Kris Humphries

infobox NBA Player
name = Kris Humphries


position = Power forward
number = 43
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 245
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|2|6
birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota
college = University of Minnesota
draft = 14th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = Utah Jazz
team = Toronto Raptors
career_start = 2004
career_end =
former_teams = Utah Jazz (2004–2006)

Kris Nathan Humphries (born February 6, 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Toronto Raptors. He is a 6'9" power forward.

Early life

Humphries was born to Debra and William Humphries, the latter a former football player for the University of Minnesota. [http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/kris_humphries_bio.html USA Basketball Bio: Kris Humphries] , usabasketball.com, accessed 29 April 2007.] Humphries also has two older sisters, Krystal and Kaela.

Humphries attended Hopkins High School, where he enjoyed an impressive basketball career. In 2002 he led them to a 25–2 record and its first state championship in 49 years. He was subsequently named a 2003 McDonald's All-American and named Second Team All-USA by USA Today. [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kris_humphries/bio.html Kris Humphries Info Page - Bio] , nba.com, accessed 14 April 2007.] He was also named to the Super 25 Basketball Team by USA Today, named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Minnesota, and state player of the year by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and College Basketball News. He was one of 10 finalists for the 2003 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, averaging a double double in his final three seasons, averaging 25.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game as a senior.

Coming out of high school Humphries had accepted a scholarship offer to Duke University, but later reconsidered and attended the University of Minnesota instead. At Minnesota, Humphries was named 2004 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was also named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the media and coaches. He was named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press and by Rivals.com. He was the first freshman to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding in the same season. He scored in double figures in all 29 games, with 16 point/rebound double-doubles on the season for Minnesota. He averaged 21.7 points and 10.1 rebounds (both tops in the Big Ten), while shooting .444 percent from the field and .742 from the line. On February 18, 2004 he set a school record with 36 points at Indiana. He also set a school record for most points by a freshman for a season with 629. He became the first Big Ten freshman to be named conference Player of the Week in two of the first three weeks of the season.

NBA career

Humphries was drafted by the Jazz in 2004 as the 14th pick. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/humphkr01.html Kris Humphries Statistics] , basketball-reference.com, accessed 29 April 2007.] He spent two seasons with the Jazz, averaging 3.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 11.6 minutes per game. [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kris_humphries/career_stats.html Kris Humphries Info Page - Career Stats and Totals] , nba.com, accessed 29 April 2007.]

On June 8, 2006, Humphries was traded along with Robert Whaley to the Raptors in exchange for Rafael Araújo. [ [http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_trade_060806.html Raptors Acquire Kris Humphries & Robert Whaley for Araujo] , nba.com/raptors, 8 June 2006, accessed 29 April 2007.] In the 2006–07 season, after a slow start in which he did not receive many minutes from Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, Humphries proved to be a valuable rebounder and energy player and contributed to the Raptors capturing their first ever division title. [Campbell, Morgan, [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/203292 "Humphries, Jackson bring energy off Raptors' bench"] , thestar.com, 15 April 2007, accessed 29 April 2007.] On March 28, 2007, he grabbed seven offensive rebounds in 27 minutes against the Miami Heat, both a game-high [ [http://www.nba.com/games/20070328/MIATOR/boxscore.html Heat at Raptors Boxscore] , nba.com, 28 March 2007, accessed 14 April 2007.] and a career-high. [Arthur, Bruce, [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/basketball/raptorsstory.html?id=c0bca271-f678-41a2-9412-7a894ad63bbc&k=54662 "Small Raptors come up big against Heat"] , canada.com, 29 March 2007, accessed 29 April 2007.] He followed up this performance with nine offensive and 18 total rebounds in a win against the Detroit Pistons on 13 April 2007, again both game and career-highs. [ [http://www.nba.com/games/20070413/DETTOR/boxscore.html Pistons at Raptors Boxscore] , nba.com, 13 April 2007, accessed 14 April 2007.] [ [http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/postup_041307.html Raptors Post Up] , nba.com/raptors, 13 April 2007, accessed 14 April 2007.] Humphries concluded his inaugural season with the Raptors with a career-high 3.1 rpg and .470 field goal percentage, as well as 3.8 ppg.

NBA career statistics

:"Correct as of 3 July 2008"

Regular season

-
align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Utah
67 || 4 || 13.0 || .404 || .333 || .436 || 2.9 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 4.1
-
align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Utah
62 || 2 || 10.0 || .379 || .000 || .523 || 2.5 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 3.0
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Toronto
60 || 2 || 11.2 || .470 || .000 || .671 || 3.1 || .3 || .2 || .3 || 3.8
-
align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Toronto
70 || 0 || 13.2 || .483 || .000 || .605 || 3.7 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 5.7
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
259 || 8 || 11.9 || .438 || .154 || .558 || 3.1 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 4.2
###@@@KEYEND@@@###

Playoffs

-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Toronto
6 || 0 || 11.5 || .333 || .000 || .375 || 2.8 || .2 || .2 || .3 || 1.5
-
align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Toronto
3 || 0 || .7 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
9 || 0 || 7.9 || .333 || .000 || .375 || 1.9 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.0
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International career

Humphries was on the 2002 U.S. Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament Team, alongside future teammate Chris Bosh. The team finished with a 4–1 record and the bronze medal and qualified for a berth in the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship. Humphries averaged 9.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg in five games.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.krishumphries.org Official website]