PLAYERS
15 DeMARCUS COUSINS
COLLEGE: Kentucky
POSITION: Center
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-11/270 HIGH SCHOOL: LeFlore HS (Mobile, AL)
BORN: 8/13/90 (Mobile, AL)
YEARS: 2nd NBA season
NBA Regular Season Statistics
G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
81 2310 432 1004 .430
3 18 .167 276 402 .687 217 482 699 204 332 10 85 268 68 1143 8.6 2.5 14.1
81 2310 432 1004 .430
3 18 .167 276 402 .687 217 482 699 204 332 10 85 268 68 1143 8.6 2.5 14.1
Year-Team
10-11 Sac.
TOTALS
MIN:
FGM:
FGA:
3FGM:
3FGA:
FTM:
FTA:
OREB:
DREB:
REB:
AST:
STL:
TO:
BLK:
PTS:
COUSINS' CAREER HIGHS
44
03/05/11 @ UT
11 (4) 01/29/11 vs. NO
22 (2) 01/29/11 vs. NO
1 (3) 02/01/11 vs. BOS
4
11/03/10 vs. LAL
18
04/11/11 vs. OKC
21
04/11/11 vs. OKC
6 (3) 03/07/11 vs. HOU
13
04/05/11 @ HOU
18
03/05/11 @ UT
8
03/29/11 vs. PHO
5
04/03/11 vs. UT
8
03/21/11 @ CHI
4
12/19/10 vs. HOU
30
04/11/11 vs. OKC
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as an undergraduate out
Kentucky with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft … Signed a
multi-year contract with the Kings (7/7/10).
NBA AWARDS/HONORS: Named to the 2010-11 NBA All-Rookie First
Team.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Named to the 2010-11 T-Moblie NBA AllRookie First Team after averaging 14.1 ppg (.430 FG%, .167 3pt%, .687
FT%), a team-high 8.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.05 spg, and 28.5 mpg in 81 games
(started 62) ... As a starter, averaged 15.1 ppg (.438 FG%, .188 3pt%,
.704 FT), 8.8 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.11 spg, and 29.5 mpg in 62 games ... As a
reserve, averaged 11.0 ppg (.398 FG%, 0-2 3pt, .626 FT%), 7.9 rpg, 1.4
apg, and 25.2 mpg in 19 games ... Scored in double-figures in 58 games,
20-plus in 16 games, 30-plus in one game ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds
in 29 games ... Recorded 26 double-doubles ... Led team in scoring in 16
games, rebounding in 38, and assists in eight ... Set a new Sacramentoera rookie record for total rebounds in a season (699), surpassing Lionel
Simmons’ mark of 697, set in 1990-91 ... Became first Kings rookie in
Sacramento era to lead team in rebounds per game since Simmons ... Ranked 17th in rebounds per game,
39th in blocks per game ... Among rookies, ranked third in scoring, second in rebounds per game, sixth in
assists per game, fourth in steals per game and minutes per game, fifth in blocks per game ... For the second
straight season, a Kings rookie earned first-team All-Rookie honors (2009-10, Tyreke Evans) ... Is the first
time the Kings have had first-team All-Rookie selections in two straight seasons since the Kansas City-Omaha
Kings’ Ron Behagen (1973-74) and Scott Wedman (1974-75) were named to the first team ... Becomes the
14th player in franchise history to be named to the NBA All-Rookie team, and the 10th earning first team
honors. Top-Single Game Performances: In NBA debut, tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in
27 minutes at Minnesota (10/27/10) ... Recorded first career double-double with 14 points (5-10 FG, 0-1 3pt,
4-6 FT) and a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals at Cleveland (10/30) ... Tallied
a career-high 30 points (6-13 FG, 0-1 3pt, 18-21 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, three steals and one block in
35 minutes vs. Oklahoma City (4/11/11) ... The 18 free throws made and 21 attempted set new Sacramento
era rookie single-game records ... Cousins’ 17 second-half free throw attempts vs. Oklahoma City (4/11/11)
tied an ARCO Arena/Power Balance Pavilion record set by Kevin Martin vs. Minnesota (second half, 3/7/08) ...
Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to go along with 18 points (6-18 FG, 6-11 FT), seven assists, two steals
and three blocks in 44 minutes at Utah (3/5/11) ... Recorded 27 points and 10 rebounds in Kings’ win over the
Lakers in Los Angeles (1/28/11), marking the first time a rookie had that many points and rebounds in a road
win against the Lakers since Christian Laettner had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 126-113 Timberwolves win
at the Great Western Forum (3/31/93) ... His 25 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists in the win over New
Orleans (1/29/11) was the highest statistical levels a Kings rookie had reached in 20 years, since Simmons’
33-point, 14-rebound, seven-assist effort vs. the Clippers (2/14/91). 2011 NBA ROOKIE CHALLENGE: Recorded
a game-high 33 points (15-24 FG, 0-1 3pt, 3-5 FT), a team-high 14 rebounds, one assist, three steals, and
one block in 27 minutes in helping the Rookies to a 148-140 win over the Sophomores in the T-Moblie Rookie
Challenge & Youth Jam at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles (2/18).
SACRAMENTO KINGS: Only the second Wildcat player chosen in Kings history, joining Bob Guyette (picked
No. 49 overall in 1975) … One of a record five players selected in the first round from the same university,
including John Wall (No. 1 overall), Patrick Patterson (No. 14 overall), Eric Bledsoe (No. 18 overall), and
Daniel Orton (No. 29 overall) … Is the 19th player in franchise history to don jersey number 15 (last was John
Salmons in 2008-09).
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COLLEGE: Earned Associated Press First Team and John R. Wooden All-American honors after averaging 15.1
ppg (.558 FG%, .604 FT%), 9.8 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.97 spg, 1.76 bpg, and 23.5 mpg in 38 games (started 37) as
a freshman at Kentucky … Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and garnered First Team All-SEC accolades
… Honored as a finalist for the 2010 Wooden Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy (given to the nation’s
top player by the USBWA) … Led the conference with 20 double-doubles, eclipsing the previous UK freshman
record of 11 held by Chris Mills (1988-89) … Trailed only John Wall (16.6 ppg) in scoring and led the team
in rebounding and blocks … Scored in double-figures on 31 occasions and tallied 20 or more points four
times … Recorded career-highs with 27 points (10-15 FG, 7-13 FT) and 18 rebounds vs. Sam Houston State
(11/19/09) … Contributed 24 points (8-14 FG, 8-11 FT) and 10 rebounds vs. UNC Asheville (11/30/09) …
Hauled in 12 rebounds and tied a career-best with 27 points (9-17 FG, 9-10 FT) at South Carolina (1/26/10)
… Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after collecting 19 points (6-11 FG, 7-9 FT), five rebounds, three
steals, and a block at Vanderbilt (2/20/10) and 19 points (7-11 FG, 5-8 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists, and
one block at Mississippi State (2/16/10) … Earned the same distinction after tallying 19 points (6-13 FG, 7-10
FT) and 14 rebounds at LSU (2/6/10) and adding 18 points (6-14 FG, 6-10 FT), 13 rebounds, and four blocks
vs. Ole Miss (2/2/10) … Corralled a career-high tying 18 rebounds to complement 18 points (7-14 FG 4-8 FT)
against Louisville (1/2/10) … Posted 19 points and 15 rebounds vs. Tennessee in a 74-45 Wildcat triumph in
the SEC Tournament (3/13/10) … Supplied a 19-point, eight-rebound effort against Wake Forest in the NCAA
Tournament Second Round, helping Kentucky to a 90-60 win and berth in the Sweet 16 (3/20/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 24.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 5.19 steals, and 3.23 blocks per game for
LeFlore High School (Mobile, AL) as a senior (2008-09) … Named a Parade All-American and played in the
McDonald’s All-American Game, tallying 14 points (6-9 FG, 1-1 3pt, 1-4 FT) and eight rebounds in 17 minutes of
action … Member of the 2009 USA Junior National Select Team, a squad that included John Wall (Washington
Wizards), Xavier Henry (Memphis Grizzlies), and Avery Bradley (Boston Celtics) … Appeared in the Nike Hoop
Summit vs. the World Select Team, recording four points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one
block (4/11/09) … Also participated in the Jordan Classic All-Star Game, totaling 17 points (7-11 FG, 0-1 3pt,
3-4 FT), seven rebounds, and one block … Teammates included Bradley and Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz) …
Ranked the second-best recruit in the country and No. 1 forward by Rivals.com.
PERSONAL: Full name is DeMarcus Cousins … Age 21 … Son of Monique Cousins … Shoe size 16 (Nike).
DID YOU KNOW ...
The 2010 NBA Draft
marked the first time in
college basketball history five players from the
same team (Kentucky)
were drafted in the
first round - John Wall
(No. 1, Washington),
DeMarcus Cousins (No.
5, Sacramento), Patrick Patterson (No. 14,
Houston), Eric Bledsoe
(No. 18, Oklahoma City),
and Daniel Orton (No. 29,
Orlando). The previous
high of four players selected in the first round
of an NBA Draft was held
by Connecticut, Duke,
and North Carolina.
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TYREKE EVANS
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/220
YEARS: 3rd NBA season
Year-Team G
09-10 Sac. 72
10-11 Sac. 57
TOTALS
129
MIN:
FGM:
FGA:
3FGM:
3FGA:
FTM:
FTA:
OREB:
DREB:
REB:
AST:
STL:
TO:
BLK:
PTS:
COLLEGE: Memphis
HIGH SCHOOL: American Christian School (Aston, PA)
BORN: 9/19/89 (Chester, PA)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT
2677 533 1165 .458 36 141 .255 348 465 .748 66 314 380
2107 382 933 .409 43 148 .291 205 266 .771 46 229 275
4784 915 2098 .436 79 289 .273 553 731 .756 112 543 655
EVANS' CAREER HIGHS
48
01/21/11 @ GS
14
01/21/11 @ GS
29
01/21/11 @ GS
3 (4) 12/27/10 vs. LAC
7 (2) 12/03/10 @ LAL
16
11/07/09 @ UT
19
11/07/09 @ UT
3 (5) 01/15/11 @ DET
10 (3) 12/21/10 vs. GS
11 (4) 03/16/10 vs. LAL
13 (2) 03/31/10 @ MIN
5
01/04/11 vs. ATL
8
03/19/10 vs. MIL
3 (4) 02/07/11 vs. UT
35
01/21/11 @ GS
AST
414
319
733
PF
204
143
347
DQ
2
1
3
STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
109 216 26 1450 5.3 5.8 20.1
85 184 30 1012 4.8 5.6 17.8
194 400 56 2462 5.1 5.7 19.1
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as an undergraduate out
of Memphis with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft … Signed
a multi-year contract with the Kings (7/8/09).
NBA AWARDS/HONORS: Winner of the 2009-10 NBA Rookie of the Year
award, posting averages of 20.1 ppg (.458 FG%, .255 3pt%, .748 FT%),
5.3 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.51 spg, and 0.36 bpg in 37.2 mpg … Named 2010
T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam MVP at NBA All-Star Weekend
in Dallas, recording 26 points (11-15 FG, 0-1 3pt, 4-5 FT), six rebounds,
five assists, and five steals, helping the Rookies to a 140-128 victory and
snapping a seven-game sophomore team winning streak (2/12/10) …
Named T-Mobile Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games
played in October and November 2009, accruing averages of 18.8 ppg
(.446 FG%, .323 3pt%, .790 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.33 spg, and 36.1
mpg in 15 contests, guiding Sacramento to an 8-7 mark … Joined Brian
Grant (January 1995) and Lionel Simmons (December 1990) as the only
players in Kings history with the accolade … Repeated as a T-Mobile Rookie
of the Month winner for games played in December 2009, becoming the
first player in franchise history to win back-to-back Rookie of the Month
honors, posting averages of 22.1 ppg (.476 FG%, .172 3pt%, .766 FT%), 5.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.62 spg, and 36.1
mpg in 14 contests.
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 19.1 ppg (.436 FG%, .273 3pt%, .756 FT%), 5.1 rpg, 5.7 apg, 1.50 spg,
and 37.1 mpg in 129 career games (started 125) in two seasons with Sacramento … Recorded a career-high 35
points (14-29 FG, 1-3 3pt, 6-10 FT), three rebounds, five assists, and three steals in a career-high 48 minutes
at Golden State (1/21/11) ... Hit game-winning 50-foot buzzer-beater to give Kings a 100-98 win over Memphis
(12/29/10) ... Narrowly missed a triple-double with 16 points (6-19 FG, 0-2 3pt, 4-4 FT), 10 rebounds, and nine
assists at Dallas (2/9/11) … Notched first career triple-double vs. Toronto (3/10/10), becoming the only rookie
in the Sacramento era and second rookie in franchise history to accomplish the feat (other was Cincinnati
Royal Norm Van Lier against the San Diego Clippers in 1969) … Contributed 23 points (8-19 FG, 1-1 3pt, 6-9
FT), eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 44 minutes, highlighted by 11 fourth-quarter points (nine
during the final 2:13), including a jumper over Luol Deng to give Sacramento a 99-96 lead with 50.1 seconds
remaining—punctuating a historic comeback win after the Kings trailed by 35 points midway through the third
quarter at Chicago (12/21/09) … Made a turnaround jumper over Kenyon Martin with 0.7 seconds remaining to
secure a 102-100 Kings triumph vs. Denver (1/9/10), finishing with 27 points (10-15 FG, 1-2 3pt, 6-8 FT), two
rebounds, and five assists in 42 minutes … Posted a game-high 32 points (7-15 FG, 2-3 3pt, 16-19 FT) with
three rebounds, a team-high seven assists, and one steal in 43 minutes at Utah (11/7/09), leading Sacramento
to its first road win of the season after scoring the most points by a Kings rookie in a single-game since Walt
Williams notched 35 in an overtime loss to Portland on March 25, 1993.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged a team-high 17.8 ppg (.409 FG%, .291 3pt%, .771 FT%), 4.8 rpg, a
team-leading 5.6 apg, 1.49 spg, and 37.0 mpg in 57 games (reserve in 4 games) ... As a starter, averaged 18.2
ppg (.408 FG%, .286 3pt%, .766 FT%), 4.9 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.55 spg, and 38.0 mpg in 53 games … NWT-NBA
suspension in one game (10/27/10) ... Missed 20 games due to plantar fasciitis, left foot (12/14/10, 2/15/113/23/11) ... Missed four games (1/9/11-1/12, 4/11/11) due to a sprained left ankle ... Led team in scoring in 24
games, rebounding in one, and assists in 31 games ... Ranked 17th (tied) in NBA in minutes per game.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Named the NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging a team-leading 20.1 ppg (.458
FG%, .255 3pt%, .748 FT%), 5.3 rpg, a team-best 5.8 apg, 1.51 spg, and 37.2 mpg in starting all 72 games in
which he played … Joined LeBron James (2003-04), Michael Jordan (1984-85), and Oscar Robertson (196061) as the only players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists per contest
in their rookie campaign … Also among just three players along with James and Kobe Bryant to average 20
points, five rebounds, and five assists … Only rookie in 2009-10 to lead his club in both scoring and assists
… Finished 16th in the NBA in scoring and steals, 14th in assists, and 18th in minutes played … Also finished
27th in free throws made (348) and 21st in free throws attempted (465), both tops among rookies … Ranked
first among rookies in scoring and minutes played, fifth in rebounds, second in assists and steals, and fourth in
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FG% and blocks … Led the Kings in scoring 37 times, rebounding
in 12 games, and assists on 41 occasions … Missed one game with
a sprained right middle finger at Houston (10/21/09), three contests
with a sprained right ankle (12/28/09 – 1/1/10), one game with a
bruised hip at Denver (2/1/10), and five games with a concussion
(3/21/10 – 3/28/10).
COLLEGE: Named the 2008-09 Conference USA Freshman of the
Year … Earned All C-USA First Team honors and was the C-USA
Tournament MVP … Finalist for the Wooden and USBWA National
Player of the Year Awards … Honored as the National Freshman of
the Year by ESPN.com, USBWA, CollegeHoops.net, The Sporting
News, CBSSports.com, and FoxSports.com … Named Third Team
All-America by Sports Illustrated and CBSSports.com … Earned
C-USA Rookie of the Week accolades nine times, a new league
record … Averaged 17.1 ppg (.455 FG%, .274 3pt%, .711 FT%),
5.4 rpg, 3.9 apg, and 2.08 spg in 37 games (started 35) in lone
season at Memphis … Led the Tigers in scoring and ranked 15th
in the conference in rebounding, eighth in assists, and third in
steals … Amassed 632 total points, second-most by a freshman
in school history behind Dajuan Wagner’s 762 in 2001-02 …
Ranks first among freshmen in Tigers’ annals with 77 steals and
fourth-best with 143 assists behind Darius Washington Jr’s 144
in 2004-05, 174 by Vincent Askew in 1984-85, and 189 by Derrick
Rose in 2007-08 … Tallied 22 points (6-13 FG, 3-6 3pt, 7-8 FT), six
rebounds, and two assists in a road victory at Gonzaga (2/7/09) …
Dished a career-high eight assists and matched a career-best with
10 rebounds vs. Cincinnati (12/29/08) … Led the Tigers to the C-USA Championship with 18 points (7-14 FG,
1-4 3pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, six assists, two steals, and three blocked shots in the title game victory over
Tulsa (3/14/09) … Averaged 22.3 ppg (.510 FG%, 2-12 3pt, .833 FT%), 4.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, and 2.33 spg in three
NCAA Tournament games … Posted a season-high 33 points (12-25 FG, 0-3 3pt, 9-9 FT) vs. Missouri in the
Sweet Sixteen (3/26/09) … Finished with 19 points (7-13 FG, 4-5 3pt, 1-5 FT), four rebounds, five assists,
two steals, and two blocks in the second round against Maryland (3/21/09).
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2008 Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year by The Associated Press and was
a First-Team All-America selection by Parade Magazine after averaging 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists,
and 4.3 steals in 2007-08 for American Christian School (Aston, PA) … Scored 50-plus points twice during
senior season, amassing more than 3,300 points in high school career … A consensus top-six recruit in the
2008 class and regarded as the best player by SLAM and DIME magazines … Also rated third by HoopScoop,
ESPN.com, Scout.com, and Hoopmasters.com and sixth by Rivals.com … Featured in a documentary titled
“Gunnin’ For That No. 1 Spot,” a film chronicling eight of the top high school players in the country during
2006, among them current NBA players Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee), Kevin Love (Minnesota), Michael
Beasley (Minnesota), Jerryd Bayless (Portland), and current Kings teammate Donte Greene) … Named MVP of
the 2008 McDonald’s All-America Game in Milwaukee (3/26/08), recording 21 points (9-15 FG), 10 rebounds,
and four assists to help the East squad to a 107-102 victory over a star-studded Western team (which boasted
four future First Round selections in the 2009 NBA Draft, including Jennings, B.J. Mullens (Oklahoma City),
Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia), and Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan (Evan’s teammates included NBA players AlFarouq-Aminu, now with the Clippers, Raptors forward Ed Davis, and Pistons forward Greg Monroe) … Only
the second player ever from Delaware County, Pennsylvania to play in the McDonald’s Game (first was Barry
Bekkedam in 1986) … Third player hailing from the Southeastern Pennsylvania region in the last three years
to earn an invite (others were recent 2009 NBA First-Round picks Gerald Henderson of the Bobcats and the
T-Wolves' Wayne Ellington in 2006) … Scored 11 points and added eight rebounds, four assists, and three
steals to help the USA Junior National Select Team to a 98-78 win over the World Team at the 11th annual
Nike Hoops Summit in Portland, Ore. (4/12/08) … Also played in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic All-American
Game in New York (4/19/08), finishing with 23 points (8-15 FG, 7-9 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, and
three steals—sharing MVP honors with Jennings.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tyreke Jamir Evans … Age 22 … Nicknames include “'Reke Havok” and “Too Easy”
… Favorite food is macaroni and cheese … Spends leisure time sleeping … Cites “Love and Basketball” as his
favorite movie … Appeared as a guest in April on ESPNs nightly “Top Plays” segment with SportsCenter hosts
Neil Everett and Stan Verette … Honored in May by the Sacramento City Council and mayor Kevin Johnson
in recognition of wining NBA Rookie of the Year … Teamed with fellow Kings players to refurbish the North
Roseville REC Center last spring, helping paint and plant new landscaping … Together with former King and
current Assistant Coach Bobby Jackson and the Feed the Children Campaign, distributed food and care packages
to more than 400 needy families in December … Joined NBA and WNBA stars at the 2009 “Play for Peace”
International Youth Basketball Clinic held in Maine (7/27/09), an event designed to teach children from Israel,
Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States more about teamwork, tolerance, and conflict resolution …
Twelfth player in franchise history to don number 13 (last was Doug Christie) … Shoe size 15 (Nike).
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32 FRANCISCO GARCIA
POSITION: Forward-Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/195
YEARS: 7th NBA season
Year-Team G
05-06 Sac. 67
06-07 Sac. 79
07-08 Sac. 79
08-09 Sac. 65
09-10 Sac. 25
10-11 Sac. 58
TOTALS
373
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M
1301 130 325 .400 39
1410 163 380 .429 53
2096 348 752 .463 113
1975 295 665 .444 88
575 82 176 .466 23
1386 207 475 .436 81
8743 1225 2773 .442 397
FG3A PCT
137 .285
149 .356
289 .391
221 .398
59 .390
224 .362
1079 .368
COLLEGE: Louisville
HIGH SCHOOL: Winchendon School (Winchendon, MA)
BORN: 12/31/80 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT
78 101 .772 39 146 185
95 114 .833 53 152 205
162 208 .779 52 212 264
146 178 .820 56 162 218
15 17 .882 11 55 66
65 76 .855 24 109 133
561 694 .808 235 836 1071
AST
94
87
128
150
45
71
575
PF
135
190
232
196
49
126
928
DQ
0
2
3
4
0
0
9
STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
41 75 47 377 2.8 1.4 5.6
45 70 43 474 2.6 1.1 6.0
96 128 50 971 3.3 1.6 12.3
80 112 67 824 3.4 2.3 12.7
10 21 19 202 2.6 1.8 8.1
51 45 49 560 2.3 1.2 9.7
323 451 275 3408 2.9 1.5 9.1
NBA Playoff Record
G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL
6 41
5 11 .455
1
4 .250 2 2 1.000 0
2
2
1 5 0 2
6 41
5 11 .455
1
4 .250 2 2 1.000 0
2
2
1 5 0 2
Year-Team
05-06 Sac.
TOTALS
MIN:
FGM:
FGA:
3FGM:
3FGA:
FTM:
FTA:
OREB:
DREB:
REB:
AST:
STL:
TO:
BLK:
PTS:
GARCIA'S CAREER HIGHS
50
01/25/06 @ NY
13
11/21/07 @ PHO
25
11/21/07 @ PHO
6 (2) 03/22/09 vs. PHI
10 (2) 03/22/09 vs. PHI
10 (2) 04/05/08 @ DEN
13
01/02/08 @ NY
6
04/10/07 @ MEM
9
01/12/08 vs. IND
12
01/12/08 vs. IND
7 (2) 02/01/09 vs. OKC
5 (4) 04/14/08 vs. SA
6
01/04/08 @ CLE
5
02/05/06 vs. UT
31 (2) 04/08/08 @ GS
GARCIA'S POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 13
04/22/06 @ SA
FGM: 3
04/22/06 @ SA
FGA: 5
04/22/06 @ SA
3FGM: 1
05/05/06 vs. SA
3FGA: 2
04/28/06 vs. SA
FTM: 2
04/22/06 @ SA
FTA: 2
04/22/06 @ SA
OREB: 0 (6) 05/05/06 vs. SA
DREB: 1 (2) 05/05/06 vs. SA
REB: 1 (2) 05/05/06 vs. SA
AST: 1
05/05/06 vs. SA
STL: 2
05/05/06 vs. SA
TO: 0 (6) 05/05/06 vs. SA
BLK: 1 (2) 04/30/06 vs. SA
PTS: 8
04/22/06 @ SA
TO BLK
0 2
0 2
PTS RPG APG PPG
13 0.3 0.2 2.2
13 0.3 0.2 2.2
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as an early entry candidate
out of Louisville with the 23rd overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft … Signed
a multi-year contract with the Kings (7/6/05) … Re-signed by Sacramento
to a multi-year contract extension (9/29/08).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 9.1 ppg (.442 FG%, .368 3pt%, .808
FT%), 2.9 rpg, 1.5 apg and 23.4 mpg in 373 career games (started 110)
through six seasons with Sacramento (2005-06 – 2010-11) … Recorded
26 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 3pt, 5-5 FT), four rebounds, one assist, and two
blocks in 39 minutes at Washington (1/11/11 ) … Contributed 29 points
(9-18 FG, 4-7 3pt, 7-8 FT) to accompany four rebounds, five assists, and a
steal in 41 minutes at Phoenix (4/3/09) ... Scored a career-high 31 points
at Golden State (4/8/08) … Made and attempted a career-most field goals
en route to scoring a career-high 31 points (13-25 FG, 1-4 3pt, 4-6 FT) at
Phoenix (11/21/07) … Scored 30 points again against the Suns (12/30/07)
… Recorded a season-high 22 points at San Antonio (4/11/07) … Tallied
first career double-double with 21 points (7-15 FG, 2-6 3pt, 5-5 FT), a
career-best 10 rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 43 minutes vs.
Phoenix (1/17/06) … Has scored in double-figures in 155 games, posted
20 or more points in 25 contests, and reached the 30-point plateau three
times … Has recorded three career double-doubles.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 9.7 ppg (.436 FG%, .362 3pt%,
.855 FT%), 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 23.9 mpg in 58 games (started 34) ... As
a starter, averaged 11.0 ppg (.426 FG%, .342 3pt%, .839 FT%), 2.6 rpg,
1.4 apg, 1.09 spg, and 26.8 mpg in 34 games ... DND - virus in two games
(11/25/10, 11/27/10) ... DNP-CD in one game ... Missed 21 games due to a
strained left calf (1/17-3/2/11) ... Led team in scoring in four games.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 8.1 ppg (.466 FG%, .390 3pt%, .882
FT%), 2.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, and 23.0 mpg in 25 games (started four) … Missed the
first 52 games of the campaign after undergoing successful surgery to repair
a fractured right forearm and ligament damage in the wrist after suffering
the injury during a training camp weight lifting session (10/10/09).
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged a career-high 12.7 ppg (.444 FG%,
career-high .398 3pt%, .820 FT%), 3.4 rpg, a career-high 2.3 apg, 1.23 spg,
a career-high 1.03 bpg, and 30.4 mpg in 65 games (started 36) in 2008-09
... Missed the first 17 games of the campaign due to a strained right calf (10/29-11/26/08) ... Named Kings' 2009
Oscar Robertson Triple-Double Award winner for efforts on and off the court.
2007-08 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 12.3 ppg (.462 FG%, .391 3pt%, .779 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.22 spg,
and 26.5 mpg in 79 games (started 20) … Averaged 16.4 ppg (.448 FG%, .370 3pt%, .798 FT%), 4.6 rpg, 2.6
apg, and 1.74 spg as a starter ... Missed three games due to a lower back strain (2/9-2/13/08) ... Tallied 20 or
more points in 14 games, 30 or more in three games.
2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 6.0 ppg (.429 FG%, .356 3pt%, career-high .833 FT%), 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, and
17.8 mpg in 79 games (started five) in 2006-07 ... Tallied 20 or more points in one game ... As a starter, averaged
15.4 ppg (.426 FG%, .214 3pt%, .917 FT%), 6.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spg, and 35.0 mpg in five games.
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2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Saw action in 67 games as a rookie in 2005-06, averaging 5.6 ppg (.400 FG%, .285
3pt%, .772 FT%), 2.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, and 19.5 mpg … Sidelined by a sprained left ankle in nine games (3/3-3/19/06)
... Production increased significantly as a starter, averaging 10.6 ppg (.392 FG%, .219 3pt%, .833 FT%), 5.2 rpg,
2.8 apg, 1.30 spg, and 37.9 mpg in 11 games (Kings 7-4) ... Recorded one double-double.
NBA PLAYOFFS HIGHLIGHTS: Has appeared in six career postseason games, totaling 13 points (5-11 FG, 1-4
3pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist, two steals, and two blocks in 41 minutes vs. San Antonio in the First
Round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs … Scored a playoff career-high eight points (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 1 at San
Antonio (4/22/06).
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Appeared in six games for the Dominican Republic National Team during the 2009
Tournament of the Americas held in San Juan, Puerto Rico (8/26 – 9/6/09), averaging 15.8 ppg (.405 FG%, .435
3pt%, .938 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.33 spg, and 1.83 bpg in 36.5 mpg before missing the final two contests
due to a fractured right ring finger sustained vs. Puerto Rico … Led the Dominican Republic National Team to a
bronze metal in the 2008 Centrobasket Tournament in Mexico ... Participated in the 2005 FIBA America’s World
Championship Qualifying Tournament held in the Dominican Republic (8/24 – 9/4/05) as a member of the National
Team, averaging 18.9 ppg (.507 FG%, .452 3pt%, .698 FT%), 4.1 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.71 spg, 1.57 bpg, and 32.3 mpg
in seven contests … Finished the tournament fifth among all players in scoring, 13th in field goal percentage,
seventh in three point percentage, fourth in steals, third in blocked shots, and seventh in minutes played …
Posted a game-high 29 points (9-12 FG, 5-8 3pt, 6-7 FT), one rebound, two assists, one steal, and one block in
36 minutes vs. the United States (8/30/05) … Won a silver medal in the 2003 Pan American Games.
