
Background
2006-07 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Appeared in 39 games in his first year with the Bucks, including 17 starts ... missed 43 games due to injury, including 10 with a torn elbow ligament (11/15 - 12/6), 30 with right shoulder tendonitis (12/16, 1/3 - 1/24, 3/15 - 4/18) and 3 with a right ankle sprain (2/14 - 2/21) ... spent 37 games on the Inactive List ... underwent successful season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on 3/27 ... in his 39 games, averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in 25.2 minutes ... had 6 games with 10+ rebounds and 6 point/rebound double-doubles ... had 16 points and 12 rebounds in his Bucks debut on opening night in Detroit (11/1) ... enjoyed 5 games of 20+ points, including a season-high 26 points on 3/7 against the Lakers ... scored 10+ points in 21 games ... led the team in rebounding on 10 occasions ... grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds on 11/6 in Chicago ... shot a career-best 47.0% from the floor, including a career-best 33.7% from three-point range ... went 6-8 from the three-point arc on 3/7 against the Lakers, tying his career-high for three pointers made in a single game ... made a career-high 6 free throws on 2/3 versus Miami ... had 1 DNP-CD.
PRO CAREER
2005-06: Averaged 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, second on team, and 29.1 minutes in 81 games (second most by a rookie in team history), including 36 games as a starter … came off the bench for his first 45 games before drawing a starting assignment for the final 36 … averaged 14.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 34.9 minutes as a starter compared to 12.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 24.5 minutes in a reserve role … ranked second among rookies in points and rebounding, third in blocks (0.78) and minutes, seventh in field-goal percentage at .463 (435-940), and eighth in steals (0.74) … led the Raptors bench in scoring on 25 occasions … paced the team in points six times and in rebounding in 22 contests … scored in double figures 48 times, with 11 games of 20 or more and one of 30-plus … grabbed 10 or more boards on 14 occasions … posted 12 double-doubles … set Raptors rookie records for points (48) and rebounds (18) in a game … registered 25 points and a Raptors rookie-record 18 rebounds, including a team rookie-record eight offensive, in a career-best 53:00 minutes 4/2 vs. NOK … had 13 points and a game high-tying 13 rebounds, including a career high-tying 11 defensive boards, 3/29 vs. Miami … scored a Raptors rookie record 48 points on a team record-tying 20 field goals and team rookie record 32 attempts 3/26 at Milwaukee ... his 48 points are the most by a rookie since 1997 (50, Allen Iverson, 4/12/97 at Cleveland) and tied for the third-highest total since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77 (Michael Jordan) … averaged 16.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 38.6 minutes with four double-doubles in first seven games after the All-Star break (2/21 - 3/7) … selected to play in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend 2/17 in Houston where he scored a rookie team high-tying 18 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds … earned his first start of the season 2/3 vs. New York where he totaled 18 points and a game-high nine rebounds in 33 minutes … named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December, after averaging 14.2 points (shooting .527 (77-146) from the field and .765 (26-34) from the line), 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 24.8 minutes in 13 games, leading the bench in scoring 10 times … made seven-of-12 shots from the field, including four-of-six three point attempts, in leading all bench players with 18 points, nine rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots 2/1 vs. Washington … missed his only game of the season due to a left calf contusion 12/19 at Orlando … totaled 27 points (12-17 FG) and 13 rebounds 11/15 at Philadelphia … recorded 26 points (10-19 FG), two triples, 12 rebounds (seven offensive) and 35:44 minutes 11/13 vs. Seattle … registered 11 points and six rebounds, the most in a Raptors rookie debut, in 31:01 11/2 vs. Washington.
PLAYOFF HISTORY
No NBA playoff experience.
COLLEGE
An early candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft … originally was an early candidate for the 2003 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name and attending Connecticut for two seasons … averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.80 blocks and started in all 31 games played as a senior … named second-team All-Big East … averaged a team-high 14.9 points and led the conference with 9.0 rebounds in league games … posted averages of 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games … named Big East Player of the Week on Feb. 21 after totaling 21 points and 11 rebounds at Rutgers and 22 points and 10 rebounds versus Providence … tallied 13 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Oklahoma … as a freshman, was declared eligible by the NCAA on Dec. 5 after being withheld from competition through the exhibition season and six regular season games while Connecticut and the NCAA reviewed his eligibility status … became one of the top reserves on the Huskies' second national championship team … selected to the Big East All-Rookie Team … averaged 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 32 games, starting in four contests … started the first two games of the Big East Tournament in place of Emeka Okafor and averaged 10.0 points and 9.5 rebounds.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Toronto in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft (7th overall) ... traded to Milwaukee from Toronto in exchange for T.J. Ford and cash considerations on 6/30/06 ... had the 4th-year option on his rookie contract picked up by the Bucks on 6/21/07.
Personal
Son of Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejia ... first-generation American Latino (his parents are from the Dominican) … suffers from Alopecia Areata, an autoimmune skin disease resulting in hair loss … the disease is relatively common, affects four million Americans and is not life threatening ