Excellent
rebounder and scorer down low... Very good bulk... Soft hands... Great
wingspan... Not a great athlete... Undersized for the power forward
spot... Must develop a face-the basket game... Not good in the open
court.
Attended the Oxon Hill HS in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Played
college ball at Georgetown from 2000 to 2003.
Selected
by the New York Knicks as 9th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Signed
with the New York Knicks in July 2003.
HS
Consensus All-American with All-State and All-Met honors in Maryland
in 2000.
All-Big
East Conference Honorable Mention in 2001.
Named
to the Big East Conference All-Freshman Team in 2001.
Won
the World Championship for Young Men with the US Team in 2001.
Played
the Global Games in 2001.
Voted
to the All-Big East Conference 1st Team in 2002 and 2003.
Named
to the USBWA District II Team in 2003.
Named
Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2003.