COLLEGE: Averaged 14.4 ppg (.448 FG%, .369 3pt%, .849 FT%), 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.48 spg, and 1.37 bpg in 98
games (started 80) at Louisville (2002-03 – 2003-04) … Finished collegiate career ranked fourth in Cardinal history
in three pointers made (180), third in free throw percentage, eighth in blocked shots (134), and 23rd in points
scored (1,413) … Posted double-figures in 73 games, including 20-plus points on 22 occasions … Averaged a
team-leading 16.4 ppg and 4.7 apg as a sophomore (2003-04), earning First Team All-Conference USA honors
… Doled out a school-record 15 assists to go with 17 points and seven rebounds against Murray State (1/3/04)
… Honored as the C-USA Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.2 ppg, ranking second on the team (2002-03)
… Hit eight three-pointers vs. Cincinnati en route to scoring 24 points (2/5/03) … Earned C-USA All-Tournament
honors after averaging a team-best 14.7 ppg and 4.0 apg … Led the team in blocked shots (40).
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: One of the most charitable players in Kings history, donating time, money, and resources
to those less fortunate … Named the 2009 Oscar Robertson Triple-Double Award winner, bestowed annually
to a Kings player that personifies excellence on and off the basketball court … Joined fellow NBA players and
coaches in Singapore for the first-ever Basketball Without Borders Program (BWB) hosted by an Asian nation
(6/28 – 7/1/10), mentoring and coaching 50 of the continent’s best young players on skills improvement and
the importance of diligence, teamwork, and sportsmanship while promoting basketball as a vehicle for positive
social changes in the areas of education, health, and fitness … Volunteered to participate in the Blood Source
Bone Marrow Registry drive, adding his name to the donor rolls as well as helping increase awareness regarding
the importance for minorities to become donors … Attended the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation “Viva
La Cure” event in April of 2010, assisting with fundraising efforts and lending support for Diabetes research …
Traveled to China in the summer of 2008 and conducted a basketball clinic, delivered gifts, and visited with victims
of the Sichuan earthquake that claimed 80,000 lives in May of that year … Hosts hundreds of local children
and families from underserved communities each season at Kings games, donating game tickets as part of the
Kings for the Community Program … Spoke with ESL students (English as a second language) from American
River College about his experiences immigrating to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic … Partnered with
Health Net to speak with children from the Sacramento chapter of the Boys and Girls Club about the importance
of self-esteem, physical fitness, and nutrition … Visited WIND Youth Services in November of 2008, serving
Thanksgiving dinners to youth who are homeless in the Sacramento area … Distributes traditional Thanksgiving
turkey dinners to Spanish-speaking families in the Sacramento region each holiday season … Charity work
includes outreach to the Latino community using the social networking platform ‘Twitter’ to engage with fans,
becoming the first NBA player to provide updates in Spanish (user name: @cisco32) … Participates annually in
the Kings Read to Achieve campaign, visiting local schools and community centers throughout Sacramento to
encourage children to stay in school and develop a passion for reading … Joins teammates and Maloof Sports
& Entertainment employees to celebrate the annual Cesar Chavez Day of Volunteerism by helping beautify and
upgrade community entities in need of repair—recent projects include the refurbishment of both the Roberts
Family Development and Fathers and Families Centers in Sacramento.
PERSONAL: Full name is Francisco Garcia … Age 30 … Nickname is “Flaco” … Son of Miguelina Garcia … Father
to a three-year-old daughter, Abigail Marie … His younger brother, Hector Lopez, died in December of 2003 …
Joins Atlanta’s Al Horford as the only current NBA players born in the Dominican Republic … First fluent Spanishspeaking Kings player in the Sacramento-era … Twice named to the Louisville Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
recognizing athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or better … Majored in communications at Louisville … Played baseball
and basketball in high school … Rated by ESPN, CNN/SI, and The Sporting News as one of the nation’s top high
school players entering his senior season at Winchendon School in Massachusetts, where he averaged 18.3
ppg, 7.1 rpg, and 5.2 apg … Averaged 24.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 4.2 apg as a junior at Cheshire Academy (Conn.)
… Lists chicken and pasta as his favorite foods … Favorite movies are ‘Scarface‘ and ‘Friday‘ … Cites Al Pacino
as the actor who would best portray him in a film … Enjoys shopping and shooting pool … Is an avid Boston
Red Sox fan … Shoe size 14 (Reebok).
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DONTÉ GREENE
COLLEGE: Syracuse
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-11/226 HIGH SCHOOL: Towson Catholic HS (Towson, MD)
BORN: 2/21/88 (Munich, Germany)
YEARS: 4th NBA season
Year-Team G
08-09 Sac. 55
09-10 Sac. 76
10-11 Sac. 69
TOTALS
200
MIN:
FGM:
FGA:
3FGM:
3FGA:
FTM:
FTA:
OREB:
DREB:
REB:
AST:
STL:
TO:
BLK:
PTS:
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO
725 77 236 .326 26 100 .260 29 34 .853 19 67 86 30 68 0 16 37
1630 244 553 .441 69 183 .377 90 140 .643 53 181 234 71 150 2 41 93
1127 156 386 .404 45 154 .292 43 65 .662 49 98 147 48 88 0 36 60
3483 477 1175 .406 140 437 .320 162 239 .678 121 346 467 149 306 2 93 190
GREEN'S CAREER HIGHS
42 (2) 03/26/10 @ BOS
11
02/05/10 vs. PHO
20
02/05/10 vs. PHO
6
11/25/09 vs. NY
8
11/17/09 vs. CHI
8 (2) 02/16/11 @ DAL
10
02/05/10 vs. PHO
4 (3) 01/25/11 vs. CHA
9
03/26/10 @ BOS
11
01/17/11 @ ATL
5
11/25/09 vs. NY
4
12/26/09 vs. LAL
5 (2) 12/30/09 vs. PHI
6
11/25/09 vs. NY
31
02/05/10 vs. PHO
BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
14 209 1.6 0.5 3.8
53 647 3.1 0.9 8.5
20 400 2.1 0.7 5.8
87 1256 2.3 0.7 6.3
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted by Memphis as an undergraduate
out of Syracuse with the 28th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft … Dealt
by the Grizzlies to Houston in a three-team transaction that sent forward
Nicolas Batum (25th overall selection) to Portland in exchange for the draft
rights to forwards Joey Dorsey (33rd overall pick) and Darrell Arthur (27th
overall pick) ... To round out the deal, the Rockets transferred Arthur’s draft
rights to Memphis in exchange for Greene and a 2009 second-round draft
choice (6/26/08) … Signed multi-year contract with the Rockets (7/14/08)
… Traded by Houston with guard Bobby Jackson, a 2009 first-round
selection, and cash considerations to the Kings for forward Ron Artest,
guard Sean Singletary and center Patrick Ewing Jr. (8/14/08).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 6.3 ppg (.406 FG%, .320 3pt%,
.678 F%), 2.3 rpg, 0.7 apg, and 17.4 mpg in 200 career games (started
75) through three NBA seasons with Sacramento (2008-09 – 2010-11) ...
Recorded a career-high 31 points (career-high 11-20 FG, 1-3 3pt, careerhigh 8-10 FT), seven rebounds, and two blocks in 35 minutes vs. Phoenix
(2/5/10) … Contributed a game-high 24 points (10-19 FG, 2-8 3pt, 2-6
FT), five rebounds, and one steal in 34 minutes vs. Chicago (11/17/09) …
Has scored in double-figures in 44 career games, posted 20 or more points seven times, and logged two career
double-doubles … D-LEAGUE: Averaged 20.4 ppg (.446 FG%, .276 3pt%, .690 FT%), 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.24 spg,
and 1.22 bpg in 31.8 mpg in five games as a reserve for the Reno Bighorns (Reno 4-1 record) in 2008-09.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 5.8 ppg (.404 FG%, .292 3pt%, .662 FT%), 2.1 rpg, 0.7 apg, and 16.3
mpg in 69 games (started 21) ... As a starter, averaged 8.1 ppg (.380 FG%, .297 3pt%, .522 FT%), 3.8 rpg,
1.2 apg, and 25.1 mpg in 21 games ...... Scored in double-figures in 14 games ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds
in two games ... Recorded one double-double ... Led team in scoring in one game and rebounding in two ...
DNP-CD in 13 games.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 8.5 ppg (.441 FG%, .377 3pt%, .643 FT%), 3.1 rpg, 0.9 apg, and 21.4
mpg in 76 games (started 50) … As a starter, averaged 9.4 ppg (.435 FG%, .365 3pt%, .642 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 1.1
apg, and 24.6 mpg in 50 games ... Scored 20-plus points in seven contests and reached the 30-point plateau
once ... Logged one double-double.
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 3.8 ppg (.326 FG%, .260 3pt%, .853 FT%), 1.6 rpg, 0.5 apg and 13.2 mpg
in 55 games (started four) as a rookie in 2008-09 … Scored 10-plus points on five occasions.
COLLEGE: Averaged a team-leading 17.7 ppg (.418 FG%, .345 3pt%, .707 FT%), 7.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.29 spg, and
a team-best 1.63 bpg in starting all 35 games in which he played as a freshman at Syracuse in 2007-08 … Tallied
620 total points, ranking second in school history for a freshman behind Carmelo Anthony (778 points in 2002-03)
… Also established a new Orange freshman record for three-pointers made in a single season (90), surpassing
the previous mark of 85 set by Gerry McNamara in 2002-03 … Earned Second Team All-Big East honors, was
named to the conference All-Rookie Team, and voted All-District by the NABC and USBWA … Bestowed with
Big-East Rookie of the Week accolades on five occasions … Finished fourth in the conference in scoring and
fifth in blocked shots … Scored 20 or more points in 14 contests, including a career-high 27 points (10-19 FG,
6-12 3pt, 1-4 FT) vs. Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT (3/18/08) … Posted six double-doubles, logging
the first of his career with 25 points (9-15 FG, 1-3 3pt, 6-8 FT) and 10 rebounds against Washington en route
to NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team honors (11/21/07) … Recorded 25 points (8-16 FG, 3-7 3pt, 6-6
FT) and 12 rebounds at Cincinnati (1/9/08) … Corralled a career-high 13 rebounds at Seton Hall (3/5/08) …
Capped the year by contributing 18 points (6-14 FG, 3-6 pt, 3-6 FT), nine rebounds, three assists, two steals,
and a pair of blocks vs. Massachusetts in the NIT quarterfinals (3/25/08).
USA BASKETBALL: Averaged 4.3 ppg (.370 FG%, .333 3pt%, .750 FT%) and 1.5 rpg in eight contests for the
silver medal-winning United States team at the 2007 FIBA World Championship for Men in Novi Sad, Serbia,
teaming with Michael Beasley (Kansas State, Minnesota Timberwolves) and Stephen Curry (Davidson University,
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Golden State Warriors) … Registered
seven points (3-6 FG, 1-4 3pt), four
rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two
blocks in a 118-56 U.S. victory over Mali
(7/12/07), but suffered a right shoulder
injury late in the triumph and missed
the club’s subsequent win against China
… Added eight points (2-5 FG, 2-4 3pt,
2-2 FT), two rebounds, and one assist
in only 10 minutes vs. Argentina in a
112-86 American victory (7/20/07) …
Member of the Junior National Select
Team that defeated the World Select Team
at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit held in
Memphis (4/7/07) … Contributed 10
points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3pt, 2-2 FT), eight
rebounds, one assist, and one block
in 18 minutes in a 100-80 U.S. win,
equaling the largest margin of victory
since the game’s inception in 1997
… Teammates on the Junior Select
Team included 2008 NBA Draft First
Round selections Beasley, Derrick Rose
(Chicago), Kevin Love (Minnesota), O.J.
Mayo (Memphis), and Jerryd Bayless
(Toronto) … Averaged 3.5 ppg (.600
FG%, 1-1 3pt, 1-2 FT) and 1.0 rpg for
the United States team that captured a
4-0 mark and a gold medal at the 2006
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
for Men in San Antonio (6/28 – 7/2/2006),
playing alongside former Kings teammate
Spencer Hawes.
PERSONAL: Full name is Donté Dominic
Greene … Age 23 … Son of Donald and
the late April Greene … Has a younger
brother, D’Metrique and younger sister
Denia … Has a son, two-year-old
Donté Dominic Greene II … Majored in
communications and rhetorical studies
at Syracuse … Was born in Munich,
Germany and moved to the United
States at the age of three, but also
spent a portion of his childhood living in
Japan while his mother worked for the
National Security Agency … Tossed the
ceremonial first pitch at the Sacramento
Rivercats Triple-A baseball game on May
24th, 2010 … Frequent contributor to
the Kings Read to Achieve program,
routinely visiting elementary schools
and speaking with students about the
importance of literacy and education …
Volunteered to participate in the Blood
Source Bone Marrow Registry drive,
adding his name to the rolls as well as
helping increase awareness regarding
the importance of minorities becoming donors … Golfed in a tournament organized and hosted by Bobby
Jackson and Matt Barnes to raise funds for cancer research … Partners with teammates and Maloof Sports &
Entertainment employees to celebrate the annual Cesar Chavez Day of Volunteerism by helping beautify and
upgrade community entities in need of repair—recent projects include the refurbishment of both the Roberts
Family Development and Fathers and Families Centers in Sacramento and the North Roseville REC Center …
Distributed traditional holiday meals consisting of turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and all the fixings to
more than 200 underprivileged families on Christmas Eve in 2009 … Also made a surprise visit at the Shriner’s
hospital, celebrating the Christmas season with ill children unable to return home for the holidays … Teamed
with Health Net and the Boys and Girls Club of Sacramento to counsel kids about the benefits of physical fitness
and maintaining a healthy diet … Is the 25th player in team history to don jersey No. 20 (last was Jon Barry) …
Played drums in his church band as youngster … Pregame rituals include listening to music on his iPod and
arriving to the arena three hours early … Spends leisure time traveling and bike riding … Favorite TV show is
“CSI Miami” … Shoe size 15 (Nike).
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CHUCK HAYES
POSITION: Center/Forward COLLEGE: Kentucky
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/250 HIGH SCHOOL: Modesto Christian School (Modesto, CA)
BORN: 6/11/83 (San Leandro, CA)
YEARS: 7th NBA season
Year-Team
05-06 Hou.
06-07 Hou.
07-08 Hou.
08-09 Hou.
09-10 Hou.
10-11 Hou.
