2004 ATLANTA HAWKS

2004 ATLANTA HAWKS
SUMMER LEAGUE INFO
Rocky Mountain Revue
Salt Lake City Community College
July 16-24, 2004
HAWKS SCHEDULE (All Times Mountain)
July 16 - vs. Charlotte, 2 p.m.
July 17 - vs. Seattle, 4 p.m.
July 19 - vs. Phoenix, 2 p.m.
July 20 - vs. Dallas, 4 p.m.
July 22 - vs. Utah, 8 p.m. (NBA TV)
July 24 - vs. Portland, 2 p.m.
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SYLVERE BRYAN
#33
Center
6-10
240
R
Tampa ‘02
5/20/81
Dominican Republic
Spent last season with Rimini (Italy), playing in 28 games and averaged 3.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg … In 2003-03, saw action in France
(playing with Cholet Basket and Rueil-Malmaison) … Played for the Washington Wizards’ entry in the 2002 Shaw’s Pro Summer
League in Boston … Played four years collegiately at Division II University of Tampa, where as a senior (2001-02), he put in 13.3
ppg, 9.6 rpg and 3.2 bpg … Averaged 10.3 ppg and 7.0 rpg in his junior campaign with the Spartans.
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JOSH CHILDRESS
#22
Guard
6-8
210
R
Stanford ‘04
6/20/83
Harbor City, CA
Selected in the first round (sixth overall) by the Hawks on June 24, Childress entered the draft following his junior season at
Stanford ... Became the first-ever Stanford player to be named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2003-04 ... Earned First Team AllAmerica honors from Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, NABC and FoxSports.com, and was named Second
Team All-America by the USBWA and Third Team by ESPN.com ... This past season, averaged 15.7 ppg (ninth in the Pac-10), a
team-best 7.5 rpg (fifth in the conference) and blocked 37 shots (third in the Pac-10) ... Was also fifth in the conference in free throw
shooting (.821), while hitting .488 of his field goals ... He scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games, scoring a career-best 36
against U.S.C. ... Scored 49 points in three games en route to MVP honors in the Pac-10 Tournament ... In his sophomore season
(2002-03), he was named Honorable Mention All-Pac 10, after averaging 14.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 1.4 bpg ... Was also Honorable
Mention All-Pac 10 as a freshman, becoming only the second freshman (the other was Brevin Knight) to start his first game in coach
Mike Montgomery’s 17-year tenure ... While at Stanford, Childress volunteered with the Young Black Scholars, a mentoring and
tutoring student group that also performed community service projects.
KYLE DAVIS
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#30
Center
6-10
230
R
Auburn ‘04
6/3/82
Blakely, GA
Davis is Auburn’s all-time leading shot-blocker, having surpassed Hawks center Mamadou N’diaye as a junior ... As a senior, Davis
averaged 6.5 points per contest, 6.8 rebounds per game and 2.6 blocks per game (.447 FG%, .600 FT%) ... He has played this
summer for the World Basketball Association’s (WBA) Rome Gladiators, coached by Hawks scout Harold Ellis ... As a freshman at
Auburn, Davis once recorded 13 rejections (one shy of the NCAA record) - including 11 in the second half - in the first round of the
NIT vs. Miami, and broke N’diaye’s single-season blocked shots mark (84) ... Davis attended Early County High School in Blakely,
Georgia.
TRAVIS HANSEN
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#2
Guard/Forward
6-6
205
1
Brigham Young ‘03
4/15/78
Provo, UT
Played in 41 games (four starts) last season as a rookie for the Hawks, and averaged 3.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg (.354 FG%, .300 3FG%,
.815 FT%) ... He tallied 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg (.389 3FG%) in his starting assignments ... Hansen was the Hawks’ second-round pick
(37th overall) in the 2003 NBA Draft ... Played final three collegiate seasons at Brigham Young, after starting career at Utah Valley
State College in 1996-97 ... Spent 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons on a LDS mission in Santiago, Chile ... Returned to UVSC in
1999-2000 and sat out as a redshirt ... As a senior at BYU, was a consensus First Team All-Mountain West Conference choice and
was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Marcus Banks of UNLV (now with the Celtics) ... Led the team in scoring (16.8
ppg) and blocked shots as a senior, and ranked second in rebounding and assists ... Finished his career ranked 24th on BYU’s alltime scoring list ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the 2003 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after averaging 15.7 ppg and
shooting 57.6 percent from the field ... As a junior, scored a team-best 15.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg, on his way to Second Team All-MWC
honors ... As a sophomore, missed nine games due to a stress fracture in his right foot.
