-6 / 1,98

Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.

College: Ohio State

Years Pro: 8

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2006-07 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Averaged a career-high 26.7 points in 53 games with the Bucks (all starts) ... has raised his scoring average in each of his NBA seasons ... ranked 5th in the NBA in scoring average and 3rd in the Eastern Conference ... also ranked 15th in the NBA in minutes per game (38.4) and T-38th in FT% (.829) ... averaged 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.19 steals on the season ... named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice ... Nov 27 - Dec 3, after averaging 35.5 points ... Dec 25 - Jan 1, after averaging 27.0 points ... shot 46.5% from the field (his highest mark since the 2002-03 season) and 38.2% from three-point range ... led the team in FGM (477) ... scored a career-high and franchise-record 57 points on a career-high 18 FGM on 11/11 vs. Utah (18-32 FG, 6-12 3FG, 15-17 FT) ... scored 42 in the 2nd half ... previous record of 55 points was held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12/10/71) ... had another 50-point game on 3/4 against Chicago when he scored 52 points (18-32 FG, 8-13 3FG, 8-9 FT) ... finished the year with 15 30-point games, 44 20-point games and 52 games of 10 points or more ... scored 45 points on 11/28 on the road against the Lakers, the most in a road game by a Buck since Ricky Pierce had 45 in Sacramento on 12/5/89 ... held to just 9 points on 12/13 in New Jersey, snapping his streak of 101 straight games of double-digit scoring ... the streak was the 4th-longest in team history ... led the Bucks in scoring a team-high 38 times and led the team in steals 14 times ... missed 20 games from Jan 8 - Feb 14 with a left patellar tendon strain (team went 3-17 in his absence) ... missed 9 other games with left knee pain (Apr 1, Apr 4 - Apr 6, Apr 9 - Apr 18) ... spent 11 games on the Inactive List ... was a member of Team USA’s 12-man roster for the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 ... helped lead the U.S. to a perfect 10-0 record and a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... averaged 14.4 points (4th on the team) in 19.9 minutes per game (T-2nd on the team) and shot 53.0 percent from the field (53-100) and 45.3 percent from three-point range (29-64).

PRO CAREER
2005-06: Appeared in 80 games for the Bucks (all starts) and averaged a career-high 25.4 points per game ... became the second Buck in franchise history to score 2,000 points in a season (2,028) ... also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.19 steals per game ... ranked 9th in the NBA in scoring average and points ... shot a career-best 87.7% from the free throw line (T-8th in the NBA) ... led the Bucks in scoring 63 times ... scored in double-figures in each of his 80 games ... scored a career-high 43 points in Milwaukee’s final game of the season (4/18 in Washington) ... scored 41 points on 11/2 in New Jersey and again on 1/25 in Detroit (also had a near-triple-double in that 1/25 game with 9 rebounds and 8 assists) ... scored 20+ points 63 times and 30+ points 20 times ... made 50 consecutive free throws from 2/14 to 3/1 and shot an NBA-best 94.6% from the FT line in the month of February ... made a career-high 18 free throws on 4/18 in Washington ... accepted an invitation to USA Basketball’s Men’s Senior National Team Program on 3/5/06 ... missed one game with a right quad contusion (11/29) and one game with lower back spasms (2/1) ... 2004-05: Led the Bucks with a career-high 23.0 points per game, 11th best in the NBA ... it was the second consecutive year he averaged more than 20 points a game ... scored 30 or more points 14 times ... led the Bucks in scoring 50 times ... reached double-figures in 71 of his 75 games ... handed out a career-high eight assists on January 5 against New Jersey ... tallied a Bucks season-high 39 points twice, on 12/26 against Chicago and at Charlotte on 2/22 ... finished 24th in the NBA with an 85.4 shooting percentage from the free throw line, tops on the Bucks ... led the Bucks with 104 makes from beyond the arc, the third consecutive year that he has made at least 100 from long range .. connected on his 500th career three-pointer on 4/11 against Boston ... missed four games in April with left Achilles tendonitis and three games from 2/12 - 2/16 due to a sprained left index finger. ... 2003-04: Made his first all-star appearance in Los Angeles and scored 13 points on 5-12 FG shooting, with three steals and three rebounds in 15 minutes … led the Bucks and was 10th in the NBA with 21.7 points per game … finished 5th in the NBA in points scored (1,776), 10th in the NBA in free-throws made (383) and 12th in the NBA in free-throw percentage (86.8 percent) … was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January when he averaged 22.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists while helping lead the Bucks to an 11-5 record … scored a career-high 40 points on a career-high 16 FGM vs. Orlando (1/21) and exactly one week later he again scored 40 points on 16 FGM at New Orleans (1/28) to become the first Bucks player to have multiple 40-point games in a season since Ray Allen during the 2000-01 season … led the Bucks in scoring 48 times ... scored 20 or more points 47 times and had seven 30-point performances … scored a game-high 36 points on 14-29 FG shooting while grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds on 3/28 vs. Houston ... 2002-03: Runner-up to Bobby Jackson of Sacramento in Sixth Man of the Year voting … the only Bucks player to appear in all 82 games … finished second in the NBA in three-point percentage (.438), third in the NBA in three-pointers made (182) and third in the NBA in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.35) … scored a season-high 35 points and had a career-high six steals in a 2OT win at Cleveland on 12/9 … posted six double-doubles and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds on 4/4 vs. Cleveland … scored in double figures 65 times and scored 20+ points 20 times … led the Bucks in rebounds 11 times and in scoring 10 times ... 2001-02: Finished 8th in the NBA in three-point percentage (.444) … missed 11 games with a sprained MCL in his left knee … scored in double figures 42 times … in Bucks win vs. Houston on 2/20, Redd set an NBA record with eight three-pointers in one quarter (fourth) on his way to a season-high 29 points … grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Atlanta on 12/26 … made the first start of his NBA career at Houston on 12/22 and scored 16 points on 7-12 FG shooting ... 2000-01: Appeared in six games in his rookie season, averaging 2.2 ppg … made his NBA debut at Houston on 11/2 … placed on the injured list with left knee tendonitis and missed 66 games before being activated prior to the season finale at Miami on 4/17.