TOTALS
G
40
78
79
71
82
74
424
Year-Team G
06-07 Houston7
07-08 Houston6
08-09 Houston13
TOTALS
26
MIN:
FGM:
FGA:
3FGA:
FTM:
FTA:
OREB:
DREB:
REB:
AST:
STL:
TO:
BLK:
PTS:
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT
535 59 105 .562
0
1 .000 29 45 .644 67 112 179
1714 192 335 .573
0
0 --- 55 89 .618 204 317 521
1575 113 221 .511
0
3 .000 11 24 .458 132 295 427
858 42 113 .372
0
4 .000 7 19 .368 74 176 250
1773 161 329 .489
0
0 --- 36 66 .545 151 314 465
2079 244 463 .527
0
2 .000 94 142 .662 219 380 599
8534 811 1566 .518
0 10 .000 232 385 .603 847 1594 2441
AST PF
14 76
47 281
91 212
42 134
139 219
202 200
535 1122
DQ
2
9
2
2
3
0
18
STL TO
26 12
70 64
85 62
34 25
73 74
79 86
367 323
NBA Playoff Record
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL
197 12 17 .706
0
1 .000 2 5 .400 14 31 45
3 22 0 9
108
7 11 .636
0
2 .000 0 0 --- 7 21 28
5 18 0 3
173 10 21 .476
0
2 .000 0 0 --- 13 26 39 10 27 0 13
479 29 49 .592
0
5 .000 2 5 .400 34 78 112 18 67 0 25
HAYES' CAREER HIGHS
50
01/13/10 vs. MIN
9
03/14/11 vs. PHO
15
03/14/11 vs. PHO
1 (10) 04/13/11 @ MIN
8
11/24/10 vs. GS
8 (3) 02/02/11 @ UT
13
02/23/11 @ CLE
13 (2) 04/07/10 vs. UT
18
04/07/10 vs. UT
11
02/23/11 vs. GS
5 (2) 02/08/11 vs. MIN
5
11/05/06 @ NO/OKC
3 (3) 12/22/07 @ CHI
21
03/14/11 vs. PHO
HAYES' PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 35
05/10/09 vs. LAL
FGM: 5
04/23/07 vs. UT
FGA: 8
05/17/09 @ LAL
3FGA: 1 (5) 05/17/09 @ LAL
FTM: 2
04/23/07 vs. UT
FTA: 2 (2) 04/26/07 @ UT
OREB: 7
04/23/07 vs. UT
DREB: 8 (2) 04/21/08 vs. UT
REB: 12
04/23/07 vs. UT
AST: 2 (5) 05/14/09 vs. LAL
STL: 5
05/17/09 @ LAL
TO: 2 (4) 05/17/09 @ LAL
BLK: 2 (3) 04/29/08 vs. UT
PTS: 12
04/23/07 vs. UT
BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
14 147 4.5 0.4 3.7
18 439 6.7 0.6 5.6
43 237 5.4 1.2 3.0
19
91 3.5 0.6 1.3
43 358 5.7 1.7 4.4
49 582 8.1 2.7 7.9
186 1854 5.8 1.3 4.4
TO BLK
7 3
4 6
4 2
15 11
PTS RPG APG PPG
26 6.4 0.4 3.7
14 4.7 0.8 2.3
20 3.0 0.8 1.5
60 4.3 0.7 2.3
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft and signed as
a rookie free agent with Houston (10/3/05) … Waived by the Rockets
(10/25/05) … Selected sixth overall in the 2005 NBA D-League Draft
by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds … Re-signed by Houston to a 10day contract (1/18/06) … Signed by the Rockets for the remainder of
the season (1/28/06) … Houston picked up the option on his contract
(6/13/06) … Re-signed by the Rockets as a restricted free agent (8/3/07)
… Houston exercised a team option to extend his contract to include the
2010-11 season (6/30/11) …Signed a multi-year free agent contract with
Sacramento (12/9/11).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 4.4 ppg (.518 FG%, .603 FT%), 5.8
rpg, 1.3 apg, and 20.1 mpg in 424 career games (started 223) through six
seasons with Houston … Scored 16 points vs. Golden State (11/24/10),
which included setting career highs in free throws made (8) and attempted
(8) … Had 10 points (5-10 FG), 13 rebounds and a career-high-tying five
steals vs. Minnesota (2/8/11) ... Finished with 12 points (6-8 FG) and a
season-high 17 rebounds (career-high 13 offensive) in a 124-119 win at
Cleveland (2/23/11), which included 12 boards (9 offensive) in the first
quarter alone to tie the second-highest rebounding total in a quarter in
Rockets history… Posted a career-high 21 points (9-15 FG), a game-high
nine rebounds and a season-high-tying two blocked shots vs. Phoenix
(3/14/11) … Recorded the first 20-point performance of his career in his
410th NBA contest, going the second furthest into an NBA career before
recording 20 points (Will Perdue in his 664th game on 3/27/98) … Posted
the only triple-double of his career with 13 points (5-11 FG), 14 rebounds
and a career-high 11 assists vs. Golden State (3/23/11) … Recorded 10
points (5-6 FG), 17 rebounds, six assists, a season-high-tying four steals
and two blocks in a career-high 50 minutes of action in a 120-114 tripleovertime win vs. Minnesota (1/13/10).
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged a career-high 7.9 ppg (.527 FG%,
.662 FT%), a career-best 8.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, and 1.1 spg in 74 games
(started 63) … On the inactive list for eight games (12/31/10-1/12/11)
with a moderate-to-severe right ankle sprain … Set his career highs for
points (582), rebounds (599), assists (202) and blocks (49) in a season … Only other player besides the
eventual winner, Orlando's Dwight Howard, to receive multiple first-place votes for 2010-11 NBA Defensive
Player of the Year.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Recorded 4.4 ppg (.489 FG%, .545 FT%), 5.7 rpg, 1.7 apg and 0.9 steals in a
career-high 82 games (82 starts, all at center) … Registered eight double-figure rebounding games and four
double-doubles … Reached double-digit scoring six times.
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Notched 1.3 ppg (.372 FG%, .368 FT%), 3.5 rpg and 0.5 spg in 71 games (started
one) … DNP-CD in 11 games … Posted three double-digit rebounding performances.
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2007-08 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 3.0 ppg (.511 FG%, .458 FT%), 5.4 rpg and a career-high 1.1 spg in 79
games (started 44) … DNP-CD in three games … Finished fourth in the NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.4,
85 steals, 62 turnovers), including a streak of at least one theft in a career-best 11 straight games.
2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: Registered 5.6 ppg (.573 FG%, .618 FT%) 6.7 rpg, and 0.9 spg in 78 games
(started 43) … Was on the inactive list for four games (11/14/06-11/20/06) after suffering a hyperextension
and contusion of his left knee at Miami (11/12/06) … Was one of the top-10 rebounders in the NBA on a per
minute basis (15.2).
2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 3.7 ppg (.562 FG%, .644 FT%) and 4.5 rpg in 40 contests in his rookie
season … Finished third among all rookies in rebounds per 48 minutes played (15.8 mpg) and tied for eighth
in rebounding (4.5 rpg).
NBA PLAYOFFS HIGHLIGHTS: Has appeared in 26 career postseason games (started 11), averaging 2.3 ppg (.592
FG%, .400 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 0.7 apg and 1.0 spg in 18.4 mpg… Grabbed nine boards and had four steals in a start
at center in Game 4 vs. the LA Lakers (5/10/09) … Added eight points (4-8 FG) and a playoff-career-high five
steals in a start at center in Game 7 at the LA Lakers (5/17/09) … Marked his first postseason double-double
with playoff career bests of 12 points (5-5 FG) and 12 boards (7 offensive) in Game 2 vs. Utah (4/23/07).
COLLEGE: Finished his collegiate career at Kentucky ranked 35th in scoring (1,211 points), seventh in rebounding
(910), ninth in blocks (128), eighth in steals (170) and 16th in assists (292) in school history … Started 110
consecutive games, tying the school record set by Alex Groza (1946-49) … Shot .503 from the field and .733
from the line over four years … Won two SEC Championships and two SEC Tournament titles … Helped UK to
three NCAA Sweet 16 finishes and two NCAA Elite Eights … Earned consensus First-Team All-SEC and league
Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Named MVP of the 2005 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament …
Became the first player since Sam Bowie (1980-81, 84) to lead UK in rebounding in three seasons, and the
first since Dan Issel (1968-70) to do so in three consecutive years.
PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Edward Hayes Jr. … Age 28 … Son of Charles and Tracey Hayes … His first
child, a son, Dorian Titus Hayes, was born hours before Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Playoffs vs. the Utah Jazz
(4/21/07) … Majored in communications … Loves to sing and would like to be an actor … Named a Parade
All-American, California State Player of the Year (D-I) and District Player of the Year as a senior at Modesto
Christian … Grabbed 31 rebounds in the 2000 Northern California Finals, which was a California high school
record for all divisions … Was also an All-State football player as a sophomore in high school.
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POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-9/250
YEARS: 4th NBA season
Year-Team G
08-09 Cle. 62
09-10 Cle. 81
10-11 Cle. 80
TOTALS
223
Year-Team
09-10 Cle.
TOTALS
COLLEGE: North Carolina State
HIGH SCHOOL: Joseph Wheeler (Marietta, GA)
BORN: 9/4/88 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO
705 100 194 .515
0
0 --- 45 67 .672 52 113 165
9 81 0 14 45
1691 289 522 .554
0
1 .000 111 163 .681 110 290 400 40 132 1 36 92
2256 429 936 .458
0
5 .000 247 367 .673 217 478 695 91 215 1 48 173
4652 818 1652 .495
0
6 .000 403 597 .675 379 881 1260 140 428 2 98 310
NBA Playoff STATISTICS
G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL
11 79 14 22 .636
0
0 --- 11 16 .688 1
8
9
1 9 0 0
11 79 14 22 .636
0
0 --- 11 16 .688 1
8
9
1 9 0 0
HICKSON'S CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 45
02/11/11 vs. LAC
FGM: 12 (3) 03/19/11 @ LAC
FGA: 23
01/09/11 @ PHO
3FGA: 1 (6) 02/27/11 vs. PHI
FTM: 10
04/06/11 @ TOR
FTA: 14
04/06/11 @ TOR
OREB: 11
01/22/11 @ CHI
DREB: 16
04/05/11 vs. CHA
REB: 20
01/22/11 @ CHI
AST: 5
01/25/11 @ BOS
STL: 3 (3) 03/23/11 vs. NJ
TO: 9
01/14/11 @ UT
BLK: 5
02/25/11 vs. NY
PTS: 31 (2) 02/04/11 @ MEM
HICKSON'S POSTSEASON CAREER
HIGHS
MIN: 19
05/03/10 vs. BOS
FGM: 5
05/01/10 vs. BOS
FGA: 7
05/01/10 vs. BOS
3FGM: 0 (11) 05/13/10 @ BOS
3FGA: 0 (11) 05/13/10 @ BOS
FTM: 5
05/03/10 vs. BOS
FTA: 7
05/03/10 vs. BOS
OREB: 1
04/25/10 @ CHI
DREB: 3
05/07/10 @ BOS
REB: 3
05/07/10 @ BOS
AST: 1
05/07/10 @ BOS
STL: 0 (11) 05/13/10 @ BOS
TO: 2
05/03/10 vs. BOS
BLK: 0 (11) 05/13/10 @ BOS
PTS: 13
05/03/10 vs. BOS
BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
30 245 2.7 0.1 4.0
39 689 4.9 0.5 8.5
54 1105 8.7 1.1 13.8
123 2039 5.7 0.6 9.1
TO BLK
6 0
6 0
PTS RPG APG PPG
39 0.8 0.1 3.5
39 0.8 0.1 3.5
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cleveland in the first round (19th overall
pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft .… Traded to the Kings for Omri Casspi and
a conditional future first-round draft pick (6/30/11).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 9.1 ppg (.495 FG%, .675 FT%), 5.7
rpg, 0.6 apg, and 37.1 mpg in 223 career games (started 139) in three
seasons with Cleveland prior to trade to Sacramento … Scored a career-high
31 points versus Atlanta (11/2/10) and then again at Memphis (2/4/11) to go
along with 15 rebounds … Grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds (including
a career-high 11 offensive rebounds) at Chicago (1/22/11) … Scored 24
points, pulled down 15 rebounds and had a career-high five blocks against
New York (2/25/11) … Became only the sixth Cavs player to shoot at least
9-of-9 from the field in scoring 21 points versus Golden State (12/17/09)
… Recorded double-double with 11 points (.667 FG%) and 14 rebounds
versus the LA Lakers on (1/21/10) … Recorded a career-high 23 points
(8-10 FG) versus Minnesota on (1/27/10) … Grabbed a career-high 16
rebounds versus Atlanta (4/2/10) … Scored a career-high 14 points and
had a career-high four blocks versus Oklahoma City (12/26/08) … Grabbed
a career-high nine rebounds versus Memphis (2/24/09).
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Played in 80 games (started 66) for the
Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 13.8 ppg (.458 FG%, .673 FT%), 8.7 rpg,
1.1 apg, 0.6 spg, and 28.2 mpg, all career highs … Recorded 28 doubledoubles, ranking him 19th in the league … Finished the season with six
straight double-doubles and over his last 13 games, averaged 19.1 ppg on
.513 shooting from the field and 12.5 rpg while recording 11 double-doubles
… Led the team in scoring 19 times, rebounds 40 times and blocks 19
times … Missed the Dec. 4th game due to a stomach virus.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Played in 81 games (started 73), averaging
8.5 ppg (.554 FG%, .681 FT%) 4.9 rpg, 0.5 apg, and 20.9 mpg … Led or
tied the team in points twice, in rebounds 10 times, in steals five times
and in blocks 17 times … Cavs were 25-4 when he scored 10 or more
points and 6-2 when he scored 20 or more points … Was a DNP-CD on
Feb. 23 versus New Orleans.
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 4.0 ppg (.515 FG% .672 FT%),
2.7 rpg and 11.4 mpg in 62 games … Led or tied for the team lead in
blocks five times, in steals three times and rebounds on one occasion … Missed last five games of season
(4/8-4/15/09) with low back soreness.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 11 games during the 2010 Playoffs and averaged 3.5 points (.636
FG%, .688 FT%), 0.8 rpg, and 7.4 mpg … Scored a playoff career-high 13 points (.667 FG%) in 19 minutes in
Game 2 versus Boston in the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Put up 11 points (.714 FG%) and two rebounds
in 12 minutes in Game 1 versus Boston … Scored in double figures three times in the 2010 postseason.
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COLLEGE: Played one season at North Carolina State and earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors and was
named Honorable Mention All-Conference … In 31 games (started 26), averaged 14.8 points (.591 FG%),
a conference second-best 8.5 rpg, and 1.5 bpg (sixth in the conference) … Was named ACC Rookie of the
Week on three occasions … Scored 20 or more points seven times and registered 10 double-doubles … Set
an ACC single-game freshman record by pulling down a career-high 23 rebounds and also added 13 points
and four blocked shots versus Clemson … Scored a career-high 33 points on 10-11 shooting and grabbed 13
rebounds versus Western Carolina … In his collegiate debut versus William & Mary, finished with 31 points
on a perfect 12-for-12 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds … Put up 27 points and 14 rebounds versus
Miami in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Edward Hickson … Age 23 … From Atlanta … Is an only child… Favorite NBA
player is New York Knicks center Amare’ Stoudemire … Favorite possession is his iPod … Enjoys watching
movies and fishing … Favorite sports other than basketball is football … Has no superstitions or basketball
rituals.
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TRAVIS OUTLAW
25
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-9/207
YEARS: 9th NBA season
Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M
03-04 Por.
8 19
3
7 .429
0
04-05 Por. 59 792 133 267 .498
4
05-06 Por. 69 1,153 162 368 .440 14
06-07 Por. 67 1,532 246 567 .434 10
07-08 Por. 82 2,185 417 964 .433 40
08-09 Por. 81 2,246 385 850 .453 89
09-10 Por.-LAC34 730 110 281 .391 40
10-11 NJ
82 2,357 274 731 .375 76
TOTALS
48211,017 1,730 4,035 .429 273
Year-Team
08-09 Por.
