Pau Gasol Biography
Posted by admin on August 6th, 2007
2001-02:
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Won the NBA抯 Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the All-Rookie First Team… Finished the season averaging 17.6 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.06 bpg and 2.7 apg in 82 games … Was the NBA抯 got milk? Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, January and March … Finished first among all rookies in scoring, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and blocks … Finished second among rookies in minutes and eighth in assists … Only Grizzlie to play all 82 games … Led the Grizzlies in scoring 37 times and rebounding 43 times … Scored in double figures in 72 of 82 games, including 30 games with 20+ points and three games with 30+ points … Scored in double figures in 24 straight games from Jan. 6-Feb. 26/02 … Had 10+ rebounds in 39 games and had 35 double-doubles … Twice tied a team and individual record with seven blocks in a
game … Had a career-high 32 points to go along with 14 rebounds on Apr. 5/02 vs. Houston … Had 31 points on Jan. 8/02 vs. Toronto … Had 30 points on 11-14 shooting and 10 rebounds on Feb. 7/02 at Milwaukee … Had 26 points and a career-high 17 rebounds vs. Orlando on Jan.19/02 … Narrowly missed a triple-double on Apr. 14/02 at Houston, as he tallied 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists … In his first NBA start, on Nov. 6/02 at Phoenix, he scored 27 points.
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PRE-NBA
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An early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft … Member of one of the top teams in the ACB, the top professional basketball league in Spain … Was a member of teams that won the ACB Championship and Junior World Championship in 1999 … Playing for Barcelona’s junior team, he was an integral part of the team that won the 1998 Albert Schweitzer Tournament and the 1998 European Junior Championship … Was named MVP of the Spanish National Cup (Copa del Rey) after leading team to victory in Malaga, Spain … Delivered a breakthrough season in 2000-01 as a 20-year-old playing for F.C. Barcelona … Played in 29 of team’s first 33 games, averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 23.8 minutes.