College: Kansas State
Height: 6-9
Weight: 230 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 21
(July 30, 1977)
Birthplace: Wichita, Kan.
Career highlights
Finished career as Kansas State's all-time blocked shots leader with 121 career blocks
Finished one block ahead of teammate Shawn Rhodes on the career list
His 942 career points ranks 22nd all-time for Kansas State
Earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors from the conference coaches
Had knee surgery during the summer of 1998 that left him unable to walk or shoot a basketball during the offseason, then battled sprained ankle early in the season.
College highlights
Senior
Led the team in scoring for the second consecutive season
Finished tied for the team lead in blocked shots with 40
In the postseason, led the team in scoring with 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game
Shot .575 percent (23-of-40) from the field in four post season appearances
Scored season-high-tying 19 points in win over Texas A&M in first round of the Big 12 tournament
Scored game-high 19 points against Nebraska (2/24/99)
Had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in a game against Kansas
Scored a team-high 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds in first meeting with Kansas
Junior
Ranked among the top 10 in the Big 12 in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg)
Led the team in scoring and rebounding
Was third in the league with a .547 field goal percentage and fourth with 1.9 blocked shots per game
Scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds vs. Colorado
Scored 20 or more points 10 times
Recorded five blocked shots against Colorado and Oklahoma State
Tallied 25 points and 13 rebounds against Wichita State
Sophomore
Recorded first double-double of the season with a team-high 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds vs. Colorado (2/19/97)
Recorded second double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Baylor
Scored 22 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Freshman
Had four points and five rebounds in overtime win at Iowa State
Had three points, four rebounds and a block against Kansas in the Big Eight Tournament
Made first start of career in a road loss at Washington and recorded a season-high nine points and five rebounds
Had five points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two assists in the Big Eight Tournament
College statistics
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FGA |
PCT |
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PCT |
REB |
AST |
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AVG |
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SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1995-96 | 23 | 17 | 60 | .283 | 17 | 30 | .567 | 48 | 9 | 51 | 2.2
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| 1996-97 | 23 | 60 | 147 | .408 | 44 | 74 | .595 | 123 | 11 | 164 | 7.1
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| 1997-98 | 26 | 156 | 286 | .545 | 96 | 139 | .691 | 197 | 25 | 408 | 15.7
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| 1998-99 | 32 | 117 | 238 | .492 | 85 | 115 | .739 | 199 | 16 | 319 | 10.0
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| TOTALS | 104 | 350 | 731 | .479 | 242 | 358 | .676 | 567 | 61 | 942 | 9.1
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| Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 0-for-0 (.000); 1996-97, 0-for-1 (.000); 1997-98, 0-for-0 (.000); 1998-99, 0-for-1 (.000). Totals: 0-for-0 (.000).
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