- Louis Amundson
Infobox NBA Player
name = Louis Amundson
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league = NBA
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 225
team =Phoenix Suns
number = 17
position = Power forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1982|12|7
birth_place =Ventura, California
highschool =
college = UNLV
nationality = American
draft = Undrafted
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draft_year =
former_teams =Utah Jazz (2007)
Philadelphia 76ers (2007-2008)
career_start = 2006
career_end =
awards = 2007NBA Development League Rookie of the YearLouis Gabriel Amundson (born
December 7 ,1982 inVentura, California ) is an American professionalbasketball player, currently playing for the NBA'sPhoenix Suns . He has also played in the NBA D-League and was named D-League Rookie of the Year in 2006. On August 14, 2008, Amundson signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns. [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/123116]Accomplishments
* Played 25 games with the Colorado 14ers of the D-League in 2006-07, averaging 11.1 points (56.3% FGs), 7.6 rebounds and 2.48 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game.
* Was named All-NBA D-League First Team for the 2006-07 season while also picking up Rookie of the Year honors.
* At Detroit on 4/15/07, recorded career-highs of 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in 23 minutes of play.
* Led all NBA rookies in blocks per 48 minutes played (4.32) in 2006-07 and ranked sixth among all players league-wide.
* Graduated cum laude from UNLV in May 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy.
* Was the first player in Mountain West Conference history to record multiple career games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds.
* As a senior, earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Utah
1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Philadelphia
10 || 0 || 8.7 || .400 || .000 || .400 || 2.8 || .1 || .1 || .8 || 1.6
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Philadelphia
16 || 0 || 4.0 || .500 || .000 || .286 || .8 || .0 || .1 || .1 || 1.1
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
27 || 0 || 5.7 || .452 || .000 || .353 || 1.5 || .0 || .1 || .3 || 1.3
###@@@KEYEND@@@###Playoffs
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Philadelphia
2 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 3.5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.5
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
2 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 3.5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.5
###@@@KEYEND@@@###References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/louis_amundson/index.html NBA.com player profile]
* [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/123116 Amundson Signs Two-Year Deal]
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