Raef LaFrentz
LaFrentz in 2006
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
May 29, 1976 Hampton, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | MFL MarMac (Monona, Iowa) |
| College | Kansas (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Playing career | 1998–2009 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 45, 9 |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2002 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2002–2003 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2003–2006 | Boston Celtics |
| 2006–2009 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,690 (10.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,423 (6.1 rpg) |
| Blocks | 919 (1.6 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball power forward and center who played in the NBA from 1998 to 2009. Born and raised in Iowa, LaFrentz attended the University of Kansas and was drafted in 1998 by the Denver Nuggets. He was known for his perimeter shooting and his shot blocking abilities.
Raef LaFrentz attended MFL MarMac High School located in Monona, Iowa. His father, Ron, was an assistant coach on LaFrentz's high school team. He was named to the USA Today All-USA 1st Team in 1994 and was a high school McDonald's All-American.
During the summer before his freshman year at the University of Kansas, LaFrentz was selected to the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival North Team and averaged 11.8 ppg. and 6.8 rpg.
LaFrentz played basketball at the University of Kansas, finishing in 1998. He played with Paul Pierce while at Kansas. He was a four-year starter and an All-American in his junior and senior seasons. He joined Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal as the only players in the 1990s to earn first team AP All-America honors twice.
Compiling career averages of 15.8 ppg. and 9.1 rpg., while shooting 55.5 percent from the floor overall, he concluded his career ranked second all-time at Kansas in points with 2,066 and rebounds with 1,186, and left trailing only Danny Manning in both categories.
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