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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
Jun 9, 1985
Height:
6-0 / 1.83
Weight:
170 lbs. / 77.1 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Abraham Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY) / USA
Years Pro:
8
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DRAFTED: Selected in the first round (13th overall pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft by Portland Trail Blazers. 2011-12 SEASON: in 14.9 minutes in 60 games (one start)… His improved play, command of the second unit and all-around effort earned him the team’s 2011-12 Dan Majerle Hustle Award… Spent a full season with a .500 or better team for the first time in his career… Saw action in 60 of 66 games (90.9 percent), his most games since 2008-09, and the Suns were 31-29 (.517) in his games played… Only saw action in a greater percentage of team’s games in 2006-07 with Boston (78 of 82) and 2008-09 with Minnesota (75 of 82)… Opened the season as the team’s third point guard but earned the back-up role and appeared in the Suns’ final 53 consecutive games… Played a total of 895 minutes, his most since 2008-09 despite a 66-game season… 13 double-digit scoring efforts overall, his most since 2008-09… Eight double-digit scoring efforts in the month of April (15 games); five from December to March (40 games)… Averaged 3.2 points in February, 5.8 points in March, 10.3 points in April… Averaged 1.9 assists in February, 2.5 assists in March, 3.3 assists in April… Closed the season averaging 12.4 points and 3.9 assists in final 11 games while shooting 55.3 percent from the field and scoring in double figures in eight of 11 games, including two 20-point games… 10 double-digit scoring efforts in final 20 games after tallying three in his first 40 appearances… Scored five or more points in 27 of final 34 games (7.8-point average) after doing so nine times in the season’s first 26 games (3.9-point average)… April 7-9, scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 4-6, 2010… March 15 in his first start as a Sun, tallied eight assists and one turnover against the Clippers, the first time he had at least eight assists and one or zero turnovers since Jan. 18, 2010, as a member of the Clippers… In that lone start, helped rally the Suns from a 17-point second-half deficit on the road without both Nash and Hill… Did not miss a game due to injury… Signed a one-year deal with the Suns on Dec. 11, 2011. 2009-10 SEASON: Played in 39 games (one start) with the Los Angeles Clippers…averaged 4.3 points on .404 shooting, 1.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 14.9 minutes per game…scored a season-high 17 points versus Minnesota on Nov. 23…tallied eight points, five rebounds and four assists in 21 minutes in his Clippers debut on Oct. 27 versus the Los Angeles Lakers…dished out a season-best 11 assists on Jan. 15 at the Lakers in 20 minutes…missed one game on Jan. 10 with a sore right groin and from Jan. 21 – Feb. 16 with a ruptured right groin muscle. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played in 75 games (43 starts) during the 2008-09 season…set career highs in scoring (9.8 ppg) and minutes played (2,095, 27.9 mpg) while averaging 4.6 assists…shot .383% from the field and a career-best .819% from the line, while sinking a career-high 73 three-pointers (.346% from long range)…led the Wolves in assists per game at 4.6, ranking 33rd in the league…averaged 16.4 points per game (.511%) in seven April contests…tallied 20 or more points on six occasions, and was Minnesota‘s leading scorer seven times…dished 10 assists in his regular season debut on Nov. 5 vs. San Antonio…scored a career-high 30 points on Feb. 18 at Miami; made a career-best six three-pointers and shot 10-10 from the free throw line, which tied the Wolves’ single-game high in 2008-09…dished out a season-high 12 assists while scoring 14 points in 39 minutes for his second-double of the season at Dallas on April 13…served a three-game league suspension to begin the year…averaged 9.3 points and a career-best 5.9 assists in 32.3. minutes per game in 60 games (51 starts) for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2007-08 season… shot a career-best .401 from the floor, while hitting .281 from beyond the arc and .743 from the free throw line…missed games from March 8 – April 16 with a sprained left ankle…ranked 10th in the NBA in assist/TO ratio (3.2-to-1)…led the team in assists on 40 occasions, with six double-figure efforts…shot .429 (12-for-28) from long range in his final 12 outings… handed out 12 assists, the most by a Wolves player on Feb. 4 versus Houston since Anthony Carter dealt 13 vs. Milwaukee on March 4, 2005…scored a season-high 27 points playing all 48 minutes, the first complete game by a Wolves player in eight years on Dec. 21 versus Indiana…during the 2006-07 season for Boston…averaged 6.1 points and 2.8 assists in 20.2 minutes per game… scored 24 points and handed out six assists on Nov. 4 versus Washington…scored 13 points and dished out seven assists versus Detroit on Feb. 6… scored 21 points at Indiana on April 7…during the 2005-06 season …averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steals in 24.1 minutes per game in 68 games (30 starts)… as a starter, averaged 11.0 points, 4.2 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game…missed 12 games from Dec. 16-Jan. 6 with a ligament sprain in his right thumb…tallied 24 points, four assists and zero turnovers on March 17 against Cleveland…during the 2004-05 season for Portland… played in 68 games (26 starts)…averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 assists in 19.6 minutes per game in his rookie season…he scored 460 points as a rookie…the most by a Blazers rookie since Arvydas Sabonis tallied 1,058 in 1995-96…most assists (224) by a Blazers rookie since Steve Colter (243) in 1983-84…finished second among NBA rookies in assists, third in free throw percentage (.789) and 13th in scoring… from March 5 – April 20 averaged 11.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.00 steals in 34.3 minutes per game (all starts)…scored in double figures in 16 of the last 26 outings…dished out a career-high 13 assists and had a career-high six steals along with 11 points and came back a night later with 11 assists and 17 points in the season finale victory over the Lakers at Denver on April 19. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Led Abraham Lincoln to three New York City PSAL titles and to one state championship…first player in history to be on a three-time PSAL championship team…became New York’s all-time leading prep scorer, surpassing Kenny Anderson…Abraham Lincoln High School was 106-19 during his four years…finalist for the 2004 Naismith Award after averaging 33.2 points, 9.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds in leading Lincoln to a 26-6 record…scored 25 points in the PSAL Championship game against Cardozo as Lincoln won its third PSAL title…PSAL Player of the Year…scored 30 points, including game-winning three-pointer against Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and top NBA prospect Dwight Howard…named 2004 McDonald’s All-American…PARADE Magazine All-American team…ranked No. 1 among the high school class of 2004 by Basketball Times and No. 6 by Prep Stars…named to the 2004 USA Men’s Junior National Select Team that played at the Nike Hoop Summit in San Antonio…originally committed to play at Louisville before becoming an early entry candidate for the draft…dished out 11 assists to help the East gain a126-96 victory over the West in the McDonald’s High School All-Star game…against top international competition in the Nike Hoop Summit in San Antonio, tallied six points and seven assists as the USA Select team rolled to a 99-79 victory over their international counterparts. |
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| Sebastian and his wife Samantha have a daughter, Samaya, and a son, Sebastian II…favorite pre-game meal is lemon grilled chicken with pasta…cousin of Stephon Marbury…donated money and school supplies to children affected by the I-35 bridge collapse in Minnesota in 2007…favorite recording artist is Jay-Z…likes to create music in his spare time. | ||
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