PLAYOFF HISTORY
(16 games, 10 starts) ... 2006: Led the team in scoring with a playoff career high 27.2 points per game…also averaged 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 37.0 minutes a game…set single-game career playoff highs in scoring with 40 points and in FG and FGA by going (14 for 21) in Game 3 against Detroit on (4/29)…set a single-game playoff career high in FT and FTA going (12 for 15) in Game 4 on (5/1)…Recorded a playoff career high in rebounds with 9 in Game 5 on (5/3)…scored 20 or more points in 4 out of the 5 playoff games … 2004: Started all five of Milwaukee’s postseason games against Detroit ... led the team in scoring by logging 18.0 points per game ... also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 38.4 minutes per contest ... scored a playoff career-high 26 points in Game Two at Detroit (4/21) ... made a playoff career-high nine FG and tied his playoff career-high with six rebounds in Game Five on 4/29 ... scored in double figures in each of the five games ... 2003: Averaged 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists during 21.3 minutes per game ... had his best effort in Game 6 vs. New Jersey (5/1), scoring 20 points (7-11 FG, 6-7 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes ... 2001: On the inactive list when Bucks advanced to the Conference Finals.

COLLEGE
Named Honorable Mention All-America as a junior and sophomore ... ranked fifth at Ohio State in career field goals made (699), 77 behind Hall of Fame player and NBA legend Jerry Lucas ... ranked fifth in career points (1,879) and seventh in steals (149) ... as a junior, earned First Team Big Ten Conference honors ... named Big Ten Player of the Week on 2/12/00 after averaging 23.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in road games at Michigan State and Indiana ... as a sophomore, named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 25.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game ... led the Big Ten in scoring (21.9 ppg) as a freshman, marking the first time a true freshman has ever led the conference in scoring.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected after his junior season by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 43rd overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft ... signed by Milwaukee to a two-year contract on 7/18/00 ... signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks on 10/14/02 ... signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks on 8/13/05.

	Personal

Personal


	Nicknamed “Silky” ... he and his wife, Achea reside in Columbus, OH, during the offseason ... interests include reading the bible, golf, tennis, dominoes, listening to Christian music ... began playing basketball at age two ... if he weren’t playing basketball, he would pursue a career in broadcasting ... for the past six summers, has hosted the “Michael Redd” basketball camp for Ohio-area youth ... he the founder of the Michael Redd Foundation, equipping youth & young adults to succeed in life by promoting social, economic and racial reconciliation within the community .... started the Now or Never Community Event in the summer of 2006, an evangelistic crusade for the purpose of winning lost souls to Christ .... donates money to the Ashburn Youth Center, Destiny Youth Plaza and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee ... along with teammate Bobby Simmons, distributed over 300 turkey dinners in November of 2005 and 2006 to families in need at the House of Peace ... favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs ... likes to hydrate with an energy drink and eat a good balanced meal with protein and carbs before games ... was inducted into the Hall of Fame at West Senior High School ... says he would like to one day meet Billy Graham ... loves to watch golf, wrestling and tennis ... likes to get plenty of sleep before games ... played on the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship team ... currently a member of the 2006-08 Men’s Senior National Team Program (USA Basketball).