NBA STATS
Season-Team
03-04 ATL
GP
41
MINS
507
FGM FGA FG%
46
130 .354
CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS:
9-30 (.300)
FTM FTA
22
27
FT% OFF
.815 30
DEF
40
TOT AST
70
19
PF
67
DQ
0
STL
10
BLK
9
PTS
123
AVG
3.0
JUNIOR HARRINGTON #5
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Guard
6-4
190
1
Wingate ‘02
10/2/80
Wagram, NC
Spent time with Azovmash Mariupal (Ukraine) this past season, and registered 13.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg and 2.3 spg in nine
contests ... Earned FIBA Europe League All-Star honors ... Spent 2003-04 training camp with the Denver Nuggets, and was waived
in October ‘03, before signing with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA (and playing only one game with the Wizards) ... In 2002-03,
made the Nuggets squad as an undrafted free agent, and played in all 82 games (51 starts), logging the most minutes (2,003) of
any undrafted rookie free agent ... He averaged 5.1 ppg, 3.4 apg and 3.0 rpg (.362 FG%, .652 FT%) ... Harrington ranked second
among NBA rookies in assists, and posted the fourth-most assists by a rookie in Nuggets history as well as the fifth-most steals ...
Originally signed with the Nuggets on 7/18/02 ... On the collegiate level, was a four-year letterman at Wingate University (Wingate,
NC), where the Bulldogs went 101-22 over his four-year career ... The South Atlantic Conference (in Division II) Player of the Year
as a senior, Harrington posted 14.8 ppg, 6.4 apg, 5.9 rpg and 3.3 spg in 32 contests ... Earned a degree in human services from
Wingate ... Full name is Lorinza Harrington, Jr.
NBA STATS
Season-Team
02-03 DEN
GP
82
MINS
2003
FGM FGA FG%
169 467 .362
CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS:
FTM FTA
73
112
FT% OFF DEF TOT AST
.652 44
206 250 277
PF
250
DQ
6
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BLK
15
PTS
418
AVG
5.1
7-28 (.250)
RICK HUGHES
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STL
80
#16
Forward
6-9
235
1
Thomas More ‘96
8/22/73
Cincinnati, OH
A veteran of several NBA summer leagues, training camps and international leagues, Hughes played one season in the NBA (19992000), with the Dallas Mavericks ... He has played in summer league or attended training camp with Atlanta, Phoenix, Utah, Dallas
and Golden State among others ... He spent last season with Sporting Al Ryadi Beirut in Lebanon, before signing with Strasbourg
(in France), and averaged 24.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg and 1.3 apg in 26 contests ... Hughes garnered several honors in 2003-04, including
Eurobasket All-French ProA Player of the Year, Eurobasket All-French ProA First Team and participated in the French ProA All-Star
Game ... Hughes also played in France in 2002-03, averaging 15.3 ppg and 6.5 rpg ... Played in eight games in 2001-02 with the
Kansas City Knights (ABA), averaging 19.8 ppg and 11.9 rpg ... In 2000-01, he played in Spain (with Ourense), appearing in 14
games and posting 17.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg ... Hughes was selected by the Richmond Rhythm (IBL) in the sixth round (46th overall) of
the 1999 IBL Draft ... Prior to ‘99, also saw action in Lebanon, Cyprus, France, Belgium and with the International Basketball
Association’s Dakota Wizards.
NBA STATS
Season-Team
99-00 DAL
GP
21
MINS
224
FGM FGA FG%
35
72
.486
CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS:
0-1 (.000)
FTM FTA
12
26
FT% OFF
.462
24
DEF
25
TOT
49
AST
9
PF
30
DQ
0
STL
3
BLK
1
PTS
82
AVG
3.9
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ROYAL IVEY
(roy-AL)
#36
Guard
6-3
200
R
Texas ‘04
12/20/81
New York, NY
Selected in the second round (37th overall) by the Hawks on June 24, Ivey helped lead the Texas Longhorns to four consecutive
NCAA Tournaments during his time in Austin ... Was captain of the Longhorns, and ended his collegiate career with 1,036 points,
406 rebounds and 300 assists, and averaged 9.4 ppg, 4.3 apg and 4.0 rpg in 33 games as a senior ... The combination guard was
named to the media’s All-Big 12 third team ... In addition to the four tourney appearances in four years, Texas advanced to three
straight “Sweet 16s”, and a Final Four berth in 2003 ... At Queens Cardoza High, garnered MVP honors in leading his team to
victory in the New York City Public School Athletic League Championship Game, played every year at Madison Square Garden …
Why #36? Ivey says he has increased his uniform number by 12 on each level of competition he’s reached – he wore #12 in high
school, #24 in college, and now #36.
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ALVIN JEFFERSON
#34
Forward
6-10
230
R
Auburn ‘97
9/11/74
A native of Juliette, GA, Jefferson played his last two collegiate seasons at Auburn, averaging 3.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 61 contests for
the Tigers … Spent his first two seasons at Macon Junior College … Didn’t start playing basketball until his junior year of high
school, playing two seasons at Mary Person High in Forsythe, GA … Has played in several countries, leagues and teams over the
last seven years, including spending time in Switzerland, Australia, Luxembourg, and in the United States with Dakota (IBA), Dodge
City (IBL), Cleveland (2000 Rocky Mountain Revue), Tampa Bay (ABA), Dodge City (USBL), Columbus and Roanoke (NBDL),
Great Lakes (CBA), Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia (PBA) and Brevard (USBL).
