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Nazr Mohammed |
1st Round (29):
UTAH JAZZ
Traded to PHILADELPHIA 76ERS for a future No. 1 draft choice
Kentucky
Position: Center
Height. 6-10
Weight. 240
High School: Kenwood, Chicago, IL
Age: 20
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Season
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
totals
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G
16
39
39
94
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FGM
13
132
190
335
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FGA
29
259
318
606
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PCT
.448
.510
.597
.553
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FTM
11
45
88
144
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FTA
24
89
135
248
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PCT
.458
.506
.652
.581
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REB
24
226
282
532
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AVG
1.5
5.8
7.2
5.7
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AST
3
12
28
43
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BLK
8
52
75
135
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STL
4
33
36
73
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PTS
37
309
468
814
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AVG
2.3
7.9
12.0
8.7
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1997-98 Season (junior)
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- Named first team All-SEC
- His .597 FG% is the 4th highest single season mark in school history
- Played 21.0 minutes per game
- Led team in rebounding and blocked shots, second in scoring
- In NCAA tournament semi-final win over Stanford, scored 17 of his 18 points in the second half
- In foul trouble in championship game win over Utah, scored 10 points in 13 minutes
- Came off the bench the first 12 games of the season, started the final 27 games
- Scored career high 22 points vs Alabama - 21 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks vs Tennessee
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1996-97 Season (sophomore)
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- Averaged 17.1 minutes per game, started 12 of 39 games
- Second on the team in rebounding
- In championship game loss to Arizona, scored 12 points and grabbed 11 boards in 25 minutes
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1995-96 Season (freshman)
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- Played in 16 games, averaged 5.5 minutes per
- Season highs of 9 points and 7 rebounds vs. Louisiana State
- Played 13 games for the junior varsity team
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Career
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- Will be the 6th Wildcat picked in the first round in the last three drafts - 1996 (Antoine Walker, Tony Delk and Walter McCarty), 1997 (Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson)
- Will be Kentucky's 16th first round pick - (Pat Riley was the first in 1967)
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