TOTALS
FG3A PCT
0 .000
10 .400
53 .264
37 .270
101 .396
236 .377
105 .381
252 .302
794 .344
HIGH SCHOOL: Starkville (Starkville, MS)
BORN: 9/18/84 (Starkville, MS)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
2 4 .500 2
2
4
1 1 0 1
1 0
8 0.5 0.1 1.0
49 75 .653 40 81 121 35 77 0 30 39 40 319 2.1 0.6 5.4
62 89 .697 48 141 189 34 112 0 31 37 46 400 2.7 0.5 5.8
143 181 .790 65 152 217 52 150 1 61 66 74 645 3.2 0.8 9.6
218 294 .741 96 280 376 106 173 0 59 107 63 1,092 4.6 1.3 13.3
175 242 .723 70 261 331 83 168 0 47 94 57 1,034 4.1 1.0 12.8
49 59 .831 33 88 121 34 43 0 18 32 17 309 3.6 1.0 9.1
132 171 .772 54 271 325 84 148 0 34 71 36 756 4.0 1.0 9.2
8301,115 .744 408 1,276 1,684 429 872 1 281 447 333 4,563 3.5 0.9 9.5
NBA Playoff STATISTICS
G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL
6 170 21 66 .318
4 16 .250 8 12 .667 2 16 18
3 10 0 5
6 170 21 66 .318
4 16 .250 8 12 .667 2 16 18
3 10 0 5
OUTLAW'S CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 47
03/19/09 @ CLE
FGM: 11 (2) 02/19/08 vs. SAC
FGA: 23
03/29/08 vs. CHA
3FGM: 4 (5) 03/12/10 @ CHA
3FGA: 8
03/12/10 @ CHA
FTM: 18
04/16/07 @ UT
FTA: 20
04/16/07 @ UT
OREB: 6
11/04/06 vs. MIN
DREB: 11 (2) 02/12/09 @ GS
REB: 15
11/04/06 vs. MIN
AST: 6
03/13/10 @ SA
STL: 4 (2) 12/25/08 vs. DAL
TO: 5 (2) 01/16/08 @ BOS
BLK: 6
11/10/06 vs. NO/OKC
PTS: 36
04/18/07 vs. GS
OUTLAW'S POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 32
04/26/09 @ HOU
FGM: 6
04/26/09 @ HOU
FGA: 14
04/26/09 @ HOU
3FGM: 2
04/26/09 @ HOU
3FGA: 4 (2) 04/26/09 @ HOU
FTM: 4
04/30/09 @ HOU
FTA: 4 (2) 04/30/09 @ HOU
OREB: 1 (2) 04/26/09 @ HOU
DREB: 5
04/28/09 vs. HOU
REB: 5
04/28/09 vs. HOU
AST: 2
04/24/09 @ HOU
STL: 2
04/26/09 @ HOU
TO: 2 (2) 04/26/09 @ HOU
BLK: 2
04/26/09 @ HOU
PTS: 14
04/26/09 @ HOU
TO BLK
5 4
5 4
PTS RPG APG PPG
54 3.0 0.5 9.0
54 3.0 0.5 9.0
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first
round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft … Traded along with Steve
Blake and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marcus Camby (2/16/10)
… Signed with New Jersey as a free agent (7/14/10) … Waived by New
Jersey and designated him as the team's amnesty player (12/15/11) ...
Claimed off amnesty waivers by Sacramento (12/17/11).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 482 career games, including 87 starts, holds
averages of 9.5 ppg (.429 FG%, .344 3PT%, .744 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg,
and 22.9 mpg … Tallied 20 points (8-12 FG), a career-high tying four
three-pointers and seven boards vs. Orlando (11/13/10) … Recorded a
season-high 27 points (11-22 FG, 4-7 3PT) and seven boards vs. Cleveland
(11/9/10) … Netted a team-best 23 points, including 13 in the fourth
quarter, in Portland’s win over New York (2/08/09) ... Recorded a seasonhigh 33 points (9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT), the most by a Portland reserve since
he scored 36 (4/18/07), to go with seven rebounds and a season-high
three blocks in Chicago (01/02/09) … Matched a franchise record for free
throw percentage in a game, going 16-for-16, while scoring a career-best
36 points with 10 rebounds vs. Golden State (4/18/07).
NBA PLAYOFFS HIGHLIGHTS: Appeared in six games, posting averages of
9.0 ppg (.318% FG), 3.0 rpg and 28.3 mpg … Netted a playoff career-best
14 points at Houston.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 9.2 ppg (.375 FG%, .302 3pt%,
.772 FT%), 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, and 28.8 mpg in 82 games (started 55) for
New Jersey.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 9.1 ppg (.391 FG%, .381 3PT%,
.831 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, and 21.5 mpg in 34 games (started 6) with
the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers ... After appearing
in 11 games with Portland, was traded from the Trail Blazers to the Clippers
(2/16/10) … Missed a total of 51 games due to injury, 44 games with a
left foot injury in Portland and seven games in Los Angeles (three with a
left foot injury and four with a strained right groin).
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 12.8 ppg (.453 FG%, .377 3FG%,
.723 FT%), 4.1 rpg, 1.0 apg and 27.7 mpg in 81 games (started 6) …
Scored in double figures in 59 games, including 11 contests with 20-plus points ... Led the team in scoring six
times and rebounding four times … Led Portland’s bench in scoring a team high 38 times.
2007-08 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged a career-high 13.3 ppg (.433 FG%, .396 3FG%, .741 FT%), 4.6 rpg, and
1.3 apg in 26.7 mpg in 82 games (started 6) … One of two Trail Blazers to play in all 82 games … Ranked No.
2 in the NBA in points off the bench (12.9 ppg) among reserves who played at least 60 games in that role …
Scored in double digits 57 times, including 16 games of 20-plus points.
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2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: In 67 games (started 1), averaged 9.6 ppg (.434 FG%, .270 3PT%, .790 FT%),
3.2 rpg, 1.1 bpg, and 22.9 mpg … Led team in total blocks (74) … Scored 10-plus points 28 times, including
five outings with 20-plus and one with 30-plus.
2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 5.8 ppg (.440 FG%, .264 3PT%, .697 FT%), 2.7 rpg and 16.7 mpg in 69
games (started 11) … In those starts, averaged 9.6 ppg, 4.7 ppg, 1.1 apg, and 1.1 spg.
2004-05 REGULAR SEASON: Recorded 5.4 ppg (.498 FG%, .400 3pt%, .653 FT%), 2.1 rpg, and 13.4 mpg in
59 contests (started 2) … While he sat out 23 games with DNP-CD, he was the only Trail Blazer to suit up and
be ready to play in all 82 games.
2003-04 REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in eight games in his rookie NBA season and averaged 1.0 ppg (.429
FG%, .500 FT%), 0.5 rpg and 2.4 mpg, playing 19 minutes total for the year.
PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Marquez Outlaw … Served as the ambassador to the 2007 Trail Blazers Street
Jam, which benefits Special Olympics Oregon … Returned to the battered Mississippi Gulf Region in August
2006 to help with the rebuilding efforts one year after Hurricane Katrina struck … Holds basketball clinics
for children with asthma, which Outlaw has … Parents are John and Markeeta Outlaw … Father is assistant
chief of police for the Starkville Police Department … His hometown of Starkville, Miss., declared Aug. 26 of
each year Travis Outlaw Day and his high school jersey No. 25 was retired during halftime of a Starkville High
School football game that evening in 2005 … First dunked the ball in fifth grade … Averaged 18.7 points and
6.3 rebounds in 35.5 minutes en route to 2005 First Team All-Reebok Vegas Summer League honors.
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JOHN SALMONS
POSITION: Guard-Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/207
YEARS: 10th NBA season
Year-Team G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M
02-03 Phi. 64 504 48 116 .414 10
03-04 Phi. 77 1603 161 416 .387 50
04-05 Phi. 58 993 85 210 .405 31
05-06 Phi. 82 2059 219 521 .420 26
06-07 Sac. 79 2135 236 517 .456 40
07-08 Sac. 81 2517 381 799 .477 39
08-09 Sac.-Chi.79 2959 516 1093 .472 126
09-10 Chi.-Mil.81 2825 437 991 .441 118
10-11 Mil. 73 2554 373 898 .415 83
TOTALS
67418149 2456 5561 .442 523
Year-Team
02-03 Phi.
04-05 Phi.
08-09 Chi.
09-10 Mil.
TOTALS
G
6
2
7
7
22
COLLEGE: Miami (FL)
HIGH SCHOOL: Plymouth-Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
BORN: 12/12/79 (Philadelphia, PA)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT
31 .323 26 35 .743 16 43 59
147 .340 71 92 .772 38 158 196
91 .341 35 48 .729 12 109 121
87 .299 155 200 .775 48 172 220
112 .357 159 204 .779 47 217 264
120 .325 214 260 .823 76 273 349
302 .417 288 347 .830 59 274 333
309 .382 253 305 .830 35 235 270
219 .379 195 240 .813 27 239 266
1418 .369 1396 1731 .806 358 1720 2078
NBA Playoff STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF
16
0
1 .000
0
1 .000 0 2 .000 0
3
4
0
0 ---
0
0 --- 0 0 --- 0
0
313 43 107 .402 12 38 .316 29 34 .853 6 25
285 44 109 .404
4 23 .174 27 28 .964 7 19
618 87 217 .401 16 62 .258 56 64 .875 13 47
SALMONS' CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 57
01/14/09 @ GS
FGM: 14 (2) 04/09/11 vs. CLE
FGA: 24
03/09/09 @ MIA
3FGM: 5 (2) 03/14/09 vs. NO
3FGA: 11
04/11/09 vs. CHA
FTM: 12
11/26/08 vs. NJ
FTA: 16
11/26/08 vs. NJ
OREB: 6
01/31/06 vs. PHO
DREB: 11 (3) 01/14/09 @ GS
REB: 14
01/14/09 @ GS
AST: 12 (2) 02/14/11 vs. LAC
STL: 6 (2) 12/21/09 vs. SAC
TO: 7 (3) 01/05/08 @ CHI
BLK: 3 (2) 11/30/09 @ MIL
PTS: 38 (2) 03/17/09 vs. BOS
AST PF
47 53
134 122
114 92
223 178
254 177
208 171
249 182
223 166
252 157
1704 1298
DQ
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
6
STL
17
62
40
73
73
93
83
99
72
612
TOT AST PF DQ STL
3
0 0 0 0
0
1 0 0 0
31 16 20 0 9
26 28 19 0 10
60 45 39 0 19
TO
29
77
51
125
119
170
165
123
137
996
BLK
6
16
13
13
27
31
24
26
28
184
PTS RPG APG PPG
132 0.9 0.7 2.1
443 2.5 1.7 5.8
236 2.1 2.0 4.1
619 2.7 2.7 7.5
671 3.3 3.2 8.5
1015 4.3 2.6 12.5
1446 4.2 3.2 18.3
1245 3.3 2.8 15.4
1024 3.6 3.5 14.0
6831 3.1 2.5 10.1
TO BLK
2 0
0 0
12 7
12 4
26 11
PTS RPG APG PPG
0 0.5 0.0 0.0
0 0.0 0.5 0.0
127 4.4 2.3 18.1
119 3.7 4.0 17.0
246 2.7 2.0 11.2
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by San Antonio out of the University of Miami
with the 26th overall pick in NBA Draft 2002 … Traded by San Antonio with
Mark Bryant and Randy Holcomb to Philadelphia in exchange for Speedy
Claxton (6/26/02) ... Signed as a free agent with Sacramento (7/24/06) ...
Traded to Chicago along with Brad Miller in exchange for Drew Gooden, Andres
Nocioni, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons (2/18/09) ... Sent to Milwaukee
from Chicago along with second round draft picks in 2011 and 2012 and the
option to switch first round picks (11-30) in the 2010 NBA Draft in exchange
for Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick (2/18/10) ... Re-signed to a multi-year
contract by the Milwaukee Bucks (7/8/10) … Traded to Sacramento with the
draft rights to Jimmer Fredette in a three-team deal that sent guard Beno
Udrih to the Milwaukee Bucks and the draft rights to Bismack Biyombo to
the Charlotte Bobcats.
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 10.1 ppg (.442 FG%, .369 3pt%, .806
FT%), 3.1 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.9 spg, and 26.9 mpg in 674 career games (started
317) in nine seasons with Philadelphia, Sacramento, Chicago, and Milwaukee
… Scored a season-high 33 points on 13-23 from the field and 6-6 from the
free throw line against Denver (2/16/11) … Netted 32 points on a career-high
SALMONS' POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHS tying 14 field goals against Cleveland (4/9/11) … Tied his career-high 12
assists along with 16 points against the Los Angeles Clippers (2/14/11) …
MIN: 60
04/30/09 vs. BOS
Scored a season-best 32 points with a season-high tying eight rebounds and
FGM: 13
04/30/09 vs. BOS
four assists at Atlanta on 2/28/10 ... Logged 53 minutes and scored 27 points
FGA: 23
04/20/10 @ ATL
with seven rebounds and five assists at Sacramento on 3/19/10 ... Finished
3FGM: 5
04/30/09 vs. BOS
with 28 points, seven assists and five rebounds at Cleveland on 3/31/10 …
3FGA: 9
04/30/09 vs. BOS
Recorded 25 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and seven assists in 57 minutes
FTM: 10
04/26/10 vs. ATL
before hitting the game-winning jumper with :01.6 left in triple-overtime at
FTA: 10
04/26/10 vs. ATL
GS on 1/14/09 … Scored 29 points and added six boards and four assists vs.
OREB: 2 (3) 04/28/10 @ ATL
MIA on 1/9/09 … Scored a career-high 38 points (11-19 FG, 4-5 3FG, 12-16
DREB: 5 (2) 04/30/10 vs. ATL
FT) and seven rebounds in 50:11 vs. NJ on 11/26/08 … Tallied 32 points
REB: 6 (4) 04/30/10 vs. ATL
to complement 11 rebounds, six assists, a career-best six steals and one
AST: 7
04/24/10 vs. ATL
block in 44 minutes at NY on 1/2/08 … Dribbled coast-to-coast and hit the
STL: 6
04/17/10 @ ATL
game-winning jumper off the glass with :02.4 seconds remaining to secure a
TO: 4
04/23/09 vs. BOS
Kings victory, finishing with 22 points, four rebounds and three assists in 42
BLK: 3
04/26/09 vs. BOS
minutes versus DAL on 1/14/08 … Dished out a season-high nine assists to
PTS: 35
04/30/09 vs. BOS
accompany 22 points and three steals in 45 minutes in the season opener at
NO on 10/31/07 … Recorded 27 points, five rebounds, four assists, and one
steal in 40 minutes at DAL on 11/3/07 … Posted a team-high 31 points with
four rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 43 minutes at NJ on 12/18/07.
