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2011-12 Statistics
Born:
Jun 21, 1980
Height:
6-7 / 2.01
Weight:
230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Arizona / USA
Years Pro:
10
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NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Originally drafted by Houston in the first round (13th overall pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft ... Draft rights traded by Houston¡V along with the draft rights to Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong ¡V to the Nets in exchange for the draft rights to Eddie Griffin on June 27, 2001 ... Traded by New Jersey to Milwaukee in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons on June 26, 2008 ... Traded Milwaukee to San Antonio in exchange for Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas on June 23, 2009 ... Re-signed by San Antonio on July 21, 2010 ... Has appeared in 94 playoff contests, averaging 14.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33.9 minutes ... Played for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece ... A member of the 2003 US Team that captured the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament ... Finished second in Rookie of the Year voting and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2002 ... Participated in the Slam Dunk Contest and played for the sophomore team in the Rookie Challenge at the 2003 All-Star Weekend ... Played for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece ... Finished second in Rookie of the Year voting and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2002 ... Participated in the Slam Dunk Contest and played for the sophomore team in the Rookie Challenge at the 2003 All-Star Weekend ... In his NBA career has appeared in 733 regular season games, averaging 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 34.7 minutes ... Has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times in his career (3/31/03, 4/5/04 and 12/13/04) ... Among Nets all-time leaders ranks seventh in games (489), third in minutes (17,499), third in points (8,507), seventh in rebounds (2,627), fifth in assists (1,486) and 10th in steals (438) ... Made two trips to the NBA Finals with the Nets (2002 vs. the Lakers and 2003 vs. the Spurs) ... Tied with Jason Kidd for the most postseason appearances in Nets history (with 78 games) ... Among Nets playoff leaders, ranks second in minutes, points, and assists, third in rebounds and fourth in steals and blocks. 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SAN ANTONIO: Started in all 41 games, averaging 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 28.5 minutes ... Ranked sixth in the NBA in three-pointers made with 77 and 19th in three-point percentage (.421) ... Scored in double figures 18 times ... Led the team in scoring once, rebounds once, assists twice, steals twice and blocks four times ... Tied a season-high 19 points vs. Los Angeles Clippers on 12/28/11 ... Registered 17 points, five rebounds and one steal vs. Golden State on 1/4/12 ... Finished with a season-high 19 points vs. Denver on 1/7/12 ... Tallied 17 points and a season-high eight rebounds at Denver on 1/23. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SAN ANTONIO: Started all 81 games he appeared in, averaging 11.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30.4 minutes ... Ranked tied for fourth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage ... Scored in double figures 50 times, including four 20-plus games ... Led the team in scoring four times, rebounds four times, steals five times and blocks 11 times ... Set a season-high with 28 points in 34 minutes at Phoenix on 11/3 ... Notched only double-double of the season with 15 points and a season-high 10 rebounds in 36 minutes on 12/3 vs. Minnesota. 2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SAN ANTONIO: Appeared in 81 games, including 70 starts, averaging 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.1 minute ... Scored in double figures 54 times, including eight 20-plus games ... Posted two double-doubles, while leading the team in scoring 10 times, rebounds five times, assists three times, steals 14 times and blocks 18 times ... Posted a season-high 29 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes on 11/11 vs. Dallas ... Finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes on 3/28 at Boston ... Totaled 13 points and 11 rebounds in 42 minutes on 11/18 at Dallas. „h Missed his only game of the season at New Orleans on 1/18 due to low back spasms ... Started all 10 playoff games, averaging 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.4 minutes ... Posted 18 points and grabbed playoff season-high 10 rebounds along with three assists in 42 minutes in Game 2 on 5/5 at Phoenix. 2008¡V09 HIGHLIGHTS WITH MILWAUKEE: Ranked 22nd in the NBA in scoring ... Averaged 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 35.8 minutes ... Started all 82 games (ended the season with a streak of 185 consecutive games played) ... Appeared in his 500th career game on 11/15 vs. Boston ... Shot a career-best .397 from downtown and connected on a single-season career-best 116 threes ... Scored in double figures 77 times, had 20-or-more 39 times and scored 30-plus seven times ... Led the Bucks in scoring a team-high 35 times ... Twice scored a season-high 35 points: vs. Golden State on 3/7 and vs. Oklahoma City on 4/11 ... Had two double-doubles: with 26 points and 10 rebounds at Memphis on 11/14 and with 29 points and 10 rebounds at New Jersey on 3/30. 2007¡V08 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring and sixth in free throws made ... Averaged 22.