Timberwolves Summer League Roster 2003



Member of the Wolves' 2002 Shaw's Pro Summer League team... Spent the 2002-03 campaign with Kinder Bologna in Italy and was a member of Ireland's entry in the European Championships... Averaged 3.0 ppg (.404 FG%, .768 FT%), 1.9 rpg and 9.7 mpg in 142 games played over three-year NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks (1999-2000 through 2001-02)... Averaged 3.1 ppg (.351 FG%), 2.1 rpg and 11.3 mpg in 52 games played in 2001-02 with the Hawks... Posted a season-high 14 points Nov. 16 at Philadelphia... Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds and dished-out a career-high three assists at Milwaukee Dec. 26... Posted a career-best 3.2 ppg (.465 FG%) in 2000-01... Has posted a career-high 15 points on two occasions... Averaged 2.7 ppg (.426 FG%), 1.8 rpg and 9.2 mpg as a rookie with Atlanta in 1999-2000... Averaged 8.6 ppg (.450 FG%) and 6.6 rpg over four-year collegiate career at Old Dominion (1995-96 - 1998-99).

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Averaged 6.7 ppg (.376 FG%, .333 3FG%, .724 FT%), 3.1 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.67 spg and 29.7 mpg in 33 games as a senior at Minnesota last season... As a junior in 2001-02, played in 31 games, averaging 6.5 ppg (.368 FG%) and 4.7 apg... Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in all games with 146 assists... Ranked 11th in steals with 1.39 per game... Posted 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting at Purdue on Jan. 12, 2002... Registered 6.3 ppg (.378 FG%) and 2.5 apg as a sophomore in 2000-01... Averaged 8.8 ppg (.365 FG%) and 2.0 apg in 28 contests as a freshman in 1999-2000... Redshirted during the 1998-99 season... His father, Al, played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints... His brother, Nate, is a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Has participated in NBA training camps with the New Jersey Nets (1999), Los Angeles Lakers (2001) and the Orlando Magic (2002)... Averaged 8.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg for the NBDL's North Charleston Lowgators in 2002-03... Played for the Denver Nuggets' entry in the 2002 Rocky Mountain Revue... Played with Partizan Beograd in the Yugoslavian League, in addition to the ABA's Las Vegas Slam in 2001-02... Member of the Lakers 2001 Summer Pro League Team... Played for the ABA's Memphis Houn'Dawgs and San Diego WildFire during the 2000-01 season... Was a final cut at the Nets' veterans camp in 1999 before joining the CBA's Idaho Stampede for the 1999-2000 season... Member of the USBL's Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs in 1999... Played for the CBA's Connecticut Pride during the 1998-99 campaign... Averaged 8.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg over two-year collegiate career at Loyola Marymount (1996-97 and 1997-98).

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Attended 2002 Golden State Warriors' veterans camp... Played a portion of the 2002-03 season with the CBA's Gary Steelheads and the Rockford Lightning... Additionally, played for AEK in the Greek League, averaging 10.7 ppg (.520 FG%, .340 3FG%, .860 FT%) and 1.7 apg in 24 contests... Appeared in 21 games with the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns in 2001-02, averaging 3.8 ppg, 1.2 apg and 7.4 mpg... Made 15-of-39 (.385 3FG%) three-point attempts on the season... In 15 games with the Suns, averaged 4.6 ppg, 1.6 apg and 8.6 mpg... Signed by Phoenix as a free agent on Jan. 7... Tallied a career-high 13 points at Washington on Jan. 26... Made his Suns debut at Utah on Jan. 8, scoring five points in nine minutes... Appeared in six games with the Lakers, averaging 1.7 ppg... Waived by the Lakers on Nov. 25... Prior to joining the Suns, played for the ABA's Southern California Surf, averaging 36.0 ppg... Played four seasons at Penn State (1997-98 through 2000-01), averaging 15.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 3.8 apg in 127 career games.

