Played only one season in college at Brigham Young University before opting to spend two years on a Mormon mission in Australia. Drafted second overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1993 Draft. One of the NBA's great shot-blockers has also played for the New Jersey Nets and the Dalllas Mavericks.
2003-04:
Averaged 3.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.12 blocks in 11.7 minutes per game in 66 games…Started five times…Shot 47.3% (89-188) from the floor and 83.7% (41-49) from the line…Team’s second-leading shot blocker…Led the team in blocks 24 times…Tallied 3 or more blocks 10 times…12 points (6-13 FGs) and a season-high tying 8 rebounds in 18 minutes at Minnesota (3/3/04).
2002-03:
In 81 games, averaged 6.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.10 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game…Team’s second-leading rebounder and leading shot blocker…started 39 times…Led the team in rebounds 17 times and in blocks 49 times…Scored in double figures 27 times…Ranked ninth in the NBA in blocks per game…shot 53.6% (201-375) from the field and 80.6% (141-175) from the free throw line…Tallied 3 or more blocks 27 times…Recorded 10 double-doubles…season-high tying 16 points (7-11 FGs) and team-high 11 rebounds with 4 blocks at Golden State (3/14/03)…12 points (6-15 FGs), a season-high tying 18 rebounds and 8 blocks in 36 minutes vs. Memphis (12/14/02)…Nearly recorded a triple-double at Chicago (11/8/02) with 8 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high tying 8 blocks in 31 minutes.
2001-02:
Averaged 4.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 1.20 bpg in 14.3 mpg in 53 games (16 starts)…Season-highs of 15 points and 5 blocks at Cleveland on 11/14/01…Season-high 10 rebounds vs. Houston 1/31/02…Season-high tying 5 blocks and a season-high 4 steals at Charlotte on 11/21/01…Five games in double figures and posted 3 or more blocks seven times...made first 24 free throws on the season and finished 59-64 FTs…Missed 11 games due to injury…Placed on the injured list 2/21/02 with a sore right knee and missed five games…missed six games from 1/2/02-1/10/02 with a sore right knee…In the summer of 2001 played for Germany at the European Championships in Turkey…Team finished fourth which qualified them for the 2002 World Championship in Indianapolis…Averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in seven games.
2000-01:
Averaged 7.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and a team-high 2.78 blocks in 24.4 minutes....Shot a team-high .490 from the field....Shot a career-best .787 from the free throw line....One of four Mavericks to play in all 82 games (only other time he played 82 games was 1994-95 in Philadelphia....Started 35 times....Set a Mavericks single season record with 228 blocks replacing his old mark of 214 in set 1997-98....Ranked first in the league in total blocks and second in the league in blocks per game....Scored in double figures 25 times and had 24 games of double figure rebounds....Blocked five or more shots 21 times....had 13 double-doubles....Grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds vs. Golden State (3/9/01)....Tallied a season-high 4 steals at Golden State (12/2/00)....Scored a season-high 22 points (8-9 FGs) at L.A. Clippers (11/13/00)....Season-high 8 blocks in 34 minutes vs. San Antonio (11/10/00).
1999-2000:
Appeared in 77 games and averaged 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 2.47 blocks per game in 24.7 minutes....Ranked fifth in the NBA in blocks....190 blocks was the third-highest single season total in team history behind his team record of 228 set in 2000-01 and 214 in 1997-98....Had four or more blocks 24 times....Season-high 26 points on 3/9/00 vs. Minnesota....Led the team in field goal percentage at .479....Missed five games (two with blurred vision and three due to the flu)....Tied a career-high with five steals in season opener vs. Golden State.
1998-99:
Averaged 8.6 ppg on .480 shooting with 8.0 rebounds and 3.24 blocks in 26.4 minutes....Despite playing the fewest minutes per game of his career still ranked second in the NBA in blocks (behind Alonzo Mourning....Scored in double figures 24 times and grabbed double figures in rebounds 19 times....Had 12 double-doubles.... 3/24/99 vs. Rockets scored a season-high 20 points....3/2/99 vs. Clippers had an NBA season-high-tying 9 blocks in 28 minutes.
1997-98:
Registered 214 blocks and finished the season ranked third in the NBA at 3.34 blocked shots per game....Averaged 11.4 ppg on .422 shooting with 8.1 rebounds in 28.5 minutes....4/7/98 vs. Portland registered his sixth career triple-double, scoring 22 points with a career-high tying 22 rebounds and a career-high 13 blocks in 38 minutes off the bench....Became just the fifth player in NBA history and first off the bench to tally 20-plus points, 20-plus rebounds and 10-plus blocks in a single game (also Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, and Shaquille O'Neal)....That effort also established a club record for blocks in a game and an NBA season-high for blocks in a single game (and fourth highest total for a single game in NBA history)....Tallied 19 double-doubles....Blocked his 1,000th career shot vs. Milwaukee on 11/22/97.
1996-97:
Led the NBA in blocked shots with 3.40 per game, becoming the first Maverick to finish the season ranked first in a league-leader category....Registered career highs in points (13.2), rebounds (8.4) and minutes (31.3)....In 33 games with Dallas amassed 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.67 blocked shots in 32.1 minutes....4/14/97 vs. the Clippers tied a career-high with 32 points and grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds in 42 minutes....Broke Dallas' club record for points by a center with 32 points on 3/13/97 vs. Celtics.
1995-96:
Joined the New Jersey Nets on 11/30/95 as part of a six-player trade that sent Derrick Coleman to Philadelphia....Appeared in 67 games (57 starts) with the Nets, averaging 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.73 blocks....Recorded first career triple-double with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks vs. Washington on 3/14/96....Registered two consecutive triple-doubles on 4/17/96 (11 points, 10 rebounds, 12 blocks) and 4/19/96 (17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 blocks)....Became the first NBA player to record double-figure blocks in two consecutive games on two separate....Career-high 32 points vs. Dallas on 3/5/96....Named Sheraton Meadowlands/Nets Defensive Player of the Year.
1994-95:
Played in all 82 games, averaging 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.34 blocks with the 76ers....Finished the season with 274 blocks, a Philadelphia single-season record....Posted 13 double-doubles in his last 17 games, including seven straight from 3/25/95 through 4/7/95, averaging 16.4 points on .480 shooting with 11.8 rebounds and 4.80 blocks....Led the NBA with 338 personal fouls and 18 disqualifications (both Philadelphia records)....Recorded a career-high 22 rebounds vs. L.A. Clippers on 11/18/95.
1993-94:
Appeared in 49 games, averaging 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a rookie....A 1994 Second Team All-Rookie selection....Participated in the Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis on 2/12/94....Missed final 32 games of the season, suffering a dislocated left kneecap and chipped bone after colliding with Portland's Harvey Grant on 2/18/94.
COLLEGE:
Averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.21 blocks in only season at Brigham Young (1990-91)....Led the nation in blocked shots (177), setting an NCAA freshman record for total blocks and blocks per game....Honorable mention All-America selection by The Associated Press....Named 1991 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year....Earned All-WAC newcomer and defensive honors....Led the Cougars to a 21-13 record and a trip to the NCAA tournament....Tied NCAA regular-season record (David Robinson) with 14 blocks vs. Eastern Kentucky....Spent two years (May 1991 to May 1993) completing a two-year church mission in Sydney, Australia, prior to entering the NBA Draft.
