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PHOENIX SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER (As of July 12, 2004)

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Team Yrs Played

1 Leandro Barbosa G 6-3 188 11/28/82 Baura Tilibra (Brazil) 1

8 Brett Blizzard G 6-3 190 7/12/80 UNC-Wilmington ‘03 R

7 Derrick Dial G 6-4 184 12/20/75 Eastern Michigan ’98 4

17 Jerry Holman F/C 6-10 222 12/18/79 Minnesota ’03 R

9 Casey Jacobsen G/F 6-6 215 3/19/81 Stanford ’03 2

14 Arthur Johnson F/C 6-9 255 12/20/81 Missouri ’04 R

15 Maciej Lampe F/C 6-11 275 2/5/85 Universidad Complutense (Spain) 1

11 James Moore F 6-8 210 4/16/82 New Mexico State ’04 R

10 Austin Nichols F 6-6 205 4/8/82 Humboldt State ’04 R

3 Yuta Tabuse G 5-9 165 10/5/80 BYU-Hawaii ’02 R

16 Jackson Vroman F/C 6-10 220 1/6/81 Iowa State ’04 R

12 Michael Wright F 6-8 238 1/7/80 Arizona ’02 R

HEAD COACH: Mike D’Antoni (Marshall ‘73)

SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH/ASSISTANT COACH: Marc Iavaroni (Virginia ’78) ASSISTANT COACHES: Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State ’77),

Phil Weber (North Carolina State ’84), Todd Quinter (Lebanon Valley ’80) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State ‘92)

2004 SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE REEBOK VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE (Las Vegas, NV) Tuesday, July 13 Phoenix vs. Wizards 5:00 p.m. NBA TV Wednesday, July 14 Phoenix vs. Cavaliers 7:30 p.m. NBA TV Friday, July 16 Phoenix vs. Magic 5:00 p.m. NBA TV (tape delayed) REEBOK ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE (Salt Lake City, UT) Saturday, July 17 Phoenix vs. Nuggets 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 18 Phoenix vs. Bulls 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 19 Phoenix vs. Hawks 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 Phoenix vs. Sonics 4:00 p.m. NBA TV Thursday, July 22 Phoenix vs. Spurs 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24 Phoenix vs. Jazz 4:00 p.m.

LLEEAANNDDRROO 2003-04 REGULAR SEASON: In first NBA season averaged 7.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists in 21.2 minutes in 70 games... Wasn't expected to see a lot of action in rookie season, but that quickly changed after Phoenix traded Stephon Marbury to New York on Jan. 5... Inherited the starting point guard job, a position usually held by a veteran, and averaged 10.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 28.0 minutes after Jan. 5... Ranked in the top 10 among NBA rookies in scoring (7.9, 9th), assists (2.4, T-8th), field goal percentage (.448, 6th), three-point field goal percentage (.395, 1st), three-point field goals made (83, 2nd) and steals (1.33, T-3rd)... Scored in double figures in 23 games, including a personal-best seven consecutive contests (March 29-April 13)... In first NBA start, had a career-high 27 points (11-18 FG, 2-6 3FG, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, four assists and one turnover in 39 minutes... It was also the most points scored ever by a Suns rookie in their first start (prev. 22 by Negele Knight, April 5, 1991)... Set Suns rookie record with a trey in 10 consecutive games from Jan. 2-19 (8 prev. Dan Majerle, Nov. 26-Dec. 16, 1988 and Wesley Person, Dec. 23, 1994-Jan. 9, 1995)... Recorded season-high five steals at Houston on March 15, the most thefts by a Suns rookie since Michael Finley had five vs. the Clippers on Jan. 9, 1996... Forty-six percent of his field goal attempts were from three-point range (210-470 FG, 83-210 3FG). CAREER NOTES: Phoenix acquired his draft rights (28th overall) from San Antonio for a future protected first-round pick on draft day on June 26, 2003... Along with Suns' first-round selection Zarko Cabarkapa (Serbia & Montenegro), was one of record 21 international players taken in the draft... Averaged 12.0 points and .493 FG for the Brazilian National Team in eight games at the 2003 FIBA Americas Men's Olympic Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico... In his second season with Baura Tilibra in 2002-03, averaged 28.2 points, second to the legendary Oscar Schmidt... Named Brazilian League Rookie of the Year after totaling 15.8 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals in his first full season for Baura Tilibra in 2001-02... Began his professional career in 1999-00 playing for Palmieras in the second division. PERSONAL: Full name is Leandro Mateus Barbosa (pronounced lee-AN-dro BAR-bow-sa)... Is one of five children of Ivete and Vicente... Brother Arturo, who is 21 years older and a member of the elite Brazilian Special Forces, introduced Leandro to the sport of basketball when he was 5... Brother Marcelo, 30, lives with Barbosa and brought the family dog with him... Speaks Portuguese and English... After joining the Brazilian Junior National Team at the age of 15, earned the nickname Leandrinho, which means "young Leandro"... Was the second Brazilian player selected in the first round in consecutive drafts (Nene Hilario, 7th pick in 2002 by New York, later traded to Denver) and is the fifth Brazilian in the NBA (Portland's Rolando Ferreira, 1988-89; Dallas' Joao Jose Vianna, 1991-92 and San Antonio's Alex Garcia, 2003-04).

