• Raef LaFrentz
• #9
• Center - Forward

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2001-02:
Averaged 13.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg and a career-high 2.73 bpg in 31.5 mpg…Scored in double figures 50 times, had 20 points or more 15 times and recorded 30+ four times…Ranked second in the league in blocked shots (2.73 bpg) and 32nd in 3-point percentage (.388)…Second in the NBA in total blocks (213)…Made a career-high 104 3-pointers…Blocked at least five shots 15 times…played in 78 games and started 76…Averaged 10.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 2.22 bpg in 29.1 mpg in 27 games with Dallas…Had five double-doubles with the Mavericks and 17 overall… Mavericks-high (tied season-high set three previous times) 30 points (12-19 FGs, career-high 6-9 3FGs) at Golden State on 3/16/02…Mavericks-high 5 blocks in 26 minutes at Denver on 3/3/02…Registered a Dallas-high 13 rebounds three times…With Denver averaged 14.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.00 blocks per game…Season-high 15 rebounds vs. Clippers on 11/30/01

2000-01:
Appeared in 78 games, starting 74 times ... Averaged 12.9 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 2.64 bpg ... Ranked seventh in the league in blocked shots, tied for 25th in rebounding and tied for 27th in field goal percentage (career-high .477) ... Led the team in blocks, finished third in scoring and second in rebounding ... Posted 21 double-doubles and now has 50 in his career ... Led the Nuggets in scoring eight times and in rebounding 20 times ... Posted his first 20/20 game against the Kings on 4/18 with 32 points and 20 rebounds ... Attempted 28 shots and made five three-pointers ... Posted his fourth-straight double-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven blocked shots in 35 minutes vs. New Jersey on 3/18 ... Missed four games due to injury - 3/16 vs. Boston due to a sprained left ankle, 1/27-29 due to a sprained right ankle and 11/16 vs. Chicago due to a third metacarpal contusion on his left hand ... Had four assists (sixth time) at Sacramento on 3/9 ... Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 28.9 seconds left vs. Houston on 1/23.

1999-2000:
Successfully returned from a torn ACL to start 80 of his 81 appearances ... Averaged 12.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 2.22 bpg ... Ranked eighth in the NBA in blocked shots and 25th in rebounding ... Scored in double figures 52 times, including 10 games with at least 20 points and one with at least 30 ... Pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 28 games (one with 20) and posted 26 double-doubles ... Blocked at least five shots 12 times ... Led the Nuggets in scoring seven times and in rebounding 28 times ... Scored 32 points (11-18 FG, 3-5 3FG, 7-8 FT), grabbed 17 rebounds, blocked six shots, four assists and three steals in 40 minutes vs. Utah on 4/18 ... Posted his 24th double-double of the year with 22 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks in 43 minutes vs. New Jersey on 3/26 ... Had a double-double in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Oakland with 11 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals in 22 minutes ... Just missed his first career triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocked shots vs. Charlotte on 1/8 ... Were the most blocks by a Nugget since 3/17/96 (Dikembe Mutombo, nine at Detroit) ... Among starting centers, ranked ninth in minutes per game, second in three-pointers (60), 10th in rebounding (7.9 rpg), ninth in steals (42) and seventh in scoring (12.4 ppg) and committed the fourth-most fouls.

1998-99:
Appeared in just 12 games and averaged 13.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 1.42 bpg ... Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee against Dallas on 2/25 and missed the remainder of the season ... Underwent successful surgery on his knee on 3/5 ... Was placed on the injured list on 2/26 ... Scored in double figures 10 times and grabbed at least 10 rebounds three times (three double-doubles) ... Scored at least 20 points twice ... After 11 games, he led all rookies in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and ranked third in scoring (14.9 ppg) ... Shared high scoring honors ... Posted his first-career double-double with a season-high 24 points (10-18 FG, 3-4 3FG, 1-1 FT) and 12 rebounds vs. the Lakers on 2/10 ... Made 12 three-pointers this season after making just 13 in his four-year career at Kansas.

COLLEGE:
Named First Team All-America by The Associated Press following his junior and senior seasons at Kansas ... Joined Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal as the only players in the 1990s to earn First Team AP All-America honors twice ... Dominant inside player and four-year starter for the Jayhawks, he concluded his career ranked second all-time at the school in points (2,066) and rebounds (1,186) trailing only Danny Manning in both categories ... Was part of a senior class that won more games over a four-year period than any class in KU history ... Led KU in rebounding in each of his last three seasons ... Holds the KU record for double-doubles in one season (21 in 1996-97) and in a career (56) ... His career averages included 15.8 ppg and 9.1 rpg and a .555 field-goal percentage ... Already has been inducted into the KU Athletics Hall of Fame ... Named AP's Big 12 Conference Player of the Year his final two seasons ... Also tabbed for the All-Big 12 Conference First Team by both the media and coaches his final two seasons ... Became the first Jayhawk to average a double-double in 27 years ('97-98).