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Paul Pierce |
1st Round (10):
BOSTON CELTICS
Kansas
Position: Two-Guard
Height. 6-7
Weight. 200
High School: Inglewood, CA
Age: 20
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Season
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
totals
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G
34
36
38
108
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FGM
143
215
287
645
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FGA
341
441
559
1341
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PCT
.419
.488
.513
.481
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FTM
83
124
163
370
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FTA
137
173
221
531
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PCT
.606
.717
.738
.697
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REB
180
243
253
676
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AVG
5.3
6.8
6.7
6.3
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AST
61
77
98
236
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STL
44
61
42
147
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BLK
27
28
43
98
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PTS
404
587
777
1768
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AVG
11.7
16.3
20.4
16.4
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1997-98 Season (junior)
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- First team Associated Press All-American
- First team All-Big 12, 4th in conference in scoring, 5th in FG%, and 9th in FT%
- Big 12 tournament MVP
- Led the Jayhawks in scoring - his 20.4 ppg was the highest at Kansas since Danny Manning's 24.8 in 1988
- His 777 points was the 5th highest single season total at Kansas - only Danny Manning (twice), Wilt Chamberlain and Clyde Lovellette scored more in one season
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1996-97 Season (sophomore)
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- 3rd team All-Big 12
- Big 12 tournament MVP (averaged 22 ppg in three games, including 30 points vs. Missouri in title game win)
- Score 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Sweet 16 loss to eventual champ Arizona in tournament
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1995-96 Season (freshman)
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- Big Eight Co-Freshman of the Year along with Chauncey Billups
- Second on team in scoring, 3rd in rebounding
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Career
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- 5th on the Jayhawk scoring list - the top five
- Danny Manning 2,951 points
- Raef LaFrentz 2,066
- Clyde Lovellette 1,888
- Darnell Valentine 1,821
- Paul Pierce 1768
- Lakers' forward Elden Campbell is an alumni of Inglewood High
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