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Selected as an early entry candidate by Minnesota with the 26th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft... Named to the USA Today All-USA First Team and PARADE All-America High School Boys Basketball First Team... Led Westbury Christian to Texas state titles as a freshman (2000), sophomore (2001) and senior (2003)... Named First Team All-State each of his final three seasons of high school... Competed in the USA Olympic Festival in 2001 and set a festival record for points (139) while being named MVP... Played in the McDonald's High School All-American Game and the Jordan Capital Classic following his senior season... Posted 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks in the McDonald's contest... Originally committed to play for Arizona... Averaged 22.7 ppg, 11.7 rpg and 3.40 bpg in leading Westbury to the TAPPS 4A state title as a senior... Lived in the small city of Enugu, Nigeria, until his family came to the United States and Houston because of the political climate in Nigeria... Given name Ndudi means "life."

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Member of the Wolves' 2002 Shaw's Pro Summer League team... Spent the 2002-03 campaign with Maccabi-Tel Aviv in Israel... Originally selected by the Utah Jazz with the 19th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft... Has averaged 3.8 ppg (.399 FG%, .330 3pt%, .710 FT%), 1.4 rpg and 12.3 mpg in 145 games played over three NBA seasons with Utah (1999-2000 through 2001-02)... Has appeared in 12 playoff games with the Jazz, averaging 3.6 ppg and 1.5 rpg... Averaged a career-high 4.0 ppg (.448 FG%), 1.2 rpg and 1.0 apg in 36 contests (started 19) with the Jazz in 2001-02... Posted career-highs of 18 points and 32 minutes at Washington on Nov. 16, 2001... Averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg in 35 games played for the Jazz in 2000-01... Posted 3.8 ppg and 1.5 rpg as a rookie in Utah in 1999-2000... Averaged 12.7 ppg (.460 FG%), 4.0 rpg and 1.5 apg in 127 games played during four-year collegiate career at Minnesota (1995-96 - 1998-99)... Member of the 1998 U.S. Goodwill Games team that won a gold medal in New York.

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A Native of New Zealand, has represented his country in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2001 Goodwill Games and 2002 World Championship... Led Kiwis to a fourth-place finish in the 2002 World Championships... Averaged 16.9 ppg and 31.1 mpg, both second on team... Scored in double figures in eight of nine games, including a high of 24 points against eventual World Champion Yugoslavia in the semifinals... Averaged 11.4 ppg (.434 FG%, .387 3FG%, .750 FT%), 3.8 rpg and 1.7 apg in 127 contests over four-year career at Wisconsin (1999-2000 - 2002-03)... Named Honorable Mention All-America by AP as a senior last season, averaging 16.2 ppg (.434 FG%, .385 3FG%, .752 FT%), 6.0 rpg and 1.7 apg in 32 contests... Two-time All-Big Ten Conference First Team Selection, as a junior (2002) and senior (2003)... Joined Illinois' Brian Cook as only unanimous selections to the 2003 Big Ten First Team... Finished sixth on Badgers' career scoring list with 1,454 points.

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Named Big 12 Honorable Mention, Big 12 Specialty Team: All-Underrated squad and NABC All-District Second Team (District 9) following his senior season in 2002-03... Averaged 15.0 ppg (.496 FG%), 6.1 rpg and 4.3 apg in starting all 35 contests... Recorded the first triple-double in Big 12 Tournament play, recording 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists versus Texas on March 14, 2003... Team assist leader (151) and second on the team in scoring... Named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer squad following the 2001-02 season, in addition to being named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference... Averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.8 apg while starting all 32 contests... Transferred to Texas Tech prior to the 2001-02 campaign... Averaged 18.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg during sophomore season (2000-01) at Butler County Community College... Scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 500 rebounds in two seasons at Butler.

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Averaged 1.9 ppg (.379 FG%, .417 3FG%, .806 FT%) in 5.8 mpg in 42 games as a rookie with the Wolves in 2002-03... Contributed a season-high nine points at Houston on Jan. 7... Member of the Yugoslavian National Team, which captured the gold medal at the 2002 World Basketball Championships... Originally selected by Minnesota in the second round (No. 51 overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft... Signed a two-year contract on Sept. 10, 2002... Played the previous two seasons for KK Buducnost Podgorica in Yugoslavia... Averaged 17.7 ppg and 2.1 apg in 2001-02... Helped lead Buducnost to the 2001 European Championship in Turkey... Played in the 1999 and 2000 Yugoslavia All-Star Games... Member of the 2000-01 Yugoslav National Cup and Yugoslav National Championship teams... Started playing in 1995-96 with Crvena Zvezda in Yugoslavia, where he played through 1999-00... Member of the Yugoslav Under-22 National Team at the 1997 World Championship and at the 1998 European Championship... Won a gold medal at the 1998 22-and-Under European Championships, in addition to being named tournament MVP... Represented Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Selected by the Wolves as an early entry candidate in the second round (No. 55 overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft... Averaged 14.9 ppg (.469 FG%, .361 3FG%, .693 FT%), 5.7 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.03 bpg in 63 games over two year career at Minnesota (2001-02 through 2002-03)... Named First Team All-Big Ten Conference by conference coaches and Second Team by media as a sophomore last season after receiving Second Team honors from both coaches and media as a freshman... Became the first Big Ten Freshman of the Year in Minnesota history... Holds the school record for most points by a freshman (441) and highest scoring average (14.2 ppg)... Scored 20+ points 14 times during his career... Averaged 15.6 ppg (.442 FG%, .353 3FG%, .682 FT%), 6.2 rpg and 1.2 apg in 32 contests last season... Ranked eighth in the conference in scoring and seventh in rebounding... Scored a season-high 26 points on three occasions... Led team in scoring (14.2 ppg) and averaged 5.2 rpg as a freshman... Became the first Big Ten freshman to earn Player of the Week honors since Indiana's Luke Recker in 1998... First Minnesota player to have three straight 20-point games since Quincy Lewis had 10 consecutive in 1999-2000... Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Minnesota and played in the 2001 McDonald's High School All-America Game.

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Played last season for Panionious in Greece... Has averaged 8.0 ppg (.464 FG%, .739 FT%), 2.9 rpg and 16.8 mpg in 344 career NBA contests over six seasons with the New York Knicks (1996-97 and 1999-2000), Toronto Raptors (1997-98 and 1998-99), Detroit Pistons (2000-01) and Phoenix Suns (2001-02)... Originally selected by the Knicks in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft... Averaged 5.0 ppg (.435 FG%) and 1.8 rpg in 46 contests with the Suns in 2001-02, after being acquired from the Pistons along with Jud Buechler for Clifford Robinson... Averaged 4.8 ppg (.517 FG%) and 2.3 rpg in 68 games as a rookie with the Knicks in 1996-97... Averaged career-highs of 14.0 ppg (.478 FG%) and 4.5 rpg in 82 contests with Toronto in 1997-98... Posted 8.6 ppg (.432 FG%) and 3.6 rpg in 48 games played for the Raptors in 1998-99... In his second stint with New York in 1999-2000, averaged 6.5 ppg (.467 FG%) and 2.3 rpg in 60 contests... Posted 5.9 ppg (.424 FG%) and 2.1 rpg in 40 games with the Pistons in 2000-01... Averaged 16.7 ppg (.533 FG%) and 8.4 rpg in 127 contests over four-year collegiate career at Syracuse (1992-93 through 1995-96).

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Selected by the New York Knicks as an early entry candidate in the second round (No. 39 overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft... Averaged 15.1 ppg (.575 FG%, .797 FT%) and 8.4 rpg in 99 games played during three-year collegiate career at Arizona (1998-99 through 2000-01)... Earned Third Team AP All-American honors and was voted All-Pac-10 First Team following his junior season in 2000-01... Started all 36 games and averaged a career-high 15.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg and a career-best .594 shooting percentage over 27.9 mpg... Posted nine double-doubles and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds versus Chaminade on Nov. 20, 2000... Scored a career-high-tying 28 points (11-13 FG) versus California on Jan. 4, 2001... Averaged 11.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg with .614 shooting in 2001 NCAA Tournament play... Arizona's leading rebounder in each of his three seasons... Wooden Award finalist as both a sophomore (2000) and junior (2001)... Naismith Award contender as a junior... Member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men's Select Team... Member of the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Team that won the silver medal in Portugal... As a high school freshman, was teammate of Kevin Garnett at Farragut Academy, winning Illinois State title in 1995.