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2012 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
2.6
RPG
2.30
APG
0.1
EFF
+ 3.71
Born: Sep 5, 1977
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight: 250 lbs. / 113.4 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Kentucky / USA
Years Pro: 13

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CAREER AVERAGES:
6.9 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 17.9 mpg (771 career games).

2010-11 SEASON AVERAGES:
7.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 17.1 mpg (appeared in 75 games).

2010-11:
In 75 games (37 starts) with Charlotte and Oklahoma City, averaged 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 17.1 minutes…In 24 games with the Thunder (seven starts), averaged 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 17.9 minutes... Thunder posted a 6-1 with Mohammed in the starting lineup…Set a season-high with 15 points on 7-11 FGs during OKC win vs. Denver (4/8)… Made Oklahoma City debut on 3/2 vs. Indiana and scored eight points (3-7 FGs) and pulled-down seven rebounds in 22 minutes… Scored 10+ points six times for Oklahoma City including back-to-back games (3/25 – 3/25)...Recorded first double-double as a member of the Thunder in the season finale vs. Milwaukee (12 points; 10 rebounds)..

NBA CAREER
Prior to being acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder on 2/24/11, appeared in 747 career regular season games (333 starts), and averaged 6.9 points on .491 shooting with 5.4 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 17.9 minutes per game…Has made six trips to the postseason with five separate teams…In 44 playoff games (30 starts), averaged 6.1 points and 5.0 rebounds in 17.6 minutes…Won an NBA championship as a member of the San Antonio Spurs during the 2004-05 season.

2009-10: Appeared in 58 games, with 29 starts…Averaged 7.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.7 blocks, 0.5 assists and 0.3 steals in 17.0 minutes…Shot .553 from the field (189-342) and .648 from the free-throw line (81-125)…Scored in double figures on 19 occasions, including two games of 20 points or more…Recorded six games with double-figure rebounds, tallying four double-doubles…Led the team in scoring three times, rebounding six times and blocks 10 times… Posted two games of at least 20 points and at least 15 rebounds… In four playoff games against Orlando, averaged 6.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.0 minutes, while shooting .579 from the field (11-19)…
2008-09: Played in 39 games, averaging 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.7 minutes… Scored a season-high 12 points on April 15 at Orlando, recording his lone double-figure scoring performance of the season…Led or tied for the team lead in blocked shots four times and in steals once…
2007-08: Appeared in 82 games for Charlotte and Detroit, averaging 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game…Played in 61 games for the Bobcats, starting 29…Averaged 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 blocked shots in 23.3 minutes for the Bobcats… Shot .520 from the field, ranking second on the team… Scored in double figures 27 times and reached double figurerebounds 15 times, tallying 11 double-doubles…Scored a season-high 22 points on Feb. 11 vs. the Lakers and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 11 at Cleveland… Averaged 3.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 10.5 minutes in 21 games with the Pistons prior to being traded…
2006-07: Appeared in 51 games with 33 starts, averaging 5.6 points on .532 shooting, 4.5 rebounds, 0.53 steals and 0.78 blocks in 15.2 minutes per game…Started the first 33 games of the season and averaged 7.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.09 blocks and 19.6 minutes per game…Led the Pistons in scoring once and led or tied for the club lead in rebounds five times…Scored in double figures 10 times, including a season-high 19-point outing vs. Atlanta on Dec. 23…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds four times…Tallied two double-doubles…Shot 60% or better from the field in 20 games…
2005-06: Appeared in 80 games with 30 starts for San Antonio, averaging 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes...Shot .504 (190-377) from the field and career-best .785 (113-144) from the free-throw line…As a starter, averaged 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds while the Spurs posted a 23-7 record …Ranked fourth in the NBA in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (5.5) and ninth in total rebounds per 48 minutes (14.5)…Tied a career-high with 30 points (13-21 FG) and added 16 rebounds vs. Phoenix on March 17…In eight playoff games, averaged 4.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.75 blocks…
2004-05: Appeared in 77 games for New York and San Antonio, averaging 9.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.12 blocks in 25.1 minutes…Ranked 25th in the NBA in rebounds, 34th in blocks and ninth in offensive rebounds with 3.2 per game… Led the Spurs in field goal percentage with a .528 (66-125) mark… During the Spurs run to the 2005 NBA Championship, averaged 7.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 23.0 minutes in 23 games (all starts)…Scored in double-figures six times in the postseason…Had a playoff career-high 19 points vs. Seattle in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 17…Had 15 points, a playoff career-high 15 rebounds and a playoff career-best four blocks in a playoff career-high 34 minutes in Game 1 of the first round at Denver on April 24…
2003-04: Appeared in 80 games for Atlanta and New York, averaging 7.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per contest… Started all four games in the Knicks first round playoff series with the Nets, averaging 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in 24.3 minutes…
2002-03: Averaged 4.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 12.7 minutes in 35 games for Atlanta…Started the year on the injured list due to a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot…Returned to action on Dec. 10…Tests in March revealed another stress fracture in his right foot…Underwent surgery and missed the final 20 games of the season…
2001-02: Averaged 9.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 26.4 minutes in 82 games (73 starts) for Atlanta…Finished with 20 or more points five times, including a career-best 30 points at the L.A. Clippers on Nov. 15…Posted single season career-highs in games (82), minutes (2,168), points (795) and rebounds (651)…
2000-01: Appeared in 58 games for Philadelphia and Atlanta, averaging 7.6 points…
1999-00: Averaged 1.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 6.8 minutes in 28 games for the 76ers…
1998-99: Appeared in 26 games as a rookie, averaging 1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 4.7 minutes for the 76ers.

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:
Played three seasons at Kentucky…The team advanced to the NCAA Championship Game all three seasons…Was a member of the Wildcats NCAA Championship teams in both 1996 and 1998…As a junior earned First Team All-SEC honors…Appeared in 39 games and averaged 12.0 points and 7.2 rebounds in 21.0 minutes while shooting .597 (190-318) from the field…As a sophomore had 12 points and 11 rebounds in Kentucky’s loss to Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Tournament Championship Game…Ranks eighth on the school’s all-time list in both career field goal percentage (.553) and blocks (94)…Played for Rick Pitino and former teammates include Antoine Walker, Tony Delk, Derek Anderson, Ron Mercer, Walter McCarty, Mark Pope, Scott Padgett and Jamaal Magloire.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (pronounced NAH-zee)…He and wife, Mandy, have two daughters, Amani and Sanaa, and a son, Nasir…His brother, Alhaji, played at Louisville for Rick Pitino…A big college football fan…Enjoys playing golf in his spare time.


Personal

Full name is Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (pronounced NAH-zee)…He and wife, Mandy, have two daughters, Amani and Sanaa, and a son, Nasir…His brother, Alhaji, played at Louisville for Rick Pitino…A big college football fan…Enjoys playing golf in his spare time.

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