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Born: Oct 2, 1979
Height: 7-1 /  2,16
Weight: 255  lbs. / 115,7  kg.
From: Slovenia
Years Pro: 7

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Background

2004-05:
Appeared and started in 72 games and averaged 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 31.6 minutes… Ranked 14th in the NBA by shooting .512 from the field, 13th with 3.1 offensive rebounds and 28th in rebounds… His 11.4 points increase and 6.6 rebounds increase led all players playing a minimum of 15 games during the 2003-04 season… Finished fourth in the NBA Most Improved Player Award voting… Ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounding… Reached double-figure scoring 53 times and double-figure rebounding 18 times… Posted 15 double-doubles and six games of 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds… Scored 20 or more points 10 times… Led the Bobcats in scoring 15 times, in rebounding 14 times and in blocks 17 times… Recorded a career-high 27 points with 11 rebounds against Miami on March 26 and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds (nine offensive) against Portland on Feb. 14… Made the first basket in franchise history with his layup in the first quarter against Washington on Nov. 4… Entered season with 113 total points for his career and surpassed that total 11 games into the season… Missed the last five games of the season due to a right ankle sprain.

PRO CAREER:
Drafted by Indiana with the 27th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, but began his NBA career in the 2001-02 season…Averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 5.5 minutes in three seasons with Indiana… Appeared in 62 total games over his first three NBA seasons… Appeared in 18 games and averaged 1.6 points and 0.8 rebounds in 4.0 minutes during the 2003-04 season… Shot .462 from the field… Battled injuries and did not play from Jan. 28 to March 31 due to a right hamstring strain…Scored a season-high five points against Chicago on Dec. 13… Averaged 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 2002-03… Missed the last 11 games with a sprained right ankle… During his rookie season, appeared in 22 games and averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.2 minutes… Played in his native Slovenia from 1997 through 2001 and has been a member of the National Team since he was 15… Averaged 4.5 points and shot .778 from the field in 26 games for Olimpija Ljubljana in 1998-99… Was a member of the Slovenian silver-medal team at the 22-and-Under European Championships in 1998… Selected to the All-Star team that season…Averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in 52 games in 1999-2000… In 34 games during the 2000-01 season for B.C. Olimpija Ljubljana of Slovenia, he averaged 10.6 points on .740 from the field, along with 4.5 rebounds.


Personal

  • Full name is Primoz Brezec
  • Married to his wife, Nada, and the couple had their first child, Nika on Dec. 28, 2004
  • His father’s name is Hilarlj and his mother’s name is Irena
  • He lists his father, a former Slovenia National Team basketball player, as having the biggest influence on his career
  • Wears jersey #7 because his father wore that number when he played
  • Speaks four different languages that include Italian, Slovenian, English and Yugoslavian
  • Was a teammate of Cleveland Cavaliers player Jiri Welsch on Olimpija Ljubljana before he entered the NBA
  • Says his most memorable basketball moment was getting drafted into the NBA
  • His basketball heroes growing up were Michael Jordan and Julius “Dr. J” Erving
  • Has appeared in a potato chip commercial in Slovenia
  • Wears a size 17 basketball shoe.

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