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2008-09 Statistics
Born:
Oct 4, 1972
Height:
6-9 / 2,06
Weight:
235 lbs. / 106,6 kg.
College: Texas Christian
Years Pro:
13
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200708: For the season appeared in 70 games
averaged 6.3 points
and 7.2 rebounds in 22.6 minutes
shot .492 (195-396) from the fi eld and .663
(53-80) from the line
ranked 35th in the NBA in rebounds
appeared in 42 games with 39 starts for the
Sonics
averaged 7.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in 25.2 minutes
in 28 games with the Spurs averaged 4.5
points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.7 minutes
in nine starts with San Antonio averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds
made his Spurs debut vs. Atlanta on 2/25
fi nished with 4 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 13:19 minutes
for the season scored in double-fi gures 16 times
had a season-high 18 points (9-12 FG) along with
8 rebounds and 3 blocks in 28:58 minutes at Minnesota on 12/14
grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 17 times
had a season-high 18 rebounds vs. Indiana on 11/30
posted four double-doubles: had 15 points and 10
rebounds vs. Sacramento on 1/27
fi nished with 14 points and 12 boards at Phoenix on 1/3
had 12 points and
10 rebounds on 12/9 at Charlotte
had 10 points and 13 boards vs. Utah on 2/13
scored a Spurs season-high
13 points (6-8 FG, 1-4 FT) vs. Denver on 3/10
grabbed a Spurs season-best 13 rebounds at Portland on 4/6
in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 4.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 15.8 minutes
started eight of the teams 17
postseason games
had 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 FT) and 7 rebounds in 20:38 minutes in Game 5 at Los Angeles
grabbed 10-or-more rebounds three times: had 10 boards vs. Phoenix on 4/19, grabbed 12 rebounds in Game
5 vs. Phoenix and fi nished with 10 boards (including 5 offensive) in Game 3 vs. New Orleans.
2006-07: In his fi rst season with Phoenix averaged 8.6 points and 7.5 rebounds in 53 games earned 50 starts shot .486 (190-391) from the fi eld and .815 (75-92) from the line scored in double-fi gures 24 times posted eight double-doubles scored a season-high 18 points vs. Washington on December 23 grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 13 times (including a season-high 19 boards vs. New Jersey on 11/25) fi nished with 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. Denver on 12/2 missed the fi nal 29 games of the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot the injury caused him to miss a majority of the 2006 Playoffs his lone postseason appearance was in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals when he had 1 point and 1 rebound in 6 minutes vs. Dallas on 5/30. 2004-05: One of nine players to average a double-double during the 2004-05 season averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 10.4 rebounds in 35.9 minutes in 80 games shot .471 (424-901) from the fi eld and .786 (66-84) from the line ranked seventh in the NBA in rebounds led the Knicks in rebounding for the fourth straight season logged a single-season career-high 2,855 minutes grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 46 times posted 32 double-doubles (ranked 12th in the NBA) scored in double-fi gures 51 times with 20-or-more four times had a season-high 24 points along with 14 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 1/25 grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds at Phoenix on 2/5 missed two games due to left elbow bursitis named a Knicks tri-captain (along with Allan Houston and Stephon Marbury) on 10/13. 2003-04: Averaged 11.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in 31.9 minutes shot .473 (392-829) from the fi eld and a career-best .835 (106-127) from the line started 75 of 80 games he played (72 at forward and three at center) ranked 21st in rebounds and 27th in FG percentage led the Knicks in scoring six times and in rebounds 35 times grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 28 times and posted 23 double-doubles (leading the team in both categories) twice scored a season-high 28 points: vs. Milwaukee on 1/10 and vs. the Clippers on 2/8 suspended for one game (at New Orleans on 2/11) after an incident with Josh Howard at Dallas on 2/10 did not play, due to a sore left knee, vs. Denver on 12/13 in the 2004 Playoffs averaged 12.8 points and 11.5 rebounds in four games.
