• Michael Sweetney
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  • Forward
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Born: Oct 25, 1982
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 270  lbs. / 122,5  kg.
College: Georgetown
Years Pro: 4

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Career Transactions: Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (ninth overall) of NBA Draft 2003 … acquired by Chicago, along with Tim Thomas, Jermaine Jackson, two second round picks and a conditional first round pick, from New York in exchange for Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis (10/04/05).

2005-06: Averaged 8.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 18.5 mpg and shot .450 from the field and .652 from the free throw line in 66 games, including career-high 44 starts … six double-doubles … team-leader in points twice and in rebounding 11 times … tallied four games of 20+ points … came off the bench against San Antonio (11/07) and registered his first double-double as a Bull with 10 points and a team-best 13 rebounds in less than 20 minutes … at Portland (11/16), posted career-highs with 24 points (10-15 FG) and 14 rebounds (seven OR) in 26 minutes off the bench … played a career-high 42 minutes, in his first start as a Bull, at Seattle (11/18) and finished with 13 points and 11 boards … set a career-high with four blocks against L.A. Lakers (12/09) … tied his career-highs of 24 points and 10 FGM vs. Boston (12/17) … re-inserted into the starting lineup for final six regular season games, Bulls went 6-0 … 13 DNP-CDs … inactive three games … 2006 Playoffs: Started all six contests versus the Heat and averaged 7.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.00 bpg in 27.8 mpg … posted postseason-highs with 16 points and nine boards in Game 5 at Miami.

Career: Made 185 career appearance, including 73 starts, and averaged 7.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg … shooting .491 from the floor during his career and .706 on free throws … recorded 11 career double-doubles … has scored a career-high 24 points two times … hauled in a career-best 14 boards at Portland (11/16/05). 2004-05 (New York): Made 77 appearances, including 28 starting assignments, and upped his averages to 8.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 19.6 mpg … shot .531 on field goals and .749 on free throws … team-leader in rebounds eight times and in points one time … grabbed 10+ boards in five games, including four point-rebound double-double performances … set career-highs in nearly every statistical category, including a 20-point outing at Indiana (04/10) and a 13-rebound performance vs. Washington (04/20) … started the season’s final 28 games and averaged 9.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg … three of his four double-doubles came as a starter. 2003-04 (New York): Appeared in 42 games, including one start, as a rookie and averaged 4.3 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 11.8 mpg … shot .493 from the floor and .724 from the free throw line … four games of 10+ points, including one double-double outing … led the team in rebounds five times and had three games of 10+ rebounds … after spending most of the season’s first half on the Injured List, worked his way into the rotation and played a major role during Knicks’ second-half drive to the Playoffs ... scored a season-high 16 points at New Orleans (04/12) … grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds at Washington (04/10) ... registered 18 DNP-CDs … missed 22 games due to injury, including three visits to the Injured List (left patella tendonitis) … 2004 Playoffs: came off the bench in all four games versus New Jersey and averaged 4.0 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 14.3 mpg … shot .545 (6-11) on field goals and .667 (4-6) on free throws … scored a playoff-high 12 points in 22 minutes in Game 1.

College Career: Played three seasons at Georgetown (2000-03) … started in 95 of his 96 appearances and finished with career averages of 18.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.88 bpg, 1.8 apg and 1.05 spg … ranks seventh in Hoyas history in scoring (1,750 points), fifth in rebounding (887) and sixth in blocks (180) … named to First Team All-Big East as a sophomore and junior ... selected to Big East All-Rookie Team in 2000-01 … as a junior, was Honorable Mention All-America by AP, Naismith Award finalist and candidate for the Wooden Award … posted 38 double-double outings.


Personal


Full name is Michael Damien Sweetney ... directed toward basketball at age of 10 by his late father, Samuel, a civil engineer at Boling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. ... consensus All-American with All-State and All-Metro honors at Oxon Hill HS (Md.), averaging 25 ppg and 13 rpg ... member of gold medal-winning USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men’s team that competed in Japan ... in Hoya tradition, worked out during past summers with Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo.


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