BBAARRBBOOSSAA

POSITION GUARD

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 188

BIRTHDATE 11/28/82

CLUB BAURA TILIBRA (BRAZIL)

YEARS PRO 1

ACQUIRED DRAFT RIGHTS FROM SA

6/26/03 FOR FUTURE PROTECTED 1ST RD. PICK

#1

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS -- AVERAGES -- SEA TEAM FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG 03-04 Phoenix 210-470 .447 47-61 .770 23-100 123 165 93 7 550 1.8 2.4 7.9 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2003-04, 83-210 (.395) PERSONAL FOULS-DQS: 2003-04, 184-6

CCAASSEEYY JJAACCOOBBSSEENN

POSITION GUARD/FORWARD

HEIGHT 6-6

WEIGHT 215

BIRTHDATE 3/19/81

COLLEGE STANFORD ‘03

YEARS PRO 2

ACQUIRED 1ST RD. (22ND OVERALL)

2002 NBA DRAFT

#9

2003-04 REGULAR SEASON: Improved upon his rookie season by increasing his averages in points (6.0), rebounds (2.6), assists (1.3), field goal percentage (.417), three-point field percentage (.417), free throw percentage (.820), minutes (23.4) and games played (78)... Became the first Suns player since Rodney Rogers (1999-00) to rank in the top 10 in the NBA in 3FG% (.417, 9th)... Was the recipient of the second annual Dan Majerle Hustle Award, which was selected based on the results of five voting categories: fans (who cast their ballots online at Suns.com), Suns players, coaches, employees and by Majerle himself... Averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, .422 FG and .425 3FG in 34.2 minutes in 13 starts after making none last season... Was a perfect 6-6 from the field, including 5-5 from three-point range en route to a 17-point performance vs. San Antonio on Jan. 23. CAREER NOTES: Chosen by the Suns with the 22nd overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft as an early entry candidate... Phoenix acquired the pick from Boston along with Joe Johnson, Randy Brown and Milt Palacio for Rodney Rogers and Tony Delk on Feb. 20, 2002... In rookie NBA season played in 72 games and averaged 15.9 minutes in those appearances... Scored career-high 19 points on 5-7 3FG vs. Clippers on Dec. 27, 2002... Averaged 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.0 steals for the Suns in summer league competition at the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue. PERSONAL: Full name is Casey Gardener Jacobsen... Married his college sweetheart, Brittney, last offseason in Maui, Hawaii... Is one of four sons of Von and the late Becky, who passed away in June 2003 after battling cancer... His oldest brother, Adam, 28, played basketball at Pacific University, where he is currently an assistant coach. Brother Brock, 26, played for University of San Diego and is an assistant coach at Glendora (Calif.) High School, where youngest brother, Derek, 16, now plays... His father also played collegiately at San Diego State... Has participated successfully for USA Basketball, winning a silver medal at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Portugal and a gold medal at the 1998 World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia, and played on a USA Basketball Select Team in 2000 that faced the Senior National Team... Finished his high school career with a school-record 3,284 points to pass Tracy Murray's total and his output is second on the all-time California scoring list behind Darnell Robinson's 3,359 points... Once scored a personal-best 55 points while a junior at Glendora High School... A communication major at Stanford, Jacobsen had a weekly segment on ESPN2 this season, reporting on his day-to-day life in the NBA and he has aspirations to be a broadcaster... Chronicled his rookie season in an online diary at Suns.com titled Jacobsen's Journal.

