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PRO CAREER:
Five NBA seasons… Has appeared in 336 games (247 starts) for his career, averaging 7.9 points (53.3% FGs, 67.2% FTs), 7.5 rebounds and 1.91 blocks per game… Became the fourth player in franchise history to record at least 100 blocked shots in four consecutive seasons (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07)… Pulled down a career-best 22 rebounds at Phoenix (1/4/06)… Came one block shy of the single-game franchise record for blocks when he finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks vs. New York (4/3/04)… Had arthroscopic left knee surgery (10/25/02) to repair two chondral defects and spent the entire 2002-03 season on the injured list… INTERNATIONAL...Sworn in as a Canadian citizen on August 7, 2007... Competed for Canada in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship... In eight games, averaged 10.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.38 blocks... Ranked first in the tournament in blocks and fourth in rebounding... PLAYOFFS… In first playoff appearance (2005), averaged 11.6 points (.553 FG%, .400 FT%) and an NBA Playoff-high, 12.8 rebounds per game… Had four double-doubles in five games.

2005-06:
Fourth NBA season … Shot 53.1 percent (196-369 FG) from the floor and 70.5 percent from the line (93-132 FT) … Ranked 6th in the NBA in blocks per game (2.42) and 8th in total blocks (180) … Set a season-high with seven blocks versus Boston (1/13) … Blocked five-plus shots in a game 13 times (7-6) … Had a career-best 42-game streak with at least one block snapped versus Detroit (2/3) … Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in a game 22 times (10-12) and had four games (2-2) with 15 or more boards … Had nine double-doubles all points-rebounds … Tied a season-high with 20 points versus Boston (1/13) … Had a career-high 22 rebounds at Phoenix (1/4) … Made his season debut at New York, 11/26 … Missed 16 games due to injury, the first 13 of the season with a right quad strain (11/1 - 11/23) and three games due to a left ankle sprain (2/24 - 2/27).

2004-05:
Third NBA Season (Philadelphia)… Averaged 8.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.68 blocks per game… Shot 52.4 percent from the field overall (250-477 FG)… Ranked among the league leaders in blocked shots per game (16th, 1.68) and rebounds per game (26th, 7.5)… Had a total of 121 blocked shots (17th in NBA)… Had three 20-point games… At Orlando (1/22), tied a career-high with 24 points (11-13 FG) and added 16 rebounds… Also had a 20-point game at Miami (3/7: 21 pts, 8-14 FG) and vs. Cleveland (4/8: 23 pts, 10-15 FG)… Had 10 double-doubles… Had 10 or more rebounds 17 times… Had three or more blocks in 22 games (16-6)… In first start of the season (12/10, at CHI), had 13 points, 14 rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots… Missed 10 games (5 due to injury; 5 DNP-CD)… Missed two games (11/9 & 11/10) due to a strained right hamstring; missed three games due to left hip strain (1/12 – 1/15)… PLAYOFFS... Averaged 11.6 points and an NBA Playoff-high 12.8 rebounds per game… Shot 55.3 percent overall (26-47 FG)… Had four double-doubles in five games… In first career playoff game (at DET, 4/23) had 10 points and 18 rebounds.

2003-04:
Second NBA Season (Philadelphia)…averaged 8.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and a team-leading 2.30 blocks in 82 games (53 starts)…shot 54.1 percent from the field…one of only two Sixers (Eric Snow) to play in every game…finished eighth in the balloting for 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player Award…finished with 189 blocked shots, ranking sixth in the NBA in total blocked shots and posting the seventh best single-season mark in franchise history…had 15 double-doubles (40th in NBA), including 11 after the All-Star Break…had four 20-point games, including a career-high 24 points at Dallas (1/14)… led the team in scoring three times and rebounding 27 times…had 17 games with four blocks or more (7- 10)…ended the season on a career-best 17-game streak with at least one block…came one block-shy of the single-game franchise record for blocked shots when he finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks vs. New York (4/3)…posted four-straight (a career-best) double-doubles (3/30-4/6)…had 10 rebounds or more 29 times…fouled out four times …scored a team-leading 23 points in the season-finale at Orlando (4/14), with career-highs in field goals made (10) and attempted (19)…had 18 points and 18 rebounds at Atlanta (4/6) and added five blocks before fouling out in 50 minutes… pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds with 11 points vs. Portland (4/1) in 46 minutes…had 23 points and 14 rebounds, including a career-high 10 offensive boards, vs. Phoenix (3/24)…scored 20 points and added 15 rebounds vs. Sacramento (3/4)…had a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) at New Jersey (2/8) with six blocks…set career-highs in scoring (24) and minutes (54) in addition to 16 rebounds at Dallas (1/14)… recorded first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Orlando (1/12)…in his first career start vs. San Antonio (11/14), played 34 minutes with 10 rebounds.

2002-03:
Injured list (Philadelphia)...placed on the injured list on Oct. 28 and missed the entire 2002-03 season...had arthroscopic left knee surgery on Oct. 25, 2002, to repair two chondral defects.

2001-02:
Rookie NBA season (Philadelphia)...played in 34 games, averaging 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 5.2 minutes...missed 28 games, spending 16 games from Oct. 30 to Dec. 3 on the injured list with left knee tendinitis and 12 games from March 1 to March 24 on the injured list with left knee bursitis...DNP-CD in 20 games...at Indiana (4/17), played a season-high 21 minutes, scoring four points with four rebounds and two blocks...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Orlando (2/23)...had his best game of the season at Utah (12/29), with season-highs six points, and three blocks in 13 minutes...scored his first NBA points versus Milwaukee (12/14), making his only field goal attempt in three minutes...made his NBA debut at Sacramento (12/4), grabbed a rebound in one minute of action.

COLLEGE:
Early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft ... as a sophomore, became Seton Hall's career leader in blocked shots with 167 ... averaged 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 2000-01 ... scored in double figures nine times ... had 10 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks against St. John's in the first round of the Big East Tournament ... grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at West Virginia ... blocked a season-high eight shots against LaSalle ... had six blocks against Norfolk State ... as a freshman ranked seventh in the nation in blocks (3.6 per game) and was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team ... also averaged 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds ... blocked 107 shots, second highest single-season total in school history ... had 11 blocks against St. John's.