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 39.0 minutes ... Started all 82 games ... Set Nets single-season franchise records for total minutes (with 3,200) and FT made (with 542) ... Scored in double figures 80 times with 20-or-more 54 times and 30-plus 12 times ... Led the team in scoring 43 times (including 13 of the team¡¦s first 14 games) ... Scored a season-high 36 points three times: at Cleveland on 12/4, vs. Sacramento on 12/18 and vs. Indiana on 2/23. 2006¡V07 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Averaged 16.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 35.6 minutes in 55 games ... Scored 20-or-more 13 times ... Scored a season-high 35 points at Washington on 4/10 ... Missed a total of 27 games due to injury: missed five games due to a sprained left ankle (11/12¡V18), missed one game due to a sore right ankle (12/15) and missed a total of 21 games after having surgery on 1/22 to remove loose bodies from his right ankle. 2005¡V06 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Ranked second on the Nets in scoring, second in rebounds, third in assists, third in steals and first in minutes ... Started all 78 games he played ... Averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 39.2 minutes ... Scored 20-or-more 26 times ... Had a season-high 40 points to go along with 11 rebounds vs. Charlotte on 4/6 (one of his 20 double-doubles) ... Led the team in scoring 20 times and in rebounds 25 times ... Missed three games due to back spasms (1/10, 1/13 and 1/14) ... Sat out the final game of the season. 2004¡V05 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Appeared in 33 games ... Suffered a season-ending ruptured ligament in his left wrist on 1/11 ... Underwent surgery on 1/20 and missed the remainder of the regular season ... Averaged 22.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 41.1 minutes ... Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 12/13 ... Had a team-high 26 points, a career-best 21 rebounds and a team-high nine assists in a career-best 57 minutes in the Nets 111-106 double-overtime victory at Chicago on 11/5 ... Scored a career-high 42 points vs. Cleveland on 12/12 ... Scored 20-or-more 23 times ... Returned to action in the 2005 playoffs ... Averaged 15.8 points in the Nets four-game first round loss to Miami. 2003¡V04 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Led the Nets in scoring and minutes while ranking second on the team in rebounds ... Averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.12 steals in 38.2 minutes ... Started all 82 games ... Ranked 12th in the NBA in FG percentage ... Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 4/5 (after averaging 22.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists in four games with Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin out of the line-up) ... Scored 20-or-more 28 times and had 30-plus four times ... Scored a season-high 35 points at Cleveland on 3/27 ... Posted nine double-doubles. 2002¡V03 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Averaged 15.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 36.0 minutes ... Started all 80 games he played ... Ranked 13th in the NBA in FG percentage ... Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on 3/31 (averaged 26.3 points and 5.3 rebounds at the Nets posted a 3-0 week) ¡K scored 20-or-more points 19 times ... Posted the lone triple-double of his career finishing with 30 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in 47 minutes at Houston on 3/31 ... Missed two games due to a stomach virus (1/31 and 2/1) ... Played for the sophomore team in the Rookie Challenge at the 2003 All-Star Weekend (had 21 points in the game) ... Finished fourth in the 2003 Slam Dunk Contest. 2001¡V02 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY: Finished second in NBA Rookie of the Year voting (behind Pau Gasol) ... Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team ... Averaged 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 24.3 minutes ... Earned nine starts in 79 games ... Named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month in January ... Scored in double figures 33 times with 20-or-more four times ... Scored a season-high 22 points vs. New York on 2/22 ... Missed three games due to a sprained left knee (11/24¡V27). COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS WITH ARIZONA: Played three seasons at Arizona ... Averaged 11.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 84 games ... Helped Arizona reach NCAA Tournament three times, losing to Duke in the 2001 NCAA Championship Game ... As a junior, started 34 of 35 games, finishing second on the team in blocks (24), third in rebounding (5.4 rpg), third in assists (2.7 apg) and fourth in scoring (11.3 ppg) ... Picked for All-Midwest Regional Team ... In national semifinal against Michigan State, poured in 17 points, adding eight rebounds and two blocks ... Had strong NCAA title game against Duke, scoring 15 of his 19 points in the second half, including sinking a career-best 4-of-8 three pointers while hauling in eight rebounds ... Named to All-Final Four Team ... Selected to All-Pac-10 Freshman Team after 1998¡V99 season. |
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| Parents are non-denominational Christian missionaries … Has two older brothers … Traveled to Africa with parents on missionary work … Meekness LeCato, his mother, also received a Ph.D. in education from the University of Cambridge in London … In addition to playing basketball, Richard was a high jumper on his high school track team, recording a personal best jump of 6’10” … Had his #44 Jersey retired by Moon Valley High School on 3/4/04 … Lists The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as his favorite TV show, Blues Brothers as his favorite movie ... Played for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. | ||
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