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS -- AVERAGES -- SEA TEAM FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG 02-03 Phoenix 122-327 .373 72-105 .686 29-55 83 73 35 6 368 1.2 1.0 5.1 03-04 Phoenix 150-360 .417 91-111 .820 42-159 201 98 48 9 466 2.6 1.3 6.0 TOTALS 272-687 .396 163-216 .755 71-213 284 171 83 15 834 1.9 1.1 5.6 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2002-03, 52-165 (.315). 2003-04, 75-180 (.417). TOTALS: 127-345 (.368) PERSONAL FOULS-DQS: 2002-03, 90-1. 2003-04, 144-0. TOTALS: 234-1

MMAACCIIEEJJ LLAAMMPPEE

POSITION FORWARD/CENTER

HEIGHT 6-11

WEIGHT 275

BIRTHDATE 2/5/85

CLUB UNIVERSIDAD

COMPLUTENSE (SPAIN)

YEARS PRO 1

ACQUIRED FROM N.Y. 1/5/04 WITH ANTONIO McDYESS, HOWARD EISLEY, CHARLIE WARD, DRAFT RIGHTS TO MILOS VUJANIC, TWO FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS AND CASH FOR

STEPHON MARBURY, ANFERNEE HARDAWAY AND CEZARY TRYBANSKI

#15

2003-04 REGULAR SEASON: Acquired from New York on Jan. 5 along with Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, the draft rights to Milos Vujanic, two first-round draft picks and cash in exchange for Stephon Marbury, Anfernee Hardaway and Cezary Trybanski... As a rookie averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.7 minutes in 21 games, all with Phoenix... Became youngest player in franchise history to appear in a regular season game (18 years, 11 months, previous Amaré Stoudemire, 19 years, 11 months)... Scored 10-plus points three times... Posted season highs in points (17) and rebounds (7) vs. Milwaukee on March 20... Also scored in double figures with 12 points and six rebounds in career-high 29 minutes at San Antonio on March 27... Scored first points of NBA career with four points (2-5 FG), two rebounds in 16 minutes at Indiana on Jan. 28... Made NBA regular season debut vs. Spurs on Jan. 23 and did not score in two minutes... CAREER NOTES: Selected by New York in the second round (30th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft as an early entry candidate... Selected to the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain All-Revue Team after averaging 17.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes for the Knicks' summer league team... In 2002-03 played briefly for Real Madrid (Spain), then was sent on loan to Universidad Complutense of LEB1, one of the highest minor leagues in Spain, in order to receive more playing time... In 17 games for Universidad Complutense, averaged 18.6 points and 7.5 rebounds, shooting .555 from the field (95-171 FGA)... Went 23-52 (.442) from three-point range. PERSONAL: Full name is Maciej Boleslaw Lampe... Name is pronounced Ma-chick Lam-PAY... Is the first Polish-born player to be drafted in the NBA... Parents are Adam and Urszula, who are both volleyball coaches... Member of the Polish Junior National Team and previously a member of the Cadet Team... Speaks five languages (English, Polish, Swedish, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian)... Born in Lodz, Poland, but he emigrated with his family from Poland to Stockholm, Sweden when he was 6... Next door neighbors in Sweden were from Yugoslavia and he learned to speak Serbo-Croatian... Moved to Spain at 15 to play professional basketball and was forced to learn Spanish.

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

SEA TEAM FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS -- AVERAGES --

03-04 Phoenix 43-88 .489 10-13 .769 9-35 44 9 3 3 96 2.1 0.4 4.6 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2003-04, 0-4 (.000). PERSONAL FOULS-DQS: 2003-04, 28-0.

