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Axel Dench

College: Gonzaga
Height: 6-11
Weight: 243 lbs.
Position: Center
BirthDate: March 12, 1976
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Highlights
Named to the all-tournament team at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Averaged 10.7 points and a tournament-best 12.3 rebounds per game. Also blocked four shots and added six assists in three games. Played on two under-18 and one under-20 state championship teams in Australia. Was selected for the 1997 World Championships under-23 team.

College highlights at Gonzaga
Started 32 of 33 games as a senior. Missed two games at start of West Coast Conference play with soft tissue damage in his right calf. Ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg). Finished fifth in the WCC in field goal percentage (54.1%). Scored a career-high 28 points against Portland. Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Oregon at the Rainbow Classic. Scored 14 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Came back with a 17-point performance against St. John's in the second round.

Used primarily off the bench as a junior. Ranked 10th in the WCC in field goal percentage (48.9%). Scored a season-high 22 points at TCU, connecting on 10-of-16 field-goal attempts. Scored in double digits in nine games. Scored eight points in NCAA Tournament win over Florida.

Started 31 games as a sophomore. Recorded lone double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) against Mississippi State at the Top of the World Classic. Started all three WCC Tournament games. Scored a season-high 14 points twice, against Tulsa and at St. Mary's. Scored 13 points three times.

After being a late recruit, played in all 27 games as a freshman, starting 20. Lone double-double was a then career-high 18-point, 18-rebound performance against Loyola Marymount. Scored in double digits seven times. Ranked eighth in the WCC in field goal percentage (50.3%) and ninth in free throw percentage (78.4%). Averaged 22 minutes per game.

SEASON	G	FGM	FGA	PCT	FTM	FTA	PCT	REB	AST	PTS	AVG
1996-97	27	84	167	.503	40	51	.784	125	23	208	7.7
1997-98	34	73	148	.493	23	40	.575	139	46	180	5.3
1998-99	35	86	176	.489	54	78	.692	121	39	238	6.8
1999-00	33	119	220	.541	53	76	.697	164	51	317	9.6
TOTALS	129	362	711	.509	170	245	.694	549	159	943	7.3
Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 0-for-1 (.000); 1997-98, 11-for-30 (.367); 1998-99, 12-for-34 (.353); 1999-00, 26-for-56 (.464). Totals, 49-for-121, (.405)