NBA PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 11.2 ppg (.401 FG%, .258 3pt%, .875 FT%), 2.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.5
bpg, and 28.0 mpg in 22 career playoff contests (started 14) … Started all seven games in 2010 with Milwaukee
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and averaged 17.0 ppg (.404 FG%, .174 3pt%, .964 FT%), 3.7 rpg and a team-best 4.0 apg … Scored 22 points
while going 10-10 from the free throw line on 4/26/10 against Atlanta ... Started all seven games in 2009 for the
Bulls and averaged 18.1 ppg (.402 FG%, .316 3pt%, .853 FT%), 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.0 bpg and 44.7 mpg
(third in the NBA) … Posted a playoff career-high 35 points and grabbed six rebounds in a franchise playoff-record
59:56 minutes of action in Game 6 against BOS on 4/30/09 ... Appeared in two playoff games for the Sixers during
the 2005 First Round series vs. DET, totaling four minutes … In six playoff games in 2003, grabbed three boards
and played 16 minutes against Detroit.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Played in 73 games (started 70) in his first full season with the Bucks and averaged 14.0
ppg (.415 FG%, .379 3pt%, .813 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 3.5 apg, and 1.0 spg in 35.0 mpg … Led the team in points 16 times,
assists 22 times and steals 17 times … Recorded 10 or more points in a team-high 50 games, 20 or more points in
15 games and 30 or more points twice … Missed one game on 12/15/10 with back spasms and eight games from
1/19/11 through 1/31/11 due to right hip soreness.
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Split the season with Chicago (51 games) and Milwaukee (30 games) and averaged 15.4
ppg (.441 FG%, .382 3pt%, .830 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, and 1.2 spg ... Led Milwaukee in scoring in 16 of his 30
games with the team ... Scored in double-figures in 27 of his 30 games ... Bucks went 22-8 with him in the lineup.
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in a total of 79 games with Sacramento and Chicago (74 starts) … Averaged
18.3 ppg (.472 FG%, .417 3pt%, .830 FT%), 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.1 spg in 37.5 mpg (17th in the NBA) … As a Bull, he
led the team in scoring six times and in assists twice … Recorded 23 games with 10 or more points, 11 games with
20 or more points and two games with 30 or more points … Missed one game due to a left thigh strain on 12/2/08
and one game due to a left groin strain on 3/31/09.
2007-08 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 12.5 ppg (.477 FG%, .325 3pt%, .823 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.2 spg, and
31.1 mpg in 81 games (started 41) for Sacramento … Accrued averages of 17.5 ppg (.497 FG%, .385 3pt%, .811
FT%), 5.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, and 1.6 spg as a starter … Finished 40th in the NBA in free throw percentage and 41st in
steals (including 40th in steals per turnover ratio) … Logged five double-doubles … Led the Kings in scoring in
11 contests, in rebounding six times, and assists in 13 games … Missed one game due to a sprained right ankle
on 3/16 vs. Toronto.
2006-07 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 8.5 ppg (.456 FG%, .357 3pt%, .779 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 27.0 mpg
in 79 games (19 starts) with the Kings.
2005-06 REGULAR SEASON: Posted 7.5 ppg (.420 FG%, .299 3pt%, .775 FT%), 2.7 rpg and 2.7 apg in 25.1 mpg and
played in all 82 games (24 starts) for the Sixers … As a starter, averaged 9.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, and 32.1 mpg
… Totaled three double-doubles and scored 10-plus points 31 times.
2004-05 REGULAR SEASON: Played in 58 games (eight starts) and averaged 4.1 ppg (.405 FG%, .341 3pt%, .729
FT%), 2.1 rpg and 2.0 apg in 17.1 mpg
2003-04 REGULAR SEASON: In his sophomore campaign, posted 5.8 ppg (.387 FG%, .340 3pt%, .772 FT%), 2.5 rpg,
1.7 apg and 20.8 mpg in 77 games (24 starts) … Scored 20 or more points three times.
2002-03 REGULAR SEASON: Played in 64 games (one start) as a rookie averaging 2.1 ppg (.414 FG%, .323 3pt%,
.743 FT%), making his NBA debut vs. ORL on 10/29/02 … Made first career start vs. PHO on 12/13/02, scored six
points to go with six rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes … Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003
Reebok Pro Summer League in Boston.
COLLEGE: Averaged 10.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.6 spg and 30.8 mpg in 124 games for the University of Miami …
For his career, shot 46.6 percent from the field, 32.1 from three and 80.5 from the line … Led the Hurricanes to an
86-39 (.688) record during his career, marking the most victories over a four-year period in school history … Started
107 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Hurricane history (Kevin Norris, 108) … Tied teammate Elton
Tyler for first on Miami's games played list … Was the first Miami player to surpass 1,000 career points (1,287), 600
rebounds (687), 400 assists (433), and 150 steals (192) … Left school ranked 17th in scoring and third in assists
and steals … Recorded at least 50 steals in three straight seasons (1999-02), the only UM player with that distinction
… Awarded the Big East Sportsmanship Award, earned Second-Team All-Big East honors and was a Second-Team
All-District 6 selection as a senior (2001-02).
PERSONAL: Full name is John Rashad Salmons … Age 31 … Nickname is 'Buck' … Son of Sandra and John Salmons
… Stepfather is Douglas Lillie … He and his wife, Taniesha, have a son, Josiah and a daughter, Saria … Majored in
criminology/sociology at Miami … Would like to become a fashion designer after his playing career … Participated
in the Kings Read to Achieve program, visited local schools and mentored youth on the importance of literacy
and the benefits of reading … Joined teammates to help build frameworks for new homes which were donated to
victims of Hurricane Katrina … Donated time and labor to assist refurbishment of the Washington Neighborhood
Center, as part of the Cesar Chavez Day of Service in March 2007 … Served as the Honorary Commissioner for
three seasons of the Sixers Neighborhood Basketball League (SNBL) … Led Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
to the 1997 Pennsylvania state basketball championship … Had his No. 45 prep jersey retired by his alma mater in
2002 … His favorite meal is spaghetti and meat sauce … Lists "The Usual Suspects" as his favorite film … Cites
The Bible as his favorite book.
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34 JASON THOMPSON
COLLEGE: Rider
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-11/250 HIGH SCHOOL: Lenape HS (Burlington County, NJ)
BORN: 7/21/86 (Mount Laurel, NJ)
YEARS: 4th NBA season
Year-Team G
08-09 Sac. 82
09-10 Sac. 75
10-11 Sac. 75
TOTALS
232
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO
2303 356 717 .497
0
8 .000 198 286 .692 234 372 606 93 314 9 46 146
2357 370 784 .472
1 10 .100 198 277 .715 224 413 637 124 279 7 41 139
1748 271 534 .507
0
3 .000 121 200 .605 144 310 454 88 212 1 28 99
6408 997 2035 .490
1 21 .048 517 763 .678 602 1095 1697 305 805 17 115 384
THOMPSON'S CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 50
12/23/09 vs. CLE
FGM: 11
12/12/09 vs. MIN
FGA: 20
04/08/10 vs. LAC
3FGM: 1
04/06/10 vs. SA
3FGA: 2 (2) 04/13/10 @ LAL
FTM: 14
01/16/09 vs. MIL
FTA: 15
01/16/09 vs. MIL
OREB: 10
12/06/08 vs. DEN
DREB: 12
01/15/10 @ PHI
REB: 19
04/01/09 @ GS
AST: 6 (2) 01/08/10 @ GS
STL: 3 (6) 01/24/11 @ POR
TO: 7
11/17/09 vs. CHI
BLK: 4 (4) 04/03/10 vs. POR
PTS: 27
11/13/09 vs. HOU
BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
59 910 7.4 1.1 11.1
73 939 8.5 1.7 12.5
44 663 6.1 1.2 8.8
176 2512 7.3 1.3 10.8
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as a senior out of Rider with
the 12th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year contract
with the Kings (7/8/08).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 10.8 ppg (.490 FG%, 1-21 3pt, .678
FT%), 7.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, and 27.6 mpg in 232 career NBA games (started
153) through three seasons with Sacramento … Has scored 10-plus points
in 130 career games, tallied 20 or more points on 15 occasions, and logged
50 double-doubles … Scored a career-high 27 points (9-15 FG, 9-10 FT)
vs. Houston (11/13/09) … Made a career-high 11 field goals en route to
a team-high 23 points and a game-best 12 rebounds in 34 minutes vs.
Minnesota (12/12/09) … Logged a career-most 50 minutes against Cleveland
(12/23/09), contributing 18 points (7-14 FG, 4-5 FT), nine rebounds, two
assists, and one steal … Made first career 3-pointer vs. San Antonio (4/6/10)
… Only the second rookie in the Sacramento era to play an entire season
(2008-09) without missing a game (other was Michael Smith in 1994-95)
… First Kings player since Vlade Divac in 2001-02 to grab more than 200
offensive rebounds in a season ... Registered a double-double in NBA debut
at Minnesota (10/29), the only Kings rookie since Jerry Lucas 46 years ago
to register a double-double in first pro game.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 8.8 ppg (.507 FG%, 0-2 3pt, .605 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 23.3 mpg
in 75 games (started 39) ... As a starter, averaged 9.6 ppg (.502 FG%, 0-1 3pt, .660 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, and
24.6 mpg in 39 games ... As a reserve, averaged 8.0 ppg (.515 FG%, 0-2 3pt, .543 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 1.1 apg, and
21.9 mpg in 36 games ... DNP-CD in two games ... On Inactive List (right ring finger laceration - seven stitches) in
three games ... DND - sprained right ankle in two games (2/1/11, 2/4/11) ... Scored in double-figures in 31 games,
20-plus in two games ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 11 games ... Recorded nine double-doubles ... Led team
in scoring in three games, rebounding in 11, and assists in two. Top-Single Game Performances: Twice scored
season-high 22 points - vs. Washington (12/8/10) and at Detroit (1/15/11) ... Tallied 22 points (10-15 FG, 2-2 FT),
a season-high 14 rebounds, two assists, one steal, and two blocks in 38 minutes vs. Washington (12/8/10).
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged career-high 12.5 ppg (.472 FG%, 1-10 3pt, .715 FT%), a team-leading
8.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.97 bpg, and 31.4 mpg in 75 games (started 58) … As a starter, posted 13.0 ppg (.473 FG%,
.111 3pt%, .724 FT%), 8.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.12 bpg, and 33.3 mpg … Missed two games due to personal reasons
(2/3/10, 2/5/10) and five contests with non-displaced lower back fractures (2/26-3/5/10) … Ranked 21st in the
NBA in rebounding and 37th in blocks … Notched five consecutive double-doubles from Nov. 4 thru Nov. 13 ...
Scored in double-figures 50 times and tallied 20 or more points in nine contests … Corralled 10-plus rebounds
in 28 games and logged 24 double-doubles … Led the Kings in scoring six times, rebounding in 28 games,
and assists on six occasions ... Scored a career-high 27 points (9-15 FG, 9-10 FT) to accompany a game-high
11 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in 37 minutes vs. Houston (11/13/09) … Netted 22 points (7-15 FG,
8-9 FT), a game-high 12 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and one block in 40 minutes vs. Atlanta (11/4/09)
… Hauled in a game-best 14 rebounds to go with a team-high 21 points (6-15 FG, 9-10 FT), two steals, and a
block in 40 minutes vs. Oklahoma City (11/10/09) … Made a career-high 11 field goals en route to a team-high
23 points and a game-best 12 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Minnesota (12/12/09) … Logged a career-most 50
minutes against Cleveland (12/23/09), contributing 18 points (7-14 FG, 4-5 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, and
one steal … Made first career 3-pointer vs. San Antonio (4/6/10).
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 11.1 ppg (.497 FG%, 0-8 3pt, .692 FT%), 7.4 rpg, 1.1 apg, and 28.1 mpg in
82 games (started 56) as a rookie … Only the second rookie in the Sacramento era to play an entire season without
missing a game (other was Michael Smith in 1994-95) ... Finished eighth in the NBA in total offensive rebounds
(234) and 15th in offensive rebounds per game (2.9) … Also ranked 25th in the NBA in field goal percentage and
29th in rebounding … Among NBA rookies, placed ninth in scoring, third in rebounding, field goal percentage,
and double-doubles (17), 12th in assists, fifth in blocks, and eighth in minutes per game … Led the league in
offensive rebounds during the month of April (4.8 per game) … First Kings player since Vlade Divac in 2001-02
to grab more than 200 offensive rebounds in a season ... Registered a double-double in NBA debut at Minnesota
(10/29/08), the only Kings rookie since Jerry Lucas 46 years ago to register a double-double in first pro game
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… Led Kings in total rebounds (606), joining Lionel Simmons (1990-91)
as the only Kings rookies in the Sac-era to lead the team in total rebounds
in a season ... Tied a Sac-era single-game rookie record by snatching 19
rebounds at Golden State (4/109), sharing the mark with Michael Stewart
(1/12/98 vs. Phoenix) and Simmons (2/6/91 vs. Portland) … Set a new Sac-era
single-game rookie record with 10 offensive rebounds vs. Denver (12/6/09),
surpassing Stewart’s mark of nine achieved on two occasions during the
1997-98 campaign (12/22/97 vs. Minnesota & 1/2/98 against Vancouver) …
Shot 50% or better from the field in 43 contests … Reached double-figures
in scoring 49 times and scored 20-plus points on four occasions … Hauled
in 10 or more rebounds in 22 games … Led the team in scoring three times,
rebounding in 27 games, and assists in three contests … Registered a then
career-high 23 points (7-11 FG, 9-10 FT) to accompany six rebounds, one
assist, and one steal in 30 minutes at Phoenix (4/3/09) … Tallied 22 points
(4-5 FG, career-high 14-15 FT), a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists, and
one block in 35 minutes vs. Milwaukee (1/16/09).