BB RR EE TT TT BB LL II ZZ ZZ AA RR DD ## 88

POSITION GUARD

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 190

COLLEGE UNC-WILMINGTON ‘03

PROFESSIONAL: In his first professional season playing in Italy, averaged 12.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.3 minutes with Aurora Basket Jesi in 2003-04. COLLEGE: Record-setting guard from UNC-Wilmington finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,129 points… Four-year starter averaged 17.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 124 career games (all starts)… Was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 and became the first player in league history to be named First Team all-conference for four consecutive seasons… Was the recipient of the Edward Steitz Award in 2000 as the best three-point shooter in the nation by the Basketball Hall of Fame with a .468 three-point shooting percentage as a freshman… Helped Seahawks to first ever NCAA Tournament appearance as a freshman as they knocked off fourth seed USC in the first round. PERSONAL: Born June 12, 1980 in Tallahassee, Fla… Full name is Brett Alan Blizzard… Played for father, Al, at Florida High School… Four-year starter for the Seminoles averaged 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 3.0 steals… Had #11 jersey retired by school officials.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 03-04 Jesi (Italy) 41 186-391 .476 64-83 .771 97 44 528 12.9TOTALS 41 186-391 .476 64-83 .771 97 44 528 12.9THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2003-04, 92-210 (.438). TOTALS: 92-210 (.438).

DD EE RR RR II CC KK DD II AA LL ## 77

POSITION GUARD

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 184

COLLEGE EASTERN MICHIGAN ‘98

PROFESSIONAL: Four-year NBA veteran has played in 82 games with San Antonio, New Jersey, Toronto and Orlando, averaging 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.4 minutes… Originally selected by San Antonio in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft… Has international experience playing two seasons in Italy with Virtus Bologna (2001-02) and Greece with Peristera Nikas (1998-99)… Also has stints in the USBL (Camden Power, 1998) and ABA (Southern California Surf, 2001-02 and Long Beach Jam, 2003-04)… In 2003-04, played in nine games for the Magic, averaging 2.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.6 minutes… Spent the majority of the season with the Long Beach Jam of the ABA, where he was named the league’s top offensive player and won the ABA Title… Was a teammate of fellow Suns rookie/free agent camp invitee Yuta Tabuse and former NBA player Dennis Rodman with the Jam. COLLEGE: In four-year career at Eastern Michigan University, averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in 122 games and missed only one game due to the flu… PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 20, 1975… Full name is Derrick Jonathon Dial… Received his degree from Eastern Michigan University with a dual major in Communications and Computer Science.

NBA CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 99-00 S.A. 8 17-46 .370 3-5 .600 26 5 40 5.0 00-01 S.A. 33 36-83 .434 12-21 .571 38 21 86 2.6 01-02 N.J.-Tor 32 41-120 .342 18-24 .750 56 35 101 3.203-04 Orlando 9 9-28 .321 6-8 .750 13 2 26 2.9TOTALS 82 103-277 .372 39-58 .672 133 63 253 3.1THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 1999-00, 3-12 (.250). 2000-01, 2-10 (.200). 2003-04, 2-9 (.222). TOTALS: 127-345 (.368). PERSONAL FOULS-DQS: 1999-00, 10-0. 2000-01, 22-0. 2001-02, 13-0. 2003-04, 6-0. TOTALS: 51-0.

JJ EE RR RR YY HH OO LL MM AA NN ## 11 77

POSITION FORWARD/CENTER

HEIGHT 6-10

WEIGHT 222

COLLEGE MINNESOTA ‘03

PROFESSIONAL: Concluded first professional season with the USBL’s Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs, averaging 8.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks (4th in USBL) in 26 games… Was coached by former NBA player Darryl Dawkins and was a teammate of former Sun Joe Crispin… Attended the Atlanta Hawks training camp in 2003 and was waived on Oct. 23…. Averaged 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in six games for the Hawks at the Reebok Pro Summer League in Boston last summer. COLLEGE: Played final two seasons at Minnesota, after beginning collegiate career at Minneapolis Community & Technical College… As a senior, played in 33 games, starting 32, averaging 9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks… Led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.592) and was fourth in blocks in 2002-03… As a junior, played in 31 games and averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, ranking third in the Big Ten… Led Minneapolis Community & Technical College to a 27-1 record and a National Junior College All-American as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Born December 18, 1979 in St. Paul, Minn… A graduate of Humboldt High School in St. Paul… Majored in commercial park recreation… Member of the USA Basketball Tournament of the America’s team that competed in Argentina in August 2001.

