• Thabo Sefolosha
  • #2
  • Forward - Guard
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
6.3
RPG
5.70
APG
1.8
EFF
+ 10.86
Born: May 2, 1984
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
From: Vevey, Switzerland
Years Pro: 3

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Background

Position: Forward/guard
Height: 6-7
Weight: 215
NBA Years: 3 NBA Seasons
From: Vevey (Switzerland)
Birthdate: 5/2/84
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Aquired: Acquired From Chicago along with cash considerations in exchange least 2009 first round pick…Draft rights traded by Philadelphia to Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to Rodney Carney (16th overall) and cash considerations…Originally drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

CAREER AVERAGES: 5.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.5 apg in 18.2 mpg.

2008-09 SEASON AVERAGES: 5.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.7 apg and 1.14 spg in 22.0 mpg.

2008-09:Appeared in 66 games (36 starts) with Chicago and Oklahoma City...Missed final three games of the season with a dislocated left index finger…In 22 starts with OKC, Thunder posted 9-13 record…Career-high tying four blocks vs. Chicago on 3/18 and at Boston on 3/29…10 or more rebounds once…One double-double…Recorded season-high 17 points and career-high five steals at Sacramento (3/10)… One DNP-CD…Missed three games due to injury.

NBA CAREER:
2007-08 (Chicago): Played in 69 games and made a career-high 22 starts…Averaged career-bests and set single-game career-highs in every statistical category…Averaged 6.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.9 apg in 20.8 mpg…Had four games of 20-plus points, including a career-high 22 points twice, and three games of 10-plus rebounds, including a career-high 13 rebounds at DET (01/19)…Led the team in scoring four times, rebounds eight times and assists twice…Recorded three point-rebound double-doubles…Missed one game with a right ankle sprain (1/03) and six games because of a left groin strain (2/29-3/09)…Also logged six DNP-CDs…2006-07 (Chicago): Appeared in 71 games during his rookie campaign and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 12.2 mpg…Had one double-double…In his NBA debut at Miami on 10/31, tallied 11 points (4-4 FG, 3-3 FT), two rebounds, two steals and one assist in less than 11 minutes…Recorded 11 DNP-CDs.

CAREER PLAYOFFS:
Appeared in nine of Chicago’s 10 games and averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 11.0 mpg during the 2007.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Participated in EuroBasket 2009 as a member of the Swiss National Team. In four contests, recorded averages of 15.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 37.3 minutes per contest…Played in the 2005 French Pro A All-Star Game…Started his pro career in 2001-02, at the age of 17, in the top domestic league in Switzerland (the LNA), with Tege Riviera Basket…Played the following three seasons (2002-05) with Chalon-Sur-Saone, the premier pro league in France…Signed with Italian Serie A club Angelico squad Angelico Biella prior to the 2005-06 season and averaged 12.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.95 spg and 29.4 mpg in Italy’s top league.


Personal

  • Name is pronounced TA-bow sef-a-LOW-sha
  • Full name is Thabo Patrick Sefolosha
  • Originally an early-entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft before he withdrew his name from consideration
  • His South African father and French mother left South Africa for Switzerland shortly before he was born in 1984
  • His mother is an accomplished artist and his father is an skilled musician
  • Attended the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education event with physically disabled children
  • Along with Allstate Insurance Company, he unveiled the opening of a new court refurbishment at the Martin Luther King Boys & Girls Club and hosted a basketball clinic for children that utilize the club in the spring of 2008

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