CAREER HIGHS

POSITION: Center
HEIGHT: 7-0
WEIGHT: 265
BIRTHDATE: April 1, 1988
BIRTHPLACE: Panorama City, CA
COLLEGE: Stanford
HIGH SCHOOL: San Joaquin Memorial HS
DRAFTED: New Jersey, First Round (10th Overall), 2008 NBA Draft
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2010-11 season (TO- 2011-12)
YEARS PRO: 1

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by New Jersey in the First Round (10th overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft.

2008-09: Only Net to appear in all 82 games, earning 75 starts from 11/14 vs. ATL through 4/15 at NYK… Averaged 13.0 points (6th among rookies), 8.1 rebounds (2nd among rookies) and 1.84 blocks (9th in NBA, 1st among rookies) in 30.5 minutes per contest (7th among rookies)… Shot .531 (448-844) from the field (1st among rookies) and .793 (172-217) from the line (5th among rookies)… Selected to NBA All-Rookie First Team… Finished third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting (Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo)… Set the Nets all-time rookie blocks record with 151… Recorded 55 games scoring in double figures, 13 games scoring 20+ points, one game scoring 30+ points, 23 games with 10+ rebounds and a Nets rookie center record 18 double-doubles… Led the Nets in scoring nine times, in rebounds 48 times, in assists once, in steals nine times and in blocks 57 times… Tallied 18th double-double with 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Charlotte on 4/13… Tallied 23 points and three blocks and career-highs of eight assists and three steals in 35 minutes at New York on 3/18… Named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month in consecutive months (January & February)… Tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 2/3… Posted 24 points and 17 rebounds with four blocks in 38 minutes at Philadelphia on 1/31… Tallied 28 points on 12-of-17 FG’s and 10 rebounds vs. Boston on 1/17… Tallied a career-high tying five blocks at Boston on 1/14… Recorded a career-high 31 points on 10-of-17 FG’s and 13 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City on 1/12… Tallied 17 points, eight rebounds and a career-high tying five blocks vs. Memphis on 1/7… Recorded 22 points on 11-of-16 FG’s, 13 rebounds and a career-high tying five blocks vs. Miami on 12/20, becoming first Nets rookie since Derrick Coleman in 1991 to achieve 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ blocks in a game… Recorded first career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Cleveland on 11/18… In first career start vs. Atlanta on 11/14, scored 25 points, including 18 in the first half, on 11-of-17 shooting, tallied nine rebounds and four blocks… Made NBA debut tallying eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks at Washington on 10/29.

COLLEGE CAREER: Averaged 16.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.91 blocks in 53 career games (two seasons) for Stanford… Earned Third Team All-America honors from The Associated Press and the NABC as a sophomore… Also named First Team All-Pac-10 and earned league All-Defensive Team honors… Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 and All- Freshman Team honors as a freshman… Finished collegiate career as Stanford’s fifth all-time leader in blocked shots with 101… Posted 11 career double-doubles, including one triple-double, which is the only triple-double in Stanford men’s basketball history… As a sophomore, averaged 19.3 points (fourth in the Pac-10) and 8.2 rebounds (fifth in the Pac-10) in 27 games including 25 starts… His 2.10 blocks per contest also ranked third in the league … Missed the first nine games of the season while establishing academic eligibility…. Scored 20 or more points 13 times and topped the 30-point mark in four contests… Posted nine double-doubles…. Established a career-high with 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds at Washington on 1/31… Recorded the first triple-double in school history with 18 points, 11 rebounds and single-game record 12 blocked shots vs. USC on 1/25/07.

PERSONAL: Twin brother Robin plays for the Phoenix Suns. Older brother, Alex, played collegiately at Washington and Santa Clara.Mother, Deborah Ledford, was an Olympic swimmer who competed at Stanford. In July of 2009, participated in USA Basketball National Team Mini Camp in Las Vegas. Hobbies include watching movies and reading comic books. Lists Batman as his favorite comic book character. Lists writing as his greatest talent outside of basketball and along with his two brothers, he is working on material with DC Comics. Favorite basketball player as a kid was Tim Duncan. Majored in creative writing at Stanford.The Detroit Tigers are his favorite baseball team. Growing up, participated in volleyball, track, water polo and baseball.