USBL CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 03-04 Penn. 26 90-171 .526 49-65 .754 173 14 229 8.8TOTALS 26 90-171 .526 49-65 .754 173 14 229 8.8THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2003-04, 0-1 (.000). TOTALS: 0-1 (.000). PERSONAL FOULS: 2003-04, 94. TOTALS: 94.

AA RR TT HH UU RR JJ OO HH NN SS OO NN ## 11 44

POSITION FORWARD/CENTER

HEIGHT 6-9

WEIGHT 255

COLLEGE MISSOURI ‘04

COLLEGE: Not selected in the 2004 NBA Draft… Four-year letterman at Missouri who averaged 13.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 132 career games (123 starts)… Completed career as Missouri’s all-time leading rebounder (1,083) and shot blocker (245)… Finished fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,759 points… Became the first player in school history to lead the team in total rebounds for four straight seasons… Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors by Associated Press and the league coaches as a senior and junior… Is only the second player in Big 12 history to record 1,700 points, 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks in his career… Notched 44 career double-doubles… Delivered a career-high 37 points on Senior Day vs. Kansas on March 7, 2004. PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 20, 1981 in Detroit, Mich… Nickname is “Dock”… Parents are Arthur Dock and Jeanette Johnson… Graduate of Detroit Pershing High, a school noted for producing several prep all-Americans, most recently former Fresno State forward Winfred Walton and UAB guard Willie Mitchell… Selected to play for USA Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games.

COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 00-01 Missouri 33 127-245 .518 43-79 .544 257 25 297 9.0 01-02 Missouri 36 188-341 .551 63-121 .553 286 44 439 12.2 02-03 Missouri 33 222-450 .493 88-155 .568 316 40 532 16.1 03-04 Missouri 30 193-352 .548 105-163 .644 224 32 491 16.4TOTALS 132 730-1388 .526 299-518 .577 1083 141 1759 13.3THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2000-01, 0-1 (.000). 2003-04, 0-1 (.000). TOTALS: 0-2 (.000).

JJ AA MM EE SS MM OO OO RR EE ## 11 11

POSITION FORWARD

HEIGHT 6-8

WEIGHT 210

COLLEGE NEW MEXICO STATE ‘04

COLLEGE: Was not selected in the 2004 NBA Draft after four-year collegiate career at New Mexico State… Ranks fifth all-time in scoring (1,651) and second in steals (174) in school history… Averaged 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 110 career games… As a senior, led the Aggies in scoring (15.4), rebounding (6.6), blocks (2.0) and steals (1.9) in 27 contests… Named Honorable Mention All-America as a junior, only the fifth player in school history to be so honored, after averaging 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.7 steals in 23 games…Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference pick as a sophomore, after leading the conference in field goal percentage (.594, 10th in nation)… Also averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks in 32 games… Captured Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors after averaging 11.7 points, the highest average by a freshman at NMSU since 1977. PERSONAL: Born on April 16, 1982 in Dolton, Ill… Son of Cordell and Diane Moore… Parents are both teachers who graduated from Grambling University… Enjoys playing golf… Played his prep basketball at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Ill… Garnered such honors as Thornridge Student of the Month during his high school career… Was a member of the Thornridge Mentors and Jamming for Achievement… Coached two children at the Special Olympics.

COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 00-01 NMS 28 120-225 .533 88-115 .765 164 15 328 11.701-02 NMS 32 184-310 .594 107-138 .775 190 26 475 14.802-03 NMS 23 156-267 .584 120-147 .816 150 25 432 18.8 03-04 NMS 27 144-269 .535 128-153 .837 178 42 416 15.4 TOTALS 110 604-1071 .564 128-153 .801 682 108 1651 15.0THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2000-01, 0-3 (.000). 2001-02, 0-4 (.000). 2002-03, 0-4 (.000). 2003-04, 0-7 (.000). TOTALS: 0-18 (.000).

AA UU SS TT II NN NN II CC HH OO LL SS ## 11 00

POSITION GUARD/FORWARD

HEIGHT 6-6

WEIGHT 205

COLLEGE HUMBOLDT STATE ‘04

COLLEGE: Was not selected in the 2004 NBA Draft after playing four seasons at Division II school Humboldt State (Arcata, Calif.)… Attended a Suns pre-draft workout last month at AWA… Finished as the Lumberjacks and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference scoring leader with 2,501 points… Averaged 20.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 blocks on .513 shooting in 120 career games (119 starts… Achieved the top three individual single-season scoring marks in school history and is No. 2 in career field goals with 800… As a senior, was named to the Basketball Times All-American team after averaging 21.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 34 games… Last month, he was honored as the GNAC Male Athlete of the Year… During his four-year tenure at Humboldt, the Lumberjacks won 96 of 120 games and won or shared three conference titles. PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 1982 in Oakland, Calif… Attended a Suns pre-draft workout in June 2004.

DIV. II COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 00-01 Humboldt 28 153-298 .513 133-163 .816 190 43 480 17.1 01-02 Humboldt 29 194-399 .486 215-256 .844 194 38 641 22.102-03 Humboldt 29 214-399 .536 175-207 .845 144 32 652 22.5 03-04 Humboldt 34 239-463 .516 184-217 .848 177 53 728 21.4 TOTALS 120 800-1559 .513 679-843 .839 705 166 2501 20.8THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2000-01, 41-104 (.394). 2001-02, 37-109 (.339). 2002-03 49-116 (.422). 2003-04, 193-487 (.394). TOTALS: 193-487 (.396). PERSONAL FOULS: 2000-01, 87. 2001-02, 94. 2002-03, 65. 2003-04, 80. TOTALS: 326.

YY UU TT AA TT AA BB UU SS EE ## 33

POSITION GUARD

HEIGHT 5-9

WEIGHT 165

COLLEGE BYU-HAWAII ‘02

PROFESSIONAL: Arguably the most famous Japanese basketball player in the world, Tabuse is attempting to become the first Japanese-born player to play in the NBA… Attended the Denver Nuggets Training Camp in 2003, but was waived prior to the start of the regular season… Averaged 3.0 points and 2.7 assists in three preseason games, including seven points, three rebounds and three assists in 11 minutes vs. Phoenix on Oct. 9… Signed with ABA’s Long Beach Jam on Nov. 7, 2003 and averaged 5.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and a team-leading 6.3 assists in 18 games… Was a teammate of Suns rookie/free agent camp invitee Derrick Dial and former NBA player Dennis Rodman with the Jam… Participated on the Dallas Mavericks summer league team last summer, averaging 4.5 points and 1.0 assists at the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue… In 2002-03, played in his homeland of Japan for Toyota Alvark of the Japan Basketball League and won Rookie of the Year honors. COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii, averaging 7.6 points and led the Pacific West Conference with 6.5 assists per game in 2001-02… Did not play in 2000-01 due to back injury. PERSONAL: Name is pronounced you-TA ta-BOO-se… Born in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 5, 1980… His tryout with the Nuggets was well documented in the media and on NBA TV’s “Real Training Camp”… While no native of Japan has made the NBA, Wat Misaka, a Japanese-American born in Utah, did play three games for New York in 1947-48, and Golden State drafted Japan’s Yasutaka Okayama in the 10th round in the 1981 NBA Draft.

USBL CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 03-04 L.B. 18 37-83 .445 19-22 .863 43 113 96 5.3TOTALS 18 37-83 .445 19-22 .863 43 113 96 5.3THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2003-04, 3-19 (.158). TOTALS: 3-19 (.158).