200203: Started all 81 games he played (at center) averaged a career-best 14.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and career-high 1.20 blocks in 31.8 minutes shot .483 (497-1,028) from the fi eld and .750 (138-184) from the line ranked 19th in the NBA in rebounds, 19th in FG percentage and 25th in blocks led the team in scoring 11 times, rebounds 31 times and assists six times had a team-high 22 double-doubles scored 20-or-more 16 times and had 30-plus two times tied his career-high with 33 points (15-22 FG, 3-3 FT) at Indiana on 11/8 fi nished with 32 points (15-27 FG, 2-2 FT), 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Golden State on 2/21 did not play, due to a bruised right knee, vs. Orlando on 2/28 (snapping a string of 175 consecutive games played). 200102: Started all 82 games averaged 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds in 33.8 minutes shot .494 (463-938) from the fi eld and .815 (216-265) from the line ranked 12th in the NBA in rebounds and 18th in FG percentage led the team in scoring 12 times and rebounds 39 times posted a team-high 31 double-doubles had 29 points and 20 boards vs. Milwaukee on 3/5 scored 20-or-more 14 times scored a career-high 33 points (hitting 16-of-19 from the fi eld) to go along with 15 rebounds at Cleveland on 3/17 (in the game had 20 points in the fourth quarter, hitting 10-11 FG in the period) named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 3/10 in four games during the week averaged 21.0 points and 13.8 rebounds while shooting .607 (34-56) from the fi eld and .941 (16-17) from the line started the fi rst 37 games at power forward and then became the Knicks starting center when Marcus Camby suffered a season-ending hip injury. 200001: Ranked fourth in the NBA in FG percentage averaged 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds in 27.6 minutes shot .511 (314-614) from the fi eld and .814 (171-210) from the line earned 29 starts in 77 games (11 at forward and 18 at center) as a starter averaged 13.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32.3 minutes led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounds 19 times posted nine double-doubles scored 20-or-more six times had a season-high 23 points at Sacramento on 3/27 (in the game hit his second career-three pointer, with 6.4 seconds left, to tie it at 110-110 and force overtime) missed three games due to a bruised right knee/sprained right ankle and missed two games following the death of his grandfather in the 2001 Playoffs averaged 14.4 points and a team-best 11.2 rebounds in fi ve games (all starts) posted three double-doubles had a team-high 23 points and team-best 12 rebounds in a team-high 43 minutes in Game 2 vs. Toronto on 4/26. 199900: Averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 24.6 minutes in 80 games shot .505 (270-535) from the fi eld and .781 (100-128) from the line had 10-or-more rebounds 14 times and posted seven double-doubles in 21 starts averaged 9.5 points and 8.7 rebounds in 31.2 minutes scored a season-high 20 points vs. Dallas on 11/29 suspended for two games by the NBA after an altercation with Jalen Rose at Indiana on 12/25 in the 2000 Playoffs averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 15.7 minutes in 16 games. 199899: Appeared in all 50 games averaged 8.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23.6 minutes shot .462 (170-368) from the fi eld and .611 (66-108) from the line posted three double-doubles scored a season-high 20 points in the season fi nale vs. Miami on 5/5 in the 1999 Playoffs averaged 5.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 20 games in fi ve games in the Finals against San Antonio averaged 5.6 points and 7.6 rebounds had a playoffcareer- high 16 rebounds in Game 1 at San Antonio on 6/16. 199798: Hampered by a right ankle injury for the second straight season appeared in a total of fi ve games averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes placed on the injured list on 11/24 after tests showed that hed re-fractured his right ankle (he originally had surgery on the ankle in May of 1997) spent the remainder of the season on the injured list on 12/4, after it was determined that he was going to miss the rest of the season, was named an assistant coach by Mavericks GM Don Nelson. 199697: Split the season between Miami and Dallas due to a stress fracture in his right ankle appeared in just 18 games for the season averaged 6.3 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20.8 minutes started the fi rst nine games of the season had 18 points and 14 rebounds vs. Dallas on 11/9 on the injured list from 11/19-to- 12/13 after having surgery in which screws were inserted into his ankle activated on 12/14 but continued to be bothered by the ankle placed on the injured list on 1/26 after re-fracturing his ankle traded to Dallas on 2/14 did not appear in a game for the Mavericks underwent bone graft surgery on his right ankle on 5/17. 199596: Averaged 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 22.4 minutes shot .501 (274-547) from the fi eld and .663 (118-178) from the line earned 42 starts in 74 games as a starter averaged 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds in 27.2 minutes led the team in scoring six times scored a season-high 29 points vs. Sacramento on 12/10 suspended by the NBA for one game following an altercation with Pervis Ellison at Boston on 12/4 scored 9 points as a starter in the 1996 Rookie Game (which was played in San Antonio in the Alamodome) in the 1996 Playoffs averaged 4.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 20.0 minutes in three games. COLLEGE NOTES: As a senior at TCU, during the 1994-95 season, led NCAA Division I in both scoring (28.9 ppg) and rebounding (14.6 rpg) one of three players in NCAA history to accomplish the feat (along with Hank Gathers and Xavier McDaniel) named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year during his four-year career at TCU averaged 14.7 points and 7.6 rebounds in 103 games averaged 20.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in 27 games as a junior missed the entire 1992-93 season due to a broken left tibia as a sophomore averaged 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 21 games during his freshman season averaged just 0.8 points in 1.5 minutes. |
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| Has three daughters, Gabriella, Abigayl and Isabella, and a son, Kurt, Jr. received his degree in psychology from TCU an avid reader: lists Mind Game by Gary Mack as his favorite book honored with the 2001 Beyond the Game Award from the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame (the organization annually selects a professional athlete who goes beyond the boundary of the court and into the community to lead by example and serve others) in 2001, when in New York, created the Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge the multi-layered program teaches high school students about the stock market as well as general fi nancial responsibility individual winners receive college scholarships and paid internships with fi nancial institutions has run the program in New York, Phoenix and Seattle and plans to bring it to Texas serves as a spokesman for the National Neurofi bromatosis Foundation (an organization that exists to fi nd a cure for the genetic childrens disease that causes tumors to grow on the nerves) while in New York published a pair of childrens coloring books that were donated to schools throughout the city. | ||
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