2007-08 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 4.7 ppg (.459 FG%, 4-21 3pt, .655 FT%), 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.55 bpg, and 13.1 mpg in 71 games (started eight) as a rookie … Accrued averages of 12.3 ppg (.489 FG%, .250 3pt%, .438 FT%), 7.6 rpg, 2.3 apg, and 1.60 bpg as a starter … Underwent a brief arthroscopic procedure in October to repair a left knee lateral meniscus tear, sidelining him for the first four games of the regular season (10/31 – 11/9) ... Missed one game due to a left midfoot sprain (3/18 vs. Golden State) and two contests with a sprained left ankle (3/30 at Seattle & 4/1 vs. Houston) … DNP-CD in four games … Finished 12th among NBA rookies in rebounding and eighth in field goal percentage … Scored in double-figures 12 times and corralled 10 or more rebounds on three occasions … Recorded two double-doubles … Led the Kings in scoring once, rebounding five times, and assists in one game … Top Single-Game Performances: Posted career-highs and first ever double-double with 19 points (9-13 FG, 1-3 FT), 12 rebounds, and 38 minutes in first career start at Memphis (3/22) … Tallied 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3pt, 2-2 FT) and six rebounds in 20 minutes at Phoenix (11/21) … Scored a team-high 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-4 FT) to complement two rebounds, two assists, and one steal in 26 minutes at Miami (2/26) … Recorded 14 points (7-11 FG, 0-1 3pt), eight rebounds, a career-high three assists, one steal, and a career-best four blocks in 24 minutes at LA Lakers (3/9) … Registered 17 points (8-14 FG, 0-1 3pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in 33 minutes vs. San Antonio (4/14)
2008 NBA Summer League:
Averaged 17.0 ppg (.392 FG%, 1-8 3pt, .733 FT%), 8.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.60 bpg, and 33.2 mpg in starting all five games in which he played … Ranked 19th in the NSL in scoring, ninth in rebounding, and 10th in blocks … Scored in double-figures five times and tallied 20-plus points in two games … Posted one double-double … Led the Kings in scoring on three occasions, rebounding once, and assists in one contest … Hauled in a game-high 14 rebounds vs. Golden State (7/18) … Recorded a game-high 22 points (10-19 FG, 1-3 3pt, 1-3 FT), six rebounds, and two assists in 32 minutes against Houston (7/20).
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Sacramento as an undergraduate out of Washington with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year contract with the Kings (7/5/07).
COLLEGE:
Averaged 14.9 ppg (.532 FG%, 1-3 3pt, .755 FT%), 6.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.74 bpg, and 28.9 mpg in 31 games (started 24) as a freshman (2006-07) in lone season at Washington … Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference and All-Freshman Pac-10 honors, including Second Team All-District 14 accolades by the NABC … Named a freshman All-American by CollegeInsider.com and Rivals.com … Led the Huskies in scoring (10th in Pac-10) … Also ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage and third in blocked shots ... Set Husky freshman scoring record with 461 points, eclipsing the previous mark of 406 established by Mike Hayward in 1988 … Also swatted a school freshman record 54 shots, breaking the old mark of 32 set by Todd MacCulloch in 1996 … The 54 blocks also ranked fourth-most in Husky annals, trailing the 67 rejections of both David Dixon (2002) and Chris Welp (1986), and the 63 by Welp in 1987 … Honored as the Dec. 26 Pac-10 Player of the Week after an instrumental role in UW’s 88-72 upset of 12th-ranked LSU (12/20/06), recording 23 points (10-16 FG, 3-4 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist, and one block (also helped stymie Tigers’ star center Glen Davis, halting his 48-game double-figure scoring streak—limiting the current Boston Celtic to just eight points on 3-of-11 shooting) … Posted a career-high 24 points (10-16 FG, 1-1 3pt, 3-4 FT), including only career three-pointer at the buzzer to force a second overtime at USC (12/28/06) … Corralled a career-best 15 rebounds vs. UCLA (12/31/06) … Registered 12 points, five rebounds, a career-high seven assists, and four blocks in collegiate debut vs. Pepperdine (11/12/06) … Swatted a career-best six shots vs. Sacramento State (11/19/06) … Scored in double-figures 25 times and tallied 20-plus points on nine occasions … Registered three double-doubles.
USA BASKETBALL:
Member of the 2006 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship team, averaging 12.5 ppg (.514 FG%, .750 FT%), 7.5 rpg, and 1.50 bpg in starting all four contests … Teammates on the U-18 squad included current Kings forward Donté Greene, Michael Beasley (Miami), and Jerryd Bayless (Portland) … Tallied a game-high 24 points to accompany 10 rebounds in the United State’s 104-82 triumph over Argentina in the gold-medal game (7/2/06) … Teamed with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Golden State’s Brandan Wright, and Philadelphia’s Thaddeus Young as a member of the 2006 USA Junior National Select Team that defeated the World Select Team 109-91 at the Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tenn.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 20.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 3.10 blocks as a senior (2005-06) at Seattle Prep High School (Seattle, WA) … Honored as a 2006 McDonald’s, Parade Magazine, and EA Sports All-American … Listed as the No. 1 prospect in the “Best of the West” poll conducted by the Long Beach Press- Telegram … Named the Seattle Times’ State High School Player of the Year following senior season … Selected to the five-member 2006 USA Today All-USA Prep Basketball first team … Earned the 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state of Washington … Led his team to the 2006 state Class 3A championship, winning MVP honors at the state tournament … Graduated with a 3.70 grade point average and received academic commendations as a member of the Dean’s List, President’s List, and Honor Roll.
