Willie Cauley-Stein
Cauley-Stein in 2015 with Kentucky
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| No. 00 – Sacramento Kings | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 18, 1993 Spearville, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Olathe Northwest (Olathe, Kansas) |
| College | Kentucky (2012–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–present | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Willie Trill Cauley-Stein (born Willie Durmond Cauley, Jr. on August 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats.
Cauley-Stein attended Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas, where he played basketball and football. As a junior, he averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cauley-Stein was listed as the No. 9 center and the No. 40 player in the nation in 2012.
Cauley-Stein started out his college career as a bench center, backing up top prospect Nerlens Noel. During his time as a back-up, Cauley-Stein ended up averaging 7.8 points on 63.9% field goal shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.0 assists, and 0.8 steals in 20 games of play.
Cauley-Stein earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors twice (1/7, 2/25). Cauley-Stein's season-high came against Vanderbilt as he posted 20 points to go with 7 rebounds. In a couple weeks prior, he was a perfect 5-5 from the field against Auburn.
On February 12, 2013, in a game against the Florida Gators, Noel tore the ACL in his left knee after blocking a Florida lay-up, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season. Cauley-Stein was given the starting center position due to Noel's season-ending injury. In Noel's absence, he recorded three double-doubles in six games including 10 points and 11 rebounds against Georgia and 13 points, 10 rebounds to go with four blocks at Arkansas.
After SEC play ended he was named to the All-SEC Freshman team. At the end of the season he averaged 8.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game after appearing in 29 games while making 14 starts.
During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in 37 games, making 18 starts while averaging 6.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. His tallied 106 blocks for the season is a total that ranks as the second-most in a single season in school history.
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