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Tyrone Washington
Drafted by Houston Rockets in Round 2, pick 44
Position: Power Forward/Center
College: Mississippi St.
Conference: SEC
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 260
Age: 22
Birthdate: 9/16/76
High School: Gentry, Inianola, MS

CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG AST BLK STL PTS AVG
1995-96 31 22 54 .407 12 20 .600 64 2.1 3 13 6 56 1.8
1996-97 30 103 241 .427 64 89 .719 237 7.9 34 59 18 270 9.0
1997-98 29 147 277 .531 79 131 .603 269 9.3 25 61 15 373 12.9
1998-99 33 158 315 .502 104 160 .650 277 8.4 30 65 19 420 12.7
Totals 123 430 887 .485 259 400 .648 847 6.9 92 198 58 1119 9.1

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER
• Ranks 2nd in blocked shots (to Dampier), 5th in rebounding, 19th in scoring
• His 123 games played is a school record
1998-99 (Senior)
• Named to the All-SEC Second team
• Ranked 2nd in the conference in blocked shots, 6th in rebounding, 11th in scoring
• Led the Bulldogs in all three of the above
• Season high 25 points vs Southeastern Louisiana
• Grabbed career high 19 rebounds vs Northwestern State
1997-98 (Junior)
• Named to the All-SEC Third team
• Led the conference in fg %, was 2nd in rebounding
• Tied Erik Dampier’s school record with 8 blocked shots vs ODU
• Set school record with 11 offensive rebounds (17 overall) vs Auburn
1996-97 (Sophomore)
• Tied for the SEC lead in blocked shots and rebounding
• Scored career high 26 points vs Auburn
1995-96 (Freshman)
• Backed up Dampier – came off the bench all 31 games he played
• Played 7.0 minutes per game
• In Southeast regional final win over Cincinnati – scored 7 pts, grabbed 4 boards and blocked one shot in 11

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