COLLEGE: Averaged 16.7 ppg (.526 FG%, .291 3pt%, .667 FT%), 9.6 rpg, 2.1
apg, and 1.93 bpg in 122 career games (started 112) in four seasons at Rider
(2004-05 – 2007-08) … Named 2007-08 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 20.4 ppg (.560 FG%, .324 3pt%, .581
FT%), 12.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.06 spg, and 2.70 bpg in starting all 34 games in
which he played, ranking second in the country in rebounding behind Kansas
State’s Michael Beasley (12.4 rpg), 29th nationally in scoring, and 18th in
blocked shots (91) … Also earned First Team All-Conference and MAAC
Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season …
Earned United States Basketball Writers Association District II Player of the
Year and Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American honors … Named
MAAC Defensive Player of the Year in junior (2006-07) and senior seasons
… Finished second in the MAAC in scoring (behind Niagara’s Charron Fisher,
27.6 ppg) and blocked shots (trailing Tomas Vazquez-Simmons of Canisius,
2.80 bpg) … First NCAA player in 12 years to register at least three 20-point,
20-rebound performances in one year … Holds the Broncs’ single-game
rebounding record with 24 rebounds vs. Siena (2/10/08) ... Rewrote school
annals for single-season rebounds (412) in 2007-08, surpassing the 328
amassed by Steve Jefferson in 1971-72 … Established a new Rider singleseason scoring total with 694 points, eclipsing the previous mark held by
Darrick Suber (665 in 1992-93) … Sits atop the Broncs’ all-time list with 275
field goals made in a season … Swatted seven shots in consecutive games
vs. Delaware (11/17/07) and Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/07), posting school
records for blocks in a single contest … Recorded 24 double-doubles …
Hauled in a career-high 24 rebounds to complement 26 points (9-20 FG, 0-1
3pt, 8-12 FT), three assists, and five blocks vs. Siena (2/10/08) … Notched a
career-high 33 points (13-18 FG, 1-2 3pt, 6-10 FT) to go with 12 rebounds,
three assists, two steals, and three blocks vs. St. Peter’s (2/29/08) … Finished career alone at the top of Rider
annals in rebounds (1,171), and blocks (235), and third all-time in scoring with 2,040 points … Only player in
MAAC history to total more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career … Accrued 55 double-doubles, also
a MAAC record … Recipient of the Gil Rossi Award in each of his last three collegiate seasons, bestowed upon
Rider’s MVP … Led the conference in scoring and rebounding as a junior (2006-07), averaging 20.1 ppg and
10.1 rpg (ranking 24th & 10th in the nation respectively) en route to Mid-Major All-American honors … Joined
Kevin Durant of Texas and Nick Fazekas of Nevada as the only players in the nation to average a double-double
in 2006-07 … Registered Rider’s first 20/20 performance in team history with 23 points and a then career-high
20 rebounds vs. Manhattan (2/9/07) … Named a second team All-MAAC selection as a sophomore (2005-06),
finishing seventh in the conference in scoring (16.6 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (8.4 rpg) … Started 21 games
as a true freshman (2004-05), averaging 9.1 ppg and a team-leading 7.4 rpg, earning All-Conference status and
CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-American accolades.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jason Thompson … Age 25 … Nickname is “JT” … Son of Chuck and Sharyn Thompson
… Had his Rider jersey number retired prior to the game against Marist College (1/5/09)—just the fifth uniform,
and only second basketball number to be honored in school history … Younger brother Ryan also starred at Rider
and was a two-time All-MAAC selection … Is the 12th player in franchise history to don number 34 (last was
Corliss Williamson) … Is the third Kings player in the last 13 NBA Drafts to be selected as a senior (others – Dan
Dickau in 2002 & Brian Grant in 1994) … Only the second Rider player ever drafted by the NBA, joining Greg
Cisson (10th round by Philadelphia in the 1968 NBA Draft) and just the second athlete from the school tabbed in
the first round of any professional draft (other was Jeff Kunkel, picked third overall by Texas in the 1983 MLB draft)
… Donates tickets to Kings games each season as part of the Kings for the Community program, hosting groups
of underprivileged children and families living in the Sacramento area … Averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds
at Lenape High (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) as a senior (2003-04), helping his team to a 28-1 record and the school’s first
ever state title … Named first-team All-State Group IV and was selected to play in the New Jersey North-South
All-Star game … Majored in communications in college … Most memorable moments in his basketball career
thus far include being drafted by the Kings and winning a high school state championship … Lists his parents
as the people he most admires … Spends leisure time with family and friends, listening to music, and going to
the movies … Favorite films are “He Got Game” and “New Jack City” … Shoe size 20 (Nike).
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23 MARCUS THORNTON
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/205
YEARS: 3rd NBA season
Year-Team G
09-10 N.O. 73
10-11 NO-Sac73
TOTALS
146
COLLEGE: Louisiana State
HIGH SCHOOL: Tara High School (Baton Rouge, LA)
BORN: 6/5/87 (Baton Rouge, LA)
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT
1872 398 883 .451 117 313 .374 144 177 .814 72 139 211
1776 350 807 .434 88 240 .367 145 184 .788 61 197 258
3647 748 1690 .443 205 553 .371 289 361 .801 133 336 469
THORNTON'S CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 49
03/27/11 @ PHI
FGM: 15
02/23/10 @ CLE
FGA: 26 (2) 04/13/11 vs. LAL
3FGM: 6
03/01/10 vs. SA
3FGA: 12
03/16/11 vs. CLE
FTM: 12
03/14/11 vs. GS
FTA: 14
03/14/11 vs. GS
OREB: 6
12/20/10 @ IND
DREB: 10
01/30/11 @ PHO
REB: 11 (2) 03/29/11 vs. PHO
AST: 9
03/20/11 @ MIN
STL: 6
04/11/11 vs. OKC
TO: 6
03/18/11 vs. PHI
BLK: 2
02/03/10 vs. OKC
PTS: 42
03/14/11 vs. GS
AST
114
135
249
PF
127
110
237
DQ
0
0
0
STL TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG
58 76 11 1057 2.9 1.6 14.5
64 93 9 933 3.5 1.8 12.8
122 169 20 1990 3.2 1.7 13.6
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Acquired by Sacramento along with cash
considerations from New Orleans in exchange for forward Carl Landry ...
Selected by New Orleans with the 43rd overall pick in the second round
of the 2009 NBA Draft.
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Averaging 13.6 ppg (.443 FG%, .371 3pt%,
.801 FT%), 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 25.0 mpg in 146 career games (started
40) in two seasons with New Orleans (2009-10 and part of 2010-11) and
Sacramento (2010-11) ... Recorded career-high 42 points (13-20 FG, 4-7
3pt, 12-14), three rebounds, one assist, and four steals in 41 minutes
vs. Golden State (3/14/11) ... Twice grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds
- with New Orleans, at Indiana (12/20/10) and with Kings, vs. Phoenix
(3/29/11) ... In first game at ARCO Arena as a King, tallied 29 points (9-16
FG, 1-4 3pt, 10-12 FT), scoring the most points off the bench in a home
debut for the Kings in the Sacramento era ... The 29 points trailed only
Mitch Richmond’s 35 points for the most points scored in the first home
appearance in the Sacramento era … Was named to the NBA All-Rookie
Second Team after averaging 14.5 ppg (.451 FG%, .374 3pt%, .814 FT%),
2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg and 26.0 mpg in 73 games (started 17) with New Orleans
in 2009-10 … Combined with Darren Collison to become the leading rookie scorers in Hornets history – as
they had 2,003 points on the year ... The rookie duo also combined to average the most points per game for
a pair of rookies in Hornets history with 26.9 ppg.
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Averaged 21.3 ppg (.450 FG%, .361 3pt%, .805 FT%), 4.7 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.67
spg, and 38.1 mpg in 27 games (started 23) with Sacramento ... As a starter with the Kings, averaged 21.3
ppg (.441 FG%, .354 3pt%, .810 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.65 spg, and 39.7 mpg in 23 games ... As a reserve
with the Kings, averaged 21.0 ppg (.517 FG%, .400 3pt%, .778 FT%), 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.75 spg, and 29.0
mpg in four games ... Averaged 12.8 ppg (.434 FG%, .367 3pt%, .788 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, and 24.3 mpg
in 73 games (started 23) with Sacramento and New Orleans ... Averaged 7.8 ppg (.410 FG%, .376 3pt%, .758
FT%), 2.8 rpg, 0.9 apg, and 16.2 mpg in 46 games off the bench for New Orleans ... With the Kings, scored
in double-figures in 25 games, 20-plus points in 17 games, 30-plus in three games, 40-plus in one game ...
Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in one game ... Recorded one double-double ... Led Kings in scoring in 13 games,
rebounds in two, assists in five games ... Led all players who changed teams in 2010-11 in scoring differential
(+13.5 ppg), improving from 7.8 ppg with New Orleans to 21.3 ppg with Sacramento ... Finished second,
behind New York’s Carmelo Anthony (26.3 ppg), for the highest scoring average with a new team. Top-Single
Game Performances: Recorded career-high 42 points (13-20 FG, 4-7 3pt, 12-14), three rebounds, one assist,
and four steals in 41 minutes vs. Golden State (3/14) ... Twice grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds - with New
Orleans, at Indiana (12/20) and with Kings, vs. Phoenix (3/29) ... Exploded for 28 points in the second half
(19 in the third quarter) en route to a game-high 32 points (11-21 FG, 4-6 3pt, 6-7 FT) in Kings’ overtime win
at Philadelphia (3/27).
2009-10 REGULAR SEASON: Was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 14.5 ppg (.451
FG%, .374 3pt%, .814 FT%), 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg and 26.0 mpg in 73 games (started 17) with New Orleans in
2009-10 ... Missed 10 games (5 - inactive, 1 - DNP-CD, 4 - lower back contusion) ... Among rookies, ranked
fourth in scoring and sixth in free throw percentage ... Set a franchise rookie record with 117 three-pointers in
a season ... At Cleveland (2/23/10), tied New Orleans franchise record for points scored by a rookie (37), set
franchise record for points in a quarter (23, 2nd) and points off the bench (previous, 33, Dell Curry) ... Also,
tied the 3rd most points by an NBA rookie off the bench since the 1976-77 season ... In 17 starts, averaged
19.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, and 37.2 mpg in 17 starts for the Hornets in 2009-10 ... Scored in double-figures
in 52 games, 20 or more points in 21 contests, and 30 or more three times in 2009-10 ... Became the first
rookie not selected in the first round to score 20 or more points in that many games since Dino Radja, who had
23 such games during the 1993-94 season ... Among rookies, ranked fourth in points per game (14.5 ppg),
sixth in free-throw percentage (.814 FG%), eighth in minutes per game (25.6 mpg) and ninth in three-point
field-goal percentage (.374 3pt%) ... Combined with Darren Collison to become the leading rookie scorers in
Hornets history – as they had 2,003 points on the year ... The rookie duo also combined to average the most
points per game for a pair of rookies in Hornets history with 26.9 ppg ... Hit the 1,000-point mark on the season
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doing so in 1,771 minutes, marking the fastest rookie to 1,000 points since Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant
during the 2007-08 season (Durant accomplished it in 1,710 minutes) ... Finished ranking seventh in Hornets
franchise history with 720 bench points in his rookie year ... Scored New Orleans franchise rookie recordtying 37 points at Cleveland (2/23/10) ... Poured in 30 points (6-7 3FG; 6 tied for franchise rookie record) vs.
San Antonio (3/1/10) ... Had 19 points in first career start at Portland (1/25/10) ... Scored first NBA points of
career on tip-in vs. Toronto (11/6/09).
COLLEGE: Finished career at LSU after spending first two years at Kilgore Community College ... Was the SEC’s
Player of the Year following his senior season ... In just two seasons at LSU, he finished with 1,347 points,
21st all time and with a 20.4 scoring average, ranked sixth all-time ... Finished eighth in school history with
168 three-pointers ... As a senior, averaged 21.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 2.1 apg ... Was second in the conference
in scoring ... Scored in double-digits 19 times to close out the 2008-09 season ... As a junior, averaged 19.6
ppg (second in the SEC) and shot 81.7 percent from the free throw line, the second-best percentage in the
conference ... Made 90 three-pointers, the second most in a season in school history ... Averaged 26.9 ppg in
his second season at Kilgore Community College ... Was named a First-Team Junior College All-American and
MVP honors for Region XIV in his second season ... As a freshman, averaged 14.5 ppg, shooting an incredible
65 percent from the field.
PERSONAL: Born in Baton Rouge, La. ... Age 24 ... Has two brothers ... Majored in interdisciplinary studies ...
Grew up in Baton Rouge, La. ... Played host to a series of Hornets summer camps during the 2010 offseason ...
While with New Orleans, participated in the Emerge Program, which is a joint partnership between the Hornets
and the Salvation Army that provides incentives to students in grades 6-8 ... Handed out $100 gift certificates
to students who had perfect attendance at Drew Elementary School in New Orleans.
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33 HASSAN WHITESIDE
COLLEGE: Marshall
HIGH SCHOOL: Patterson School (Lenoir, NC)
BORN: 6/13/89 (Gastonia, NC)
POSITION: Center
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 7-0/235
YEARS: 2nd NBA season
Year-Team
10-11 Sac.
TOTALS
NBA Regular Season STATISTICS
G MIN FGM FGA PCT FG3M FG3A PCT FTM FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL
1
2
0
0 ---
0
0 --- 0 0 --- 0
0
0
0 2 0 0
1
2
0
0 ---
0
0 --- 0 0 --- 0
0
0
0 2 0 0
Season-Team G
09-10 Marshall 34
GS FGM
23 167
FGA
319
PCT
.524
WHITESIDE'S CAREER HIGHS
MIN: 2
10/27/10 @ MIN
FGM: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
FGA: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
3FGM: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
3FGA: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
FTM: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
FTA: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
OREB: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
DREB: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
REB: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
AST: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
STL: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
TO: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
BLK: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
PTS: 0
10/27/10 @ MIN
3FGM
3
3FGA
5
COLLEGE STATISTICS
PCT
FTM FTA
.600
110 187
PCT
.588
REB
303
AST
10
BLK
182
PTS RPG APG PPG
0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PTS RPG
447 8.9
APG PPG
0.3 13.1
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as an undergraduate out
of Marshall with the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft … Signed a
contract with the Kings (7/8/10).
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON: Played in one game ... Missed 37 games
(2/1-4/13) due to a partial patellar tendon tear, left knee ... Suffered
injury in practice on January 31 ... Underwent surgery on March 4 ...
Assigned to Reno Bighorns (D-League) on 11/29 ... Recalled from Reno
on 1/9 ... Averaged 4.4 ppg (27-53 FG, .509 FG%, 7-17 FT, .412 FT%),
2.7 rpg, 0.1 apg, 2.14 bpg, and 10.5 mpg in 14 games (started 3) with
Reno (D-League).
SACRAMENTO KINGS: Is the fourth freshman selected in the last four
drafts by Sacramento (Spencer Hawes in 2007, Tyreke Evans in 2009,
and DeMarcus Cousins in 2010) … Joins current Knicks head coach Mike
D’Antoni (20th overall in 1973) as the only players from Marshall drafted
by the Kings franchise … Is the 14th player in team history to don jersey
No. 33 (last was Keon Clark in 2002-03).
COLLEGE: Averaged 13.1 ppg (.524 FG%, 3-5 3pt, .588 FT%), 8.9 rpg, 5.35 bpg,
and 26.1 mpg in 34 contests as a freshman at Marshall … Named the Conference
USA Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year after setting school records for
single-season and career blocked shots (182), leading the nation while finishing
with the second-most blocks ever by a freshman and fourth-highest total in
Division I annals—trailing only David Robinson (207 blocks for Navy in 1985-86),
Mickell Gladness (196 blocks in 2006-07 for Alabama A&M), and Shawn James
(196 blocks for Northeastern in 2005-06) … Earned AP Honorable Mention and
Sporting News Second-Team All-American honors, Second Team All Conference
USA, Conference USA All-Freshman Team, and Second Team NABC All-District 11
accolades … Led the NCAA with three triple-doubles … Fouled out only once and
carried a respectable 2.2-to-1 block to foul ratio … Swatted at least three shots
in 32 games and on 20 occasions blocked five or more attempts … Became the
first freshman in league history to record a triple-double, registering 17 points
(8-11 FG, 1-1 FT), 14 rebounds, and tying a conference record with 11 blocks
vs. Brecia (12/16/09) … Netted 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-6 FT) to accompany 14
rebounds and 10 blocks at Central Florida (1/13/10) … Encored in the subsequent
matchup against UCF with a Division-1 leading third triple-double, posting 14
points (3-6 FG, 8-15 FT), 11 rebounds, and a school and conference record 13
blocks (2/27/10) … Nearly tallied a triple-double with 14 points (7-10 FG), a
career-high-tying 17 rebounds, and nine rejections at Ohio (11/28/09) … Scored
a career-high 22 points (9-12 FG, 4-6 FT) complemented by eight rebounds and
seven blocked shots vs. Memphis (1/27/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Led The Patterson School (Lenoir, N.C.) to a 34-2 record and a
No. 1 national ranking as a senior (2008-09) … Appeared in the 2009 Reebok
All-American preview game, totaling 10 points, five rebounds, and two blocks
(4/20/09) … Attended Hope Christian Academy (Charlotte, N.C.) as a junior in
2007-08 … Averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.55 blocks per game in
2006-07 at East Side High School (Newark, N.J.).
