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Michael Olowokandi |
1st Round (1):
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Pacific
Position: Center
Height. 7-1
Weight. 265
High School:
Age: 23
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Season
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
totals
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G
25
19
33
77
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FGM
40
94
309
443
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FGA
76
165
508
749
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PCT
.526
.570
.608
.591
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FTM
20
19
114
153
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FTA
36
57
235
328
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PCT
.556
.333
.485
.466
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REB
84
126
369
579
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AVG
3.4
6.6
11.2
7.5
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BLK
33
32
95
160
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AVG
1.3
1.7
2.9
2.1
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AST
4
8
26
38
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PTS
100
207
732
1039
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AVG
4.0
10.9
22.2
13.5
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1997-98 Season
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- Big West Conference Player of the Year
- Led the conference in scoring, rebounding, FG%, and blocked shots
- National rankings - 18th in scoring, 12th in rebounds, 12th in FG%, and 9th in blocks
- One of only three players in the country to average 20-plus ppg and 10-plus rebounds
- Set Pacific single season records for points scored and blocked shots
- Career high 35 points vs. Boise State 2/26, career high 20 rebounds vs. UC-Irvine 2/21, career high 7 blocks twice
- 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. Avondre Jones (Fresno St), 26 points and 11 rebounds vs. Tim Young (Stanford), 21 points and 13 rebounds vs. Brian Skinner (Baylor)
- This is just his third season of organized basketball - came to Pacific from London (please see accompanying articles) - was born April 3, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria
- Known as "The Kandi Man"
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1996-97 Season (junior)
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- Missed 11 games with knee and ankle injuries
- Averaged 22.8 minutes - led the Big West in blocked shots
- Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA tournament berth since 1979 (lost in 1st round to St. Joseph's)
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1995-96 Season (sophomore)
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- Averaged 10.3 minutes coming off the bench for all 25 appearances
- Third in the Big West in blocked shots
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Career
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- School leader in blocked shots and field goal percentage
- Will be the first player in school history drafted in the first round, and the first Pacific player drafted since 1987 (Brent Counts, 5th rd, Phoenix)
- Currently holds two of Great Britain's national school records in the long jump and triple jump
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