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2008-09 Statistics
Born:
Aug 29, 1980
Height:
6-9 / 2,06
Weight:
240 lbs. / 108,9 kg.
College: Xavier (Ohio)
Years Pro:
5
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2006-07 Season: Averaged 18.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 52 games (all starts)…first on the team in scoring and second in rebounding…collected 15 double-doubles, collected eight 20/10 games and one 30/10 game, scored in double figures in 46 games, had 20+ points in 22 contests and 30+ points five times…grabbed 10+ rebounds 17 times…averaged over 15+ points in each month of the season, including a season-high 25.3 points and 8.0 rebounds for the month of April (nine games)…season-high 33 points (12-23 FG, 9-13 FT) and seven rebounds 4/10 vs. LAC…tied season-high of 33 points (14-19 FG) 4/14 at HOU…31 points (13-22 FG) and 13 rebounds 4/13 vs. DEN…18 points, 14 rebounds in a career-high 50 minutes 4/4 vs. SEA…career-highs of 19 rebounds and nine offensive rebounds 2/8 vs. MIL…finished the season by scoring 30+ points in four of last five games…missed 30 games (team went 11-19) due to right elbow synovitis, underwent arthroscopic surgery on 12/20. Professional: 2005-06: Averaged 17.1 points, 7.4 rebounds on 51 percent shooting in 74 games (all starts)…finished second in Most Improved Player of the Year voting…ranked 16th in the NBA in field goal percentage, 22nd in the NBA in free throw percentage and 27th in the NBA in rebounding…first on the team in scoring and rebounding…collected 17 double-doubles, nine 20/10 games, scored in double figures 68 times, had 20+ points 28 times and 30+ points twice…averaged over 15 points a month in each month of the season (West’s career-high coming into 2005-06 season was 15 points)…scored in double figures in 49 of the final 50 games in which he played…had three game-winning field goals with less than two seconds left (most in the NBA)…career-high 34 points on career-best 15 made field goals 11/19 at ORL…27 points and career-high 18 rebounds 12/27 at MIL…24 points and 15 rebounds 1/30 vs. MIL…31 points and 12 rebounds 4/14 vs. UTA…missed six games due to a sprained left ankle and two games due to the birth of his first child. 2004-05: Missed 51 games (44 on the Injured List) after suffering a right knee contusion 12/4 vs. DET…averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16 games after returning to the lineup…led the team lead in rebounding once…scored in double figures nine times and reached double figures in rebounds once…started eight games, averaging 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds…averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in his first three games as a starter (played just two minutes in the fourth game before injuring his knee)…made the first three-pointer of his career 11/23 at GSW…tied his career high with 15 points 11/28 at LAL, including career highs of 9-11 free throws in a career-high 38 minutes…scored 15 points again 4/8 vs. UTA…DNP-CD 11/9 vs. LAL. 2003-04: Ranked 10th among rookies in overall rebounding and tied for fifth in offensive rebounding…ranked first in rebounds and second in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes among rookies…4.2 rpg average was the highest for a Hornets rookie since Alonzo Mourning in 1992-93…led team in rebounding three times…reached double figures in rebounds six times and in scoring three times…had two double-doubles…had 36 games with multiple offensive rebounds…averaged 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .567 (17-30) from the field over six games from 12/2-11…averaged 7.2 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting .548 (17-31) from the floor over five games from 2/6-18…recorded his first NBA double-double 12/2 at ORL with 14 points and 11 rebounds…got his second double-double of the season 2/18 vs. WAS with 11 points and 10 rebounds…went 7-7 from the field to finish with a season-high 15 points 3/17 vs. PHI…had four points and five rebounds in his first NBA start 3/16 at MIA…grabbed nine rebounds in 12 minutes 11/15 vs. POR…was third among all rookies in rebounding during the preseason…missed seven games due to a sore right knee and two games due to DNP-CD. College: Garnered two of the five major college basketball Player of the Year honors in 2003…named AP National Player of the Year and was named National Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association…finished as the runner-up to Texas guard T.J. Ford in the voting for the Wooden Award…also received the Pete Newell Big Man award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches…named First Team All-America by AP as a senior and Second Team as a junior and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from AP as a sophomore…became the first three-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year…only the third player in Xavier history to surpass 2,000 points and only the second to eclipse 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, joining Tyrone Hill…tallied a school record 68 career double-doubles…led the A-10 in rebounding four consecutive seasons…scored in double figures 110 times in his career, including 86 of his last 87 games…ranks first in school history in blocks (228), free throws made (662) and free throws attempted (874)…had his no. 30 jersey retired by the school, joining Hill and Byron Larkin as the only three retired jerseys in school history…fifth in the nation and led the A-10 in rebounding (11.8 rpg) as a senior while finishing second in the conference in field goal percentage (.513), third in scoring (20.1 ppg) and fourth in blocks (1.6 bpg)…scored in double figures in all 32 games…scored a career-high 47 points against Dayton…named A-10 Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior…won A-10 Tournament MVP honors…averaged 9.8 rebounds (26th in nation) and 2.5 blocks (22nd in nation)…recorded the first triple-double in school history with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Long Island University…led Xavier in scoring (17.8 ppg), rebounding (10.9 rpg, tops in A-10 and fourth nationally) and blocks (2.1 bpg) as a sophomore…posted the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound game in conference history with 26 points and 21 rebounds against George Washington…named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team as a freshman after leading the A-10 in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and finishing fourth on the Musketeers in scoring (11.7 ppg). |
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| Personal: Completed his degree in communications…favorite NBA team before joining the Hornets was the San Antonio Spurs and his favorite players were Tim Duncan and David Robinson…is an accomplished tuba player...he and his wife, Leslie, have one daughter named Dasia...is an avid boxing fan and uses boxing drills as a way to condition himself during the offseason…was an active participant during black history month, judging an essay contest about what it means to kids and speaking to schools...sponsored a New Orleans AAU team for its 2006-07 season. | ||
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