PERSONAL: Full name is Hassan Niam Whiteside … Age 22 … Son of Debbie
Whiteside and Hassan Arbubakrr … Father played in the NFL for the Minnesota
Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers … Shoe size 16 (Nike).
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19
TO BLK
0 0
0 0
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POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/195
YEARS: 1st NBA season
Season-Team
2007-08 BYU
2008-09 BYU
2009-10 BYU
2010-11 BYU
Totals
G
35
33
34
37
139
MPG
18.5
33.0
31.1
35.8
29.6
FGM
83
184
225
346
838
FGA
204
383
491
765
1843
COLLEGE: Brigham Young
HIGH SCHOOL: Glen Falls (Glen Falls, NY)
BORN: 2/25/89 (Glens Falls, NY)
COLLEGE STATISTICS
PCT FG3M FG3A PCT
.407
43
128 .336
.480
52
136 .382
.458
77
175 .440
.452
124
313 .396
.455
296
752 .394
FTM
35
116
224
252
627
FTA
41
137
251
282
711
PCT
.854
.847
.892
.894
.882
RPG
1.1
3.0
3.1
3.4
2.6
APG SPG BPG
1.7 0.8 0.1
4.1 1.5 0.1
4.7 1.2 0.1
4.3 1.3 0.0
3.7 1.2 0.1
PTS
244
536
751
1068
2599
PPG
7.0
16.2
22.1
28.9
18.7
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as a senior out of BYU with
the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year contract
with the Kings (12/9/11).
COLLEGE: Set BYU career records for points (2,599), three-pointers (296),
free throws (627), games played (139), 30-point games (24), 40-points
games (6) and wins played in (112) … Established Mountain West Conference
single game records in points (52), field goals and three-point field goals
(tied) … Set both MWC season and career records in points, field goals and
three-point field goals, as well as the mark for season scoring average …
Posted the 11th-highest season point total in NCAA history as a senior (1068)
… Paced Division I in scoring in 2010-11 with 28.9 ppg and won nearly
every national player of the year honor including the Naismith, Wooden, AP,
USBWA, NABC, Sporting News and Adoph Rupp awards … Recipient of the
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, consensus First-Team All-American by John
R. Wooden, AP, Sporting News, NABC, USBWA, Yahoo!, Lute Olsen, SI.com
and more … Received MWC Player of the Year and All-MWC First Team
accolades… Scored 30-plus points in 16 games, three times scoring in the
40s and once in the 50s … Established a career-high with 52 points (22-37
FG) vs. New Mexico, converting a season-high tying seven three-pointers.
His 33 points in the first-half established a MWC record and his overall point
total was tied for the most in Division I this season … Against Utah, posted
47 points (16-28 FG, 9-9 FT, 6-9 3PT) … Facing rival San Diego State at
home, registered 43 points (14-24 FG, 5-8 3PT, 10-11 FT) … Notched 42
points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals vs. Colorado State …
Scored 39 points (12-25 FG, 7-13 3PT), six rebounds and five assists vs.
UNLV … Posted a near triple-double vs. UTEP with 25 points, nine assists
and eight rebounds … Led BYU in scoring as a junior with 22.1 ppg and
4.7 apg … Named First-Team All-MWC and earned All-District and District
Player of the Year honors by the USBWA. An AP All-America Honorable
Mention pick … A Wooden Award candidate, Naismith Trophy Midseason
Candidate and Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist … Led the NCAA Tournament
in scoring (29.0 ppg), and finished seventh and 41st in Division I in points
per game and three-point shooting (.440).
HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state by the New York State Sportswriters
Association and the Times Union as a junior and senior at Glens Falls High School in Glens Falls, NY … Averaged
28.8 points per game while making 81 three-pointers and shooting .920 from the free-throw line as a senior
and posted a season-high 46 points while scoring more than 30 points in 12 games … Ranked among the
nation's top 75 shooting guards by ESPN.com … Section II and GFHS all-time leading scorer, ranking sixth
on New York's all-time scoring list, with 2,404 points … Named first-team all-state by the New York State
Sportswriters Association and the Times Union as a junior and senior … Honored as the 2007 Player of the
Year by the channel 7 and 10 News while being named a Number 1 All-Star by channel 13 … … Led his team
to a 25-2 record and the Class A State Championship game … Named the 2006 Times Union and Post-Star
Chronicle Player of the Year … Averaged 29.3 ppg, making 76 three-pointers and shooting .830 from the freethrow line, while helping his team earn a 21-2 record as a junior and posted a season-high 43 points while
scoring more than 30 points in 12 of 23 games … Led the Indians to the Section II Class A championship
game, scoring 33 points, including nine in the final 1:36 to get his team to within one point before falling 5451 … Averaged 30.1 ppg for a Glen Falls summer team that won the Stellar "Catch A Rising Star" Basketball
Showcase in Allentown, Pa., earning MVP honors … NYSSWA fifth-team all-state as a sophomore … Also an
all-state wide receiver as a junior … Named a Student-Athlete Scholar all four years.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Fredette … Age 22 … Son of Al and Kay Fredette … Sports hero of former
Utah guard John Stockton … American Studies major at BYU.
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TYLER HONEYCUTT
3
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-8/188
YEARS: 1st NBA season
Season-Team
2009-10 UCLA
2010-11 UCLA
Totals
G
26
33
59
MPG
27.7
35.0
31.7
FGM
69
144
213
FGA
139
355
494
COLLEGE: UCLA
HIGH SCHOOL: Sylmar (Sylmar, CA)
BORN: 6/13/89 (Sylmar, CA)
COLLEGE STATISTICS
PCT FG3M FG3A PCT
.496
10
29 .345
.406
55
152 .362
.431
65
181 .359
FTM
39
78
117
FTA
65
106
171
PCT
.600
.736
.684
RPG
6.5
7.2
6.9
APG SPG BPG
2.7 1.5 1.2
2.8 0.9 2.1
2.8 1.2 1.7
PTS PPG
187 7.2
421 12.8
608 10.3
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as
a sophomore out of UCLA with the 35th overall
pick in the 2011 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year
contract with the Kings (12/9/11).
COLLEGE: Averaged 10.3 ppg (.431 FG%, .359 3pt%,
.684 FT%), 6.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.7 bpg and
31.7 mpg in 59 career games for UCLA … His 99
career blocks ranks sixth on the UCLA career charts
… Was named a 2010-11 First Team All-Pac-10 as
a sophomore, ranking third on the team in scoring
with 12.8 ppg (.406 FG%, .362 3pt%, .736 FT%) and
second in rebounding 7.2 rpg (7th in the Pac-10),
adding 2.8 apg, 0.9 spg, 2.1 bpg and 35.0 mpg …
Led the league in blocks (2.1 bpg,), ranking 49th
nationally and 3rd in UCLA history … Also led the
team in three point field goals with 55 after making
just 10 the previous year … Notched a career-high
33 points (5-6 3PT) to go with nine rebounds, four
assists, two steals and one block at No. 4 Kansas
… Totaled a career-high eight blocks vs. Oregon
State, the most by a Bruin in 16 years … Recorded
15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Pacific
… Contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds in a loss
to VCU … Named to the Pac-10's All-Freshman
team as a rookie after finishing fifth on the team in
scoring with 7.2 ppg (.496 FG%, .345 3pt%, .600
FT%) and first in rebounding at 6.5 rpg in 27.7 mpg
in 18 starts … Sidelined for the first six games of
his freshman season with a stress reaction in his
right tibia …Reached double-figures nine times,
including a season-high 18 points in 34 minutes
in a win over Oregon State … Recorded 13 points
and 10 rebounds in an overtime loss at Oregon.
Second double-double of the season came two
games later with 12 points, 11 rebounds, eight
assists, three blocks and two assists in a home
win over Stanford … Collected 18 points and 10
rebounds vs. Oregon State and tallied 11 points
and 11 rebounds at Arizona.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterman in
basketball and volleyball for the Spartans of Sylmar
High School … Played all five positions throughout
his prep career … Named a 2009 Parade third
team All-American as a senior … Also earned first-team All-Valley Mission League, League MVP honors, and
All-City accolades, helping Sylmar to a 19-8 overall record and a share of the league title … Averaged 19.8
ppg, 15.0 rpg and 3.9 bpg as a senior, earning team most valuable player honors and second-team All-State
by CalHiSports … Averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior (2007-08) … Guided his
Sylmar volleyball team to a 33-2 record in 2009 and a spot in the finals of the L.A. City section championship,
where the Spartans lost to Granada Hills … Named a first team All-City performer in volleyball and recorded
32 kills, 16 digs and six blocks in a Valley Mission League victory over Reseda HS.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Deon Honeycutt … Age 21 … Son of Lisa Stazel and Darren Honeycutt.
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POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-9/185
YEARS: 1st NBA season
Season-Team
2008-09 Washington
2009-10 Washington
2010-11 Washington
Totals
G
35
35
35
105
MPG
28.4
31.1
31.9
30.4
FGM
180
186
188
554
FGA
431
448
422
1301
COLLEGE: Washington
HIGH SCHOOL: South Kent School (South Kent, CT)
BORN: 2/7/89 (Tacoma, WA)
COLLEGE STATISTICS
PCT FG3M FG3A PCT
.418
39
134 .291
.415
65
199 .327
.445
60
172 .349
.426
164
505 .325
FTM
142
156
151
449
FTA
207
213
210
630
PCT
.686
.732
.719
.713
RPG
3.0
3.9
3.5
3.5
APG SPG BPG
2.6 1.1 0.1
3.2 1.1 0.1
6.1 1.3 0.1
4.0 1.2 0.1
PTS
541
593
587
1721
PPG
15.5
16.9
16.8
16.4
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Sacramento as a
junior out of Washington with the 60th overall pick in
the 2011 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year contract with
the Kings (12/9/11).
COLLEGE: Thomas finished his three-year career at
Washington ranking sixth in school history with 1,721
points, third with 415 assists and eighth with 122
steals … Averaged 16.4 ppg (.426 FG%, .325 3pt%,
.713 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.2 spg, and 30.4 mpg
in 105 games for the Huskies … Named First Team
All-Pac 10 as a junior, ranking first on team in scoring
(16.8 ppg), assists (6.1 apg), and steals (1.3 spg) …
Scored in double figures in 32 of 35 games played …
Scored a season-high 28 points (10-16 FG) against
Arizona … Dished out a career-high 13 assists along
with 27 points against California … Recorded 21 points
against Washington State with 11 assists … Notched 24
points along with eight rebounds against Nevada … As
a sophomore, ranked first on team in assists (3.2 apg),
second in scoring (16.9 ppg), and third in steals (1.1 spg)
… Scored in double figures in 31 of 35 games played,
including 11 games with 20 points or more … Tallied
a career-high 30 points in the season opener against
Wright State … Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
and led team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and assists (2.6 apg),
while ranking third in steals (1.1 spg).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of South Kent School
in Connecticut ... Ranked as the number 23 shooting
guard by Scout.com and a top-100 overall prospect
nationally by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Attended
Curtis High School in University Place, Wash., near
Tacoma, through 11th grade ... Transferred to South
Kent School for two years ... Led South Kent School to
the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
(NEPSAC) championship semifinals, losing to Brewster
for the second-straight year ... Scored 1,045 points (28.2
ppg) and handed out 236 assists (6.4 apg) in 37 games
in final season at South Kent ... Washington state Class
4A state player of the year as a junior ... Set eight state
tournament scoring records in leading Curtis to a sixthplace state finish in 2006 ... Registered a record 51-point
performance in an 80-76 semifinal loss to (current
teammate Venoy Overton's) Franklin High School, surpassing the previous record set in 1955 ... Scored 36
second-half points in a second round game against Mount Tahoma ... Set state tournament records for - points
in a game (51), points in a tournament (162), points in a state tournament career (241), tournament scoring
average (40.5), field goals made (53), field goals attempted (103), three-pointers made (23), and three-pointers
attempted (56) ... Averaged 26.2 points as a sophomore and 31.2 ppg as a junior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Isaiah Jamar Thomas … Age 22 … Son of James Thomas and Tina Baldtrip … Named
after the former Indiana and NBA all-star guard Isiah Thomas when his father, James, lost a friendly wager on
a Lakers vs. Pistons playoff game in 1989.
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NUM
15
13
7
32
20
42
31
3
25
5
22
34
23
33
PLAYER
DeMarcus Cousins
Tyreke Evans
Jimmer Fredette
Francisco Garcia
Donte Greene
Chuck Hayes
J.J. Hickson
Tyler Honeycutt
Travis Outlaw
John Salmons
Isaiah Thomas
Jason Thompson
Marcus Thornton
Hassan Whiteside
POS
C
G
G
F-G
F
C-F
F
F
F
G-F
G
F
G
C
HT
6-11
6-6
6-2
6-7
6-11
6-6
6-9
6-8
6-9
6-6
5-9
6-11
6-4
7-0
HEAD COACH
ASSISTANT COACHES
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
STRENGTH-AND-CONDITIONING COACH
WT
270
220
195
195
226
250
242
188
207
207
185
250
205
235
DOB
8/13/90
9/19/89
2/25/89
12/31/80
2/21/88
6/11/83
9/4/88
7/15/90
9/18/84
12/12/79
2/7/89
7/21/86
6/5/87
6/13/89
AGE
21
22
22
30
23
28
23
21
27
32
22
25
24
22
PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY YRS
Kentucky/USA
1
Memphis/USA
2
Brigham Young/USA
R
Louisville/Dominican Republic 6
Syracuse/USA
3
Kentucky/USA
6
North Carolina State/USA
3
UCLA/USA
R
Starkville HS/USA
8
Miami (Fla.)/USA
9
Washington/USA
R
Rider/USA
3
Louisiana State/USA
2
Marshall/USA
1
Paul Westphal (College - USC)
Jim Eyen (College - UC-Santa Barbara)
Keith Smart (College - Indiana)
Bobby Jackson (College - Minnesota)
Jim Todd (College - Fitchburg State)
Pete Youngman (College - Ithaca)
Daniel Shapiro (College - Seattle Pacific)
NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
3
5
7
13
15
Player
Tyler Honeycutt
John Salmons
Jimmer Fredette
Tyreke Evans
DeMarcus Cousins
No.
20
22
23
25
31
Player
Donté Greene
Isaiah Thomas
Marcus Thornton
Travis Outlaw
J.J. Hickson
No.
32
33
34
42
Player
Francisco Garcia
Hassan Whiteside
Jason Thompson
Chuck Hayes
KINGS COACHING STAFF (L-R): KEITH SMART, JIM EYEN, HEAD COACH PAUL WESTPHAL,
BOBBY JACKSON AND JIM TODD
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