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2011-12 Statistics
Born:
Nov 29, 1987
Height:
6-4 / 1.93
Weight:
200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
North Carolina / USA
Years Pro:
2
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2010-11 SEASON: Wrapped up his second season in the NBA by appearing in 62 games, including eight starts… Averaged 6.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 19.0 mpg, while shooting 40.3% overall and 39.7% from three-point distance… Sidelined for three games (Nov. 12-15) due to a bruised left thigh and drew 17 DNP-CDs… Reached double figures on 15 occasions, tying his career high with 18 points vs. the L.A. Clippers on Feb. 16 (one of three times he led)… Closed the season averaging 5.1 ppg (on 36.8% shooting) over his final 14 outings, on the heels of a 17-game run in which he'd tallied 10.0 ppg and shot 47.8% (22-for-46) from beyond the arc… Played a career-high 40:23 Mar. 5 at Washington… Dished a career-high five assists Feb. 14 vs. Portland, and tied his career best with seven rebounds Jan. 13 vs. Washington… Went to the FT line just 53 times on the season (2.2 FTAs per 48), but made 29 of his final 32 attempts (90.6%). CAREER NOTES: Selected by Minnesota with the 28th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft… Appeared in five games for the Timberwolves' entry at the 2009 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, averaging 14.4 points per game while shooting 52.0% (13-for-25) from behind the arc… Scored a game-high 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting (4-of-7 from three) against the D-League Select Team on July 13… Appeared in five games for the Timberwolves' entry in the 2010 NBA Summer League, leading the team with 15.8 points per game… Scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-24 shooting against Memphis on July 17. 2009-10: Completed his rookie season in the NBA by appearing in 76 games, missing three (Mar. 3-8) with a sprained left ankle and one (Apr. 7) due to an upper respiratory infection; he also drew a pair of DNP-CDs… Made his lone start Nov. 9 at Golden State, totaling seven points in 16:32 of action… Averaged 6.6 ppg and 2.1 rpg while logging 18.2 mpg; he shot 42.4% from the field and 87.1% (61-for-70) from the FT line… Ranked 23rd in the NBA -- including 2nd among rookies behind Stephen Curry -- by hitting 39.5% from three-point range… Boosted that long-range accuracy to 47.4% (54-for-114) in his final 48 appearances, after a 10-for-48 (20.8%) start to the season through 28 games… Reached double figures 17 times and was the Wolves' top scorer twice; he also led in assists on two occasions, including a season-high five-assist night Jan. 2 at Indiana… Matched his season best with 17 points Mar. 22 vs. Toronto, capping a six-game run that saw him tally 13.2 ppg on 49.1% shooting… Finished with 17 points Jan. 15 at Memphis, and logged a season-high 34:37 (while netting 17 points) two nights earlier in Houston… Pulled in a season-high seven rebounds Dec. 23 at New Jersey. COLLEGE NOTES: Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 Final Four after leading UNC to national title… Earned All-ACC Tournament honors in each of his three collegiate seasons… Scored in double figures in 95 of 115 games, including 30 or more points twice… Finished his career ranked second in UNC history with 229 three-pointers… 2008-09: Led UNC with 85 three-pointers, the fifth-best single-season total in school history… Hit at least two three-pointers in 25 of 38 games… Ranked third in the ACC in three-point percentage (.417), sixth in three-pointers per game (2.2), eighth in field goal percentage (.483) and 13th in scoring (15.8 ppg)… Made a career-high seven three-pointers, scoring all 23 of his points in the second half vs. Miami on Jan. 17… Had 25 points, a career-high seven assists and six rebounds vs. Clemson on Jan. 21… Scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed nine boards vs. Maryland on Feb. 3… In ACC Tournament, had 16 points and four assists in win over Virginia, and 24 points and three assists vs. Florida State… Set a Final Four record for three-point percentage (.800), going 8-for-10 in two games… 2007-08: Averaged 16.6 points (ranked seventh in the ACC), 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists… Scored 20 or more points nine times… Exploded for career-high 36 points on 11-for-19 shooting, including 5-for-8 from the three-point line and a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line, and hit the game-winning shot in a come-from-behind OT win at Clemson on Jan. 6… Hit five threes on his way to 28 points in the rematch on Feb. 10… Shot 10-for-13 from the field in scoring 24 points vs. Clemson in the title game of the ACC Tournament on Mar. 16… Earned All-East Regional honors for his play in the NCAA Tournament… 2006-07: Averaged 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists… Posted a season-high 19 points twice…Tallied 17 points, five rebounds and a then-career-high six assists at Maryland on Feb. 25… Scored a team-high 18 points vs. Florida State in first round of the ACC Tournament… Contributed 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting vs. NC State in the title game… Registered 12 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament… Scored 12 points vs. USC in the Sweet Sixteen. |
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| Participated in the Seeds of Peace International Camp during the summer of 2009, working with Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, Jordanian and American youth to stress leadership and conflict resolution skills that apply both on and off the court… Was a high school teammate of Duke guard and current Charlotte Bobcat Gerald Henderson… A McDonald's and Parade All-America selection in high school… Won the three-point contest at McDonald's Game in 2006… Tied the event record with 31 points to lead the United States to a win in 2006 Nike Hoop Summit (Tyler Hansbrough scored 31 in 2005 game)… Led his high school to a 27-4 record as a senior and a 25-3 mark as a junior… Two-year letterman on the track team (high, triple and long jumps). | ||
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