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Kevin Durant
Updated: 2007-06-28 14:40
Full Name: Kevin Wayne Durant
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-9 / 225
Birthdate: September 29, 1988 (Washington, D.C.)
College: Texas
An early entry candidate for the 2007 NBA Draft.
Career Highlights: Earned National Player of the Year honors from the
Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, CBS/Chevrolet and The Sporting News and
was named the winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy, the Naismith Award and
the Wooden Award, becoming the first-ever freshman in NCAA history to win
any of those awards. Earned consensus First Team All-American honors,
becoming just the third freshman in NCAA history earn that honor joining
Wayman Tisdale (1983) and Chris Jackson (1989). Named Big 12 Freshman and
Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference honors and was named
to the league's All-Defensive Team. Set single-season school and Big 12
records for points in a season (903), a total that also ranks as the
second-most by a freshman in NCAA history. Also set a single-season
school record for rebounds in a season (390), a mark that ranks second in
Big 12 history and third all-time for a freshman in NCAA history.
Freshman (2006-07): Led the Big 12 in scoring (25.8 ppg, ranked fourth
nationally),rebounding (11.1 rpg, fourth) and blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
Also ranked in the top 10 in field goal percentage (.473, seventh), free
throw percentage (.816, third), three-point field goal percentage (.404,
seventh), three-point field goals made per game (2.3, seventh) and steals
(1.9, fourth). Averaged 28.9 points and 12.5 rebounds in conference play,
both Big 12 single-season records for league games only. Scored in double
figures in every game, surpassed the 20-point mark 30 times, and posted
30 or more points 11 times. Recorded 20 double-doubles, second-most in
the nation behind Nevada senior Nick Fazekas. Registered a career-high 37
points on four different occasions. Exploded for 37 points and grabbed a
career-high 23 rebounds at Texas Tech. Tallied 37 points and 16 points at
Colorado. Scored 37 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Oklahoma
State. Sank five threes in scoring 29 points vs. St. John's. Notched 26
points vs. Tennessee. Recorded 28 points and 15 rebounds vs. Texas A&M
and notched 30 points and 16 rebounds in the rematch. Posted 37 points,
10 rebounds, a career-high six assists and a career-high six blocked
shots vs. Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament finals on his way to Tournament
MVP honors, the first player to win the award from a losing team. Set a
tournament record with 92 total points scored. Registered 27 points,
including 15-for-16 free throw shooting, vs. New Mexico State in the
first round of the NCAA Tournament. Led team with 30 points vs. USC in
the second round.
Strengths: Extremely versatile and explosive offensive player who can
score from virtually any spot on the floor. Length, elite athleticism and
natural instincts also allow him to be a dominant rebounder and
shot-blocker.
Personal: Favorite food is crab legs. Two nicknames are "KD" and
"K-Smoove." Favorite musician is Lil Wayne. Wears No. 35 to honor his
childhood AAU coach, Charles Craig, who died when he was 35.
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