 USA Basketball Notes * Finalist for the 1999 USA World University Games Team that competed in Mallorca, Spain. NBA Notes: Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2000 NBA Draft. * Played in 72 regular season games in 2000-01, started 13 times and averaged 21.9 minutes a game, 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and sot 43.0 percent overall from the field. * Named 2000-01 NBA All-Rookie second team by the NBA head coaches. * Boasts of career highs of 26 points against Vancouver 2/3/01), 13 rebounds versus Phoenix (2/6/01),and three blocked shots versus Cleveland (12/6/00). * In his NBA debut against the Sacramento Kings, he scored 16 points, 12 coming in the second quarter alone. Collegiate Notes: * Named as a junior consensus 2000 All-America first team, the first Iowa State player to ever earn that distinction. * Named 2000 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, All-Big 12 first team after averaging a league leading 22.8 points and 7.7 rebounds a game. * Named 1999 All-Big 12 first team as a sophomore after leading the Big 12 in scoring at 18.0 ppg. * Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 14.9ppg. and 6.7 rpg. * Left college after three seasons ranked as the Cyclones fifth all-time leading scorer (1,830 points) and seventh career leading rebounder (716 rebounds). * Led ISU in his junior season to a 32-5 record and the Elite Eight of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. * Helped lead Iowa State to the 2000 Big 12 Tournament title, averaged 26.3 points a game. * In 1999-2000, ranked as the NCAA's eighth leading scorer in the nation. * Was recruited by and played as a freshman for current Bulls he coach Tim Floyd at Iowa State.
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