College: Kentucky
Height: 6-9
Weight: 240 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 23
(April 19, 1976)
Birthplace: Louisville, Ky.
Career highlights
Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior
Tallied 11 double-doubles during four-year career
Started 96 of the final 98 games of his career
After overcoming academic problems early in his career, rebounded to post a 4.0 grade point average in fall semester and made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Also earned Academic All-SEC honors in junior and senior year
Named to the SEC's Good Works Team in February for his charitable efforts in the community
Hit 51 of 60 (.850) free throws in his NCAA Tournament career to finish in the top five all-time
Helped the U.S. to a gold medal at the World University Games in Italy, Summer of 1997
Following senior season, named to all-tournament team at Nike Desert Classic after averaging 13.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg.
College highlights
Senior
Led team to NCAA Elite Eight
Was named a John Wooden All American by the Los Angeles Athletic Club
Selected first-team All-SEC by the coaches and second team all-SEC by AP
Named MVP of the SEC Tournament after averaging 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game
For the season, led Wildcats in scoring at 12.6 points per game
Had a career high 29 points to lead Kentucky over Kansas in the NCAA Tournament
Junior
Helped team win NCAA National Championship
Finished third on the team in scoring (11.5 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.5 rpg)
Started 35 of 37 games played
For the second consecutive season, scored 17 points in NCAA Championship Game to earn Chevrolet's Player of the Game award
Totaled 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 1998 Final Four against Stanford and Utah to gain All-Final Four Team honors for the second year in a row
Hit a 3-pointer with 39.4 second left broke a 81-81 tie with Duke in the South Regional Final
Had 23 points and 10 rebounds in game vs. Mississippi State
Redshirt sophomore
Missed fall semester of 1996-97 season in order to gain eligibility
Became eligible in December and finished the season as the team's third leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and its fourth leading rebounder (5.1 rpg)
Started 25 of the 32 games played
Scored a then-career high 24 points against Tennessee
Sophomore
Missed the 1995-96 season for academic reasons
Freshman
Played in only 14 games averaging 2.0 ppg and 1.2 rpg
College statistics
SEASON |
G |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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1994-95 | 14 | 7 | 27 | .259 | 10 | 12 | .833 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 2.0
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1996-97 | 32 | 100 | 244 | .410 | 61 | 80 | .763 | 162 | 56 | 308 | 9.6
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1997-98 | 39 | 161 | 338 | .476 | 87 | 102 | .853 | 255 | 82 | 449 | 11.5
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1998-99 | 37 | 156 | 335 | .466 | 94 | 138 | .681 | 217 | 96 | 467 | 12.6
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TOTALS | 122 | 424 | 944 | .449 | 252 | 332 | .759 | 651 | 238 | 1252 | 10.3
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Three-point field goals: 1994-95, 4-for-13 (.308); 1996-97, 47-for-138 (.341); 1997-98, 40-for-107 (.374); 1998-99, 61-for-160 (..381). Totals: 152-for-418 (.364 ).
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