JJ AA CC KK SS OO NN VV RR OO MM AA NN ## 11 66

POSITION FORWARD/CENTER

HEIGHT 6-10

WEIGHT 220

COLLEGE IOWA STATE ‘04

COLLEGE: His draft rights (31st overall in the 2004 NBA Draft) were acquired from Chicago Bulls along with a future first-round pick and cash in exchange for the Suns’ seventh pick overall (Luol Deng)… Played final two seasons of collegiate career at Iowa State after two seasons at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah… Averaged 13.2 points and 9.5 rebounds on .558 shooting in 63 career games for the Cyclones… Finished second all-time in school history in career field goal percentage (.558) and ninth all-time in blocked shots (70)… As a senior, earned Third Team All-Big 12 honors by the Associated Press and the league’s coaches after averaging 13.9 points and a league-leading 9.6 rebounds in 32 games… Became the first ISU player to lead the league in rebounding since Dean Uthoff in 1980… As a junior, was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team after averaging 12.5 points and 9.4 rebounds (fourth in the Big 12) in 31 games... Prior to enrolling at Iowa State, Vroman averaged 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds on .596 shooting in 65 games with Snow College… As a sophomore, he averaged 23.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in 33 games, while earning Second Team NJCAA All-American honors. PERSONAL: Born in Laguna, Calif. on Jan. 6, 1981… Nickname is “Jax”… Son of Brett Vroman and Leslie Davis… Father played college basketball at UCLA and UNLV, competing for legendary coaches John Wooden and Jerry Tarkanian… His father, who is 7-0, was drafted in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA Draft and averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11 games fort the Utah Jazz in 1980-81… Averaged 18.1 points and 11.0 rebounds in his only year of high school competition as a senior at Viewmount High School in Bountiful, Utah and was named all-state.

DIVISION I COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 02-03 Iowa St 31 155-281 .552 79-153 .516 291 56 389 12.503-04 Iowa St 32 186-330 .564 72-142 .507 307 75 445 13.9TOTALS 63 341-611 .558 151-295 .512 598 131 834 13.2THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 2002-03, 0-6 (.000). 2003-04, 1-7 (.143) TOTALS: 1-13 (.077).

MM II CC HH AA EE LL WW RR II GG HH TT ## 11 22

POSITION FORWARD

HEIGHT 6-8

WEIGHT 238

COLLEGE ARIZONA ‘02

PROFESSIONAL: Originally selected in the second round (39th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks… Has played three professional seasons overseas in Israel, Spain and Poland… Playing in Israel for Hapoel Tel-Aviv in 2003-04, Wright averaged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds in 21.7 minutes in 20 games in the FIBA Europe League… Named to the 2004 Eurobasket All-FIBA Europe League First Team and MVP of the 2004 FIBA Europe All-Star Game… Also posted 13.5 points and 4.3 rebounds for Tel-Aviv in the Israeli Premier League in same season… In 2002-03, averaged 16.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 34 games playing in Spain for CB Granada… In his first professional season in 2001-02, averaged 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in 30 games for Idea-Slask Wroclaw in Poland and was the Polish League Finals MVP... Participated in summer league competition for three different NBA teams (New York-2001, San Antonio-2002, Orlando-2003). COLLEGE: Early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft was named Third Team All-America by the Associated Press as a junior and Honorable Mention All-America as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 7, 1980 in Chicago, Ill… Son of Rose Wright… Was a teammate of current Suns player Casey Jacobsen on the USA Basketball Select Team in 2000 that faced the Senior National Team… Once met former President Bill Clinton.

COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS SEA TEAM G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS PPG 98-99 Arizona 29 135-243 .556 134-182 .736 254 8 404 13.9 99-00 Arizona 34 190-334 .569 145-203 .714 297 21 526 15.5 00-01 Arizona 36 202-340 .594 157-197 .797 281 11 561 15.6TOTALS 99 527-917 .575 436-582 .749 832 40 1491 15.1THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: 1998-00, 0-2 (.000). 1999-00, 1-1 (1.000). 2000-01, 0-3 (.000), TOTALS: 1-6 (.167).


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