• Thabo Sefolosha
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  • Guard - Forward
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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
5.9
RPG
3.70
APG
1.7
EFF
+ 8.80
Born: May 2, 1984
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
From: Switzerland
Years Pro: 3

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Background


Career Transactions: Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (13th overall) of NBA Draft 2006 … draft rights traded by Philadelphia to Chicago for the draft rights to Rodney Carney (16th overall pick) and cash considerations (06/28/06).

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 … shot .428 from the floor, including .330 from downtown, and .721 from the free throw line … had four games of 20+ points, including a career-high 22 points twice, and three games of 10+ rebounds, including a career-high 13 rebounds at DET (01/19) … led the team in scoring four times, rebounds eight times and assists twice … had three point-rebound double-doubles … missed one game with a right ankle sprain (01/03) and six games because of a left groin strain (02/29-03/09) … also logged six DNP-CDs.

Career: In his two NBA seasons he has appeared in 140 games, including 26 starts, and averaged 5.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 1.4 apg in 16.5 mpg … also shot .427 from the floor in his career, including .338 from three-point range, and .658 from the free throw line … has four double-doubles … 2006-07 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 71 games during his rookie campaign and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 12.2 mpg … made four starts (Bulls went 3-1) and posted averages of 6.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.5 apg in 27.5 mpg … had one double-double performance, which came in one of his four starting assignments, with 11 points and season-highs of 10 boards and 40:08 of action at DET (04/04) … scored a season-best 19 points (8-13 FG, 2-3 3FG, 1-2 FT) with four rebounds and three assists in 23:37 vs. GS (02/28) … in his NBA debut (at Miami, 10/31), he 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 … 2007 Playoffs: Appeared in nine of Chicago’s 10 games and averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 11.0 mpg … also a member of the Swiss National Team … 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 … participated in Luol Deng’s 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Pacific Garden Mission … attended holiday party for United Service Organizations and Chicago Housing Authority kids whose parents were deployed in the Armed Services … attended the Chicago Housing Authorities Holiday Party, were he distributed holiday gifts … 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 … hosted the Chicago Bulls Jam at the United Center for Chicagoland students to celebrate their academic accomplishments in the summer of 2008.

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