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DREW NICHOLAS
#6
Guard
6-3
165
R
Maryland ‘03
5/17/81
Hempstead, NY
In 2003-04, played for Fabriano Basket in Italy, totalling 27.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.8 apg in 29 outings, earning Eurobasket All-Italian
Lega2 Newcomer of the Year honors, as well as an All-Italian Lega2 First Team nod ... Enjoyed a solid four-year career at Maryland
(1999-2003), where as a senior he averaged 17.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 2.7 apg in 31 contests ... He received All-ACC Second Team
honors following his senior season ... The Terps saw a great deal of success during Nicholas’ career, including their 2002 NCAA
Championship run, won at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta ... Also reached the Final Four in 2001, and the Sweet 16 in 2003.
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STEPHANE PELLE
#12
Forward
6-8
250
R
Colorado ‘03
4/15/80
Yaounde, Cameroon
Was with the Los Angeles Lakers in their 2003 training camp, but was released and subsequently signed to play in Turkey ...
Named to the Eurobasket Turkish League All-Imports second team ... Averaged 18.5 ppg and 11.1 rpg with Tekelspor Istanbul ...
Played in the 2003 Southern California Summer Pro League with the Lakers, and was also drafted by the Idaho Stampede of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) third overall in the first round of their ‘03 draft ... Had a memorable collegiate career at
Colorado, where he finished in 2003 as CU’s all-time leading rebounder, and holds the second slot in rebounding in Big 12
Conference annals ... Averaged 12.0 ppg and 9.3 rpg as a senior, appearing in 32 contests ... Was named to the All-Big 12 Third
Team following his senior season.
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DONTA SMITH
#15
Guard
6-7
215
R
SE Illinois College ‘04
11/27/83
Louisville, KY
Selected in the second round (34th overall) by the Hawks on June 24 ... An early-entry candidate for the draft, Smith earned NJCAA
All-American First Team honors, and was named conference, district and region Player of the Year as a sophomore ... He played
two seasons at Southeastern Illinois, finishing his career as the school’s all-time scoring leader (1,433) ... Signed a letter-of-intent in
the fall to attend Louisville in 2004-05 before making the decision to turn professional ... Averaged 25.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 3.4 apg,
ranking third nationally in scoring ... Attended Oldham County High School in LaGrange, Kentucky.
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JOSH SMITH
#42
Forward
6-9
210
R
Oak Hill Academy (HS)
12/5/85
College Park, GA
Selected in the first round (17th overall) by the Hawks on June 24 ... Transferred to Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) for his
senior season, after attending McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA for three years ... Originally committed to play for
Indiana University before deciding to turn pro ... Named a 2004 McDonald’s All-American and played in the McDonald’s High School
All-America game ... Named to PARADE Magazine All-America Team, and was selected for the 2004 USA Men’s Junior National
Select Team ... As a senior, set a single-season Oak Hill record for most points with 980, and was a finalist for the 2004 Naismith
Award ... Was two-time First Team All-State selection at McEachern, and was named MVP of the Adidas ABCD Camp in the
summer of 2003 ... Averaged 25.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 6.0 bpg and 3.0 spg as a senior at Oak Hill, leading the squad to a 38-0 record, and
a national No. 1 ranking from USA Today ... He shot 61 percent from the field and 70 percent from the charity stripe.
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CORY VIOLETTE
#20
Forward
6-8
265
R
Gonzaga ‘04
3/13/82
Portland, ME
Finished his collegiate career at Gonzaga as the school’s third all-time leading rebounder with 880, and the 13th leading scorer at
1,342 points ... Also ranks fifth all-time in blocked shots (85) and 10th all time in steals with 101 ... Posted 28 career double-doubles
... Earned First Team All-WCC honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... As a senior, put in 14.2 ppg and a leagueleading 8.2 rpg, hitting a conference-leading 55.5 percent from the floor ... Tallied 11.4 ppg and 8.0 rpg (third in the WCC) as a
junior, as the Zags advanced to another NCAA Tournament ... In his sophomore year, put up averages of 12.8 ppg and a team-best
8.3 rpg, posting eight double-doubles ... Attended Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho.
2004 ATLANTA HAWKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
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Name
Pos
Sylvere Bryan
C
Josh Childress G
Kyle Davis
C
Travis Hansen G/F
Junior HarringtonG
Rick Hughes
F
Royal Ivey
G
Drew Nicholas G
Stephane Pelle F
Donta Smith
G
Josh Smith
F
Cory Violette
F
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6-10
6-8
6-10
6-6
6-4
6-9
6-3
6-3
6-8
6-7
6-9
6-8
HEAD COACH:
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210
230
205
190
235
200
165
250
215
210
265
Birthdate
05/20/81
06/20/83
06/03/82
04/15/78
10/02/80
08/22/73
12/20/81
05/17/81
04/15/80
11/27/83
12/05/85
03/13/82
Coll/HS/Year/NBDL Aff.
Tampa ’02
Stanford ’04
Auburn ’04
Brigham Young ’03
Wingate ’02
Thomas More ’96
Texas ’04
Maryland ’03
Colorado ’03
SE Illinois College ’04
Oak Hill Academy ’04
Gonzaga ’04
Mike Woodson (Indiana ’80)
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