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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
8.6
RPG
8.00
APG
0.6
EFF
+ 14.15
Born: Oct 2, 1982
Height: 7-1 /  2,16
Weight: 235  lbs. / 106,6  kg.
High School: Dominguez HS (CA)
Years Pro: 7

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Background

2006-07 Season: Averaged 9.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 0.9 assists and 34.6 minutes while shooting .624 from the floor in 73 games (all starts)… averaged 2.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 8.6 minutes for Team USA at the 2007 FIBA Americas Men’s Championship, helping the team win the gold medal and secure a berth at the 2008 Olympics...recorded 34 double-doubles and 56 games of 10+ rebounds…scored 10+ points in 39 games…led the NBA in offensive rebounding (4.4) and finished second in rebounding…led the NBA in 20+ rebound games with five…would have led the NBA in field goal percentage, but did not meet statistical minimums (four field goals short)…fell just short of being the second player in league history (Wilt Chamberlain) to lead the league in rebounding and field goal percentage…set the Hornets franchise record for rebounds in a season (was 901 by Larry Johnson in 1991-92) with 904…led the Hornets in rebounds in 60 games and in scoring twice…recorded 34 double-doubles and one 20 pt/20 reb game…averaged 13.2 points and 16.1 rebounds for the month of February (13 games)…recorded season-high 22 points and 22 rebounds 3/23 vs. LAL, becoming the first Hornet to record a 20/20 game at home since 1996 (Anthony Mason)…career-highs and franchise-records 23 rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds 3/27 at MEM…tied career-high with seven blocks 1/27 vs. UTA…missed one game with a mild concussion, one game due to flu-like symptoms and the final seven games of the season with a sore left big toe.

Professional: 2005-06: Averaged 5.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.32 blocks, 1.0 assists and 26.9 minutes in 79 games (50 starts)…shot .565 from the floor and .503 from the free throw line…recorded nine double-doubles and 32 games of 10+ rebounds…scored 10+ points in 12 games…led the Bulls in rebounds in 40 games and in scoring once…recorded 12 points and 20 rebounds, including a career-high tying 11 offensive (also NBA season-high) 1/27 vs. WAS…season-high 21 rebounds and four blocks 3/24 vs. NOK...season-high 15 points and 14 rebounds 1/21 at IND…missed three games with right ankle sprain. 2004-05: Averaged 8.0 points and career-highs of 9.7 rebounds, 1.76 blocks and 27.4 minutes in 80 games (10 starts)…shot .494 from the field and .673 from the free throw line…had a team-high 21 point/rebound doubles-doubles…recorded 30 games of 10+ points, 36 games of 10+ rebounds and four games of 20+ rebounds…led the team in rebounding 53 times, scoring once and assists once…18 points and 21 rebounds 4/9 vs. TOR…15 points and season-high 22 rebounds, including career-high 16 defensive 4/6 at ORL…tied career-high of seven blocked shots 12/16 vs. MIL…15 points, 21 rebounds and three blocks 12/4 vs. WAS…missed one game due to personal reasons and spent one game on the Injured List with a left ankle sprain. 2003-04: Averaged 6.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.23 blocks in 35 games (eight starts)…shot .424 from the field and .669 from the free throw line…posted six double-doubles, including three in the Bulls’ first three games….named the CDW/HP November Player of the Month, as he posted averages of 13.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.30 blocks in 28.6 minutes, while shooting .494 from the field…led the team in rebounding 15 times…grabbed 10+ rebounds on 11 occasions…13 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks 10/31 vs. ATL…scored a season-high 22 points (career-highs 14-16 FT) 11/5 at ORL…collected the 1,000th rebound of his career 2/17 vs. TOR…missed a total of 47 games, including 43 games with low back pain and was on the Injured List for 31 games…registered two DNP-CDs. 2002-03: Averaged 9.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.41 blocks in 75 games (68 starts)…shot .531 from the floor and .609 from the free throw line… finished 35th in the NBA in rebounds per game and 22nd in blocks per game…posted 13 double-doubles, including three games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds…had 18 games of 10+ rebounds and five games of 15+ rebounds…scored 10+ points on 34 occasions and 20+ points four times…poured in a career-high 27 points to accompany 18 rebounds 12/31 vs. POR…scored 21 points with 17 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots 2/12 at PHI…missed a total of six games with esophagitis. 2001-02: Averaged 6.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and a team-high 1.31 blocks in 71 games (31 starts) of his rookie campaign…finished 24th in the NBA in blocks…finished 18th in scoring, sixth in rebounding and fifth in blocked shots among rookies…posted seven double-doubles…made his first start in NBA career, scoring five points in 21 minutes 11/7 vs. DET…recorded four DNP-CDs…missed two games with a sprained right ankle, one game with a mid-back strain and four games with a hyper-extended left pinky.


Personal

  • Full name is Tyson Cleotis Chandler
  • Married his long-time girlfriend, Kimberly, in 2005
  • The couple had their first child, a daughter named Sacha, in May, 2006
  • As a senior at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif., was named to the Parade Magazine All-American First Team and USA Today All-USA Second Team
  • Named USA Today California Player of the Year as a senior
  • Averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots for the Dons as a senior, leading the team to a 31-4 record and their third straight CIF Division II State Championship
  • Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocks as a junior in leading the Dons to the USA Today High School National Championship
  • Played with current Detroit Piston Tayshaun Prince at Dominguez
  • Very active in the community and has made several substantial anonymous donations to local causes that primarily focus on families dealing with unexpected tragedy, loss or poverty
  • In addition to team community events such as the Special Olympics Skills Event and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, has worked with local youths from the Boys Ranch Town
  • Took young men from Boys Ranch on a Christmas shopping spree at Wal-Mart in December of 2006
  • Received honorable mention from The Sporting News in their section of 2003 Good Guys
  • Teamed with Jannero Pargo for two-and-a-half seasons in Chicago


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