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Bucks Draft Workout - 6/17/2015

The Bucks draft workouts continued Wednesday with six more prospects visiting the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center. Forwards Bobby Portis and Montrezl Harrell headlined this morning's workout.

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Prospect Profiles

Ziga Dimec

Rogaska Crystal (Slovania)

22 years old
Center
6'11"
250lbs
Hometown: Celje, Slovenia

  • Averaged 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game as the starting center for the Rogaska Crystal of the Slovenia-Telemach League in Slovenia this season
  • Played a career-high 40 games (38 starts) on the professional circuit in 2014-15, shooting 69.6 percent (190-of-273) from the field to go along with five double-doubles
  • Previously played for Zlatorog Lasko and Slovenske Konjice, also Slovenian teams
  • Posted a career-high 21 points vs. Elektra on 11/22/14 

 

 

Jerian Grant

Notre Dame

Senior (22 years old)
Guard
6'5"
198lbs
Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland (DeMatha HS)

  • In 2014-15, was a Consensus All-America First Team and First Team All-ACC selection after averaging 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists over 38 games, and was the ACC Tournament MVP
  • Finished fourth in 2015 John R. Wooden Award voting behind Frank Kaminsky, Jahlil Okafor and Willie Cauley-Stein
  • His 706 points produced, 218 free-throw attempts and 6.7 assists per game last season led the ACC, while his 1,408 minutes played in 2014-15 not only led the conference, but also the NCAA
  • Finished his Notre Dame career ranked third in assists (690), fifth in games started (117), fifth in steals (175), ninth in 3-pointers made (179) and 11th in points (1,739)
  • Named Second Team All-BIG EAST, to the NABC District V Second Team and Notre Dame Outstanding Playmaker in 2013
  • In his first year with the Fighting Irish, was named to the 2012 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team and was BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for 11/21/11
  • Brother Jerami Grant was selected by the 76ers in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft, and father Harvey, who was the 12th-overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft, played in the NBA for 11 seasons

 

Montrezl Harrell

Louisville

Junior (21 years old)
Forward
6'7"
220lbs
Hometown: Tarboro, North Carolina (Hargrave Military Academy)

  • Recipient of the inaugural Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last season, posting 15.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and a 56.6 percent field-goal percentage, helping the Cardinals advance to their third Elite Eight in the past four years
  • Named to the All-ACC second team and All-ACC Academic team as a junior  in 2014-15, and was selected as the ACC Player of the Week three times
  • Ended his Louisville career as the all-time leader in dunks (221), including a single-season school-record 97 dunks as a sophomore in 2013-14, when he led the American Athletic Conference and ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage (.609)
  • Selected to the All-AAC First Team and named the conference’s Most Improved Player  after doubling his points and rebounds average from his freshman season (from 5.7 ppg/3.6 rpg to 14.0 ppg/8.4 rpg)
  • Won gold with the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team in the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil

 

Bobby Portis

Arkansas

Sophomore (20 years old)
Forward
6'11"
245lbs
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas (Hall)

  • Named the Associated Press SEC Player of the Year and All-America Second Team, and a Wooden Award Final 15 candidate as a sophomore in 2014-15
  • Averaged 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season, joining Duke’s Jahlil Okafor and Syracuse’s Rakeem Christmas as the only major-conference players to average at least 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds
  • Started 70 straight games to begin his career, becoming the first player in Arkansas history to amass 1,000+ points and 500+ rebounds by his sophomore season
  • Surpassed 600 points and 300 rebounds on the year during the Razorbacks’ NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Wofford in 2015, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish that feat
  • Posted a 20-point game or double-double against every league opponent over his 36-game SEC career
  • Broke the Arkansas freshman record with 230 rebounds in 2013-14, and the freshman single-game scoring record with 35 points, including 29 of the team’s first 35, in a win over Alabama  on 2/5/14, hitting 14-of-17 from the field with 9 rebounds and 6 blocks
  • Earned All-SEC Second Team honors as a freshman, just the sixth Arkansas player to ever do so,  and was the only Razorback player to start all 34 games in 2013-14
  • One of just eight players in the country to participate in the McDonald’s All-American game, Nike Hoops Summit and the Jordan Brand Classic as a high school senior in 2013

 

Terry Rozier

Louisville

Sophomore (21 years old)
Guard
6'1"
190lbs
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio (Shaker Heights)

  • Averaged a team-high 17.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and an ACC-best 2.0 steals last season, helping the Cardinals advance to their third Elite Eight in the past four years
  • Selected as a two-time ACC Player of the Week, and joined Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant as the only two players to rank among the top 10 in the ACC in scoring, steals and free throw percentage in 2014-15
  • Scored a career-high 32 points at Western Kentucky on 12/20/14 and grabbed a collegiate-best 14 rebounds in the Cardinals’ 75-65 Sweet 16 win over NC State on 3/27/15
  • Named to the American Athletic Conference all-rookie team in 2013-14 after averaging 8.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in conference play, including the highest 3-point percentage of any freshman against league foes (.407)
  • Attended Hargrave Military Academy during the final year of his prep career, pouring in a school-record 68 points off the bench on 1/26/13, including 55 after halftime to lift the Tigers to a 139-135 win in double overtime

 

Brad Waldow

St. Mary's

Senior (23 years old)
Center
6'10"
270lbs
Hometown: Houston, Texas (Ponderosa)

  • Two-time First-Team All-West Coast Conference and NABC All-District selection
  • Averaged a team-best 19.0 points and 9.1 rebounds, and shot 55.8 percent from the field in a conference-leading 34.5 minutes per game as a senior last season, joining David Laury of Iona as the only two players in the country to average 19+ points and 9+ rebounds per game
  • Named to both the preseason and midseason Watch List for the Lou Henson Player of the Year Award, awarded to the nation’s top Mid-Major player
  • Scored 20+ points 14 times, and led the team in scoring 23 times in 31 games in 2014-15, setting a career high with 29 points including a career-best 11 for 11 from the free throw line against Boise State on 12/06/14
  • Selected to play in the 2015 Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game on April 3 and finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting in the game
  • Finished among the top 10 on St. Mary’s career lists in scoring (4th, 1,743),  rebounding (4th, 900), games played (2nd, 134), games started (2nd, 123),  blocks (4th, 133), field goals (3rd, 683) and field-goal percentage (4th, .588)