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2009-10:
After missing all of training camp, the preseason and the first four games of the regular season with an injury to his shin, he made his NBA debut against the Washington Wizards, 11/6…he tallied 13 points against Washington, including 7-10 from the foul line…at the time, he was just the second Indiana player to have attempted 10 or more free throws in a game…he made and attempted 10 free throws in the game at Miami, 12/27, becoming the first player in Pacers' history to record a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) to register a double-double without benefit of making a field goal…including a season-high 21 points vs. New Jersey, 12/11, he scored in double figures 11 times…after averaging 3.8 rpg in his first 14 appearances, he led the Pacers with 11 rebounds at Portland, 12/9…against the Blazers, he gathered a season-high seven offensive rebounds, tying Roy Hibbert for second most by any Indiana player in 2009-10…despite having played just 29 games, he was fourth on the team with 60 offensive rebounds…he and Hibbert were the only Indiana players to average at least two offensive rebounds per game in 2009-10…the game at Portland was the first of his three double-doubles in 2009-10…in his last 15 appearances he averaged 5.7 rpg and collected 10+ rebounds three times…he recorded the first steals of his career with a team-high three against the Cavs, 11/20, his most steals of the season, a figure he tied in the game with New Jersey, 12/11…he had a total of four games with multiple thefts, including consecutive games (vs. Charlotte, 12/16; at Memphis, 12/18) with two steals…he blocked eight shots, two of which came against Milwaukee, 12/11, and that was his only outing with multiple rejections…he sat out 49 of the season's final 53 games with an inner ear infection.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
The ACC’s all-time leading scorer with 2,872 points (12th in NCAA history).
Only player in league history to earn First Team All-America and First Team All-ACC
honors four times. Ranks first in NCAA with 982 free throws made and second with 1,241
attempts. Ranks fourth in NCAA Tournament history with 325 points. Holds ACC record for
career 20-point games with 78. North Carolina’s all-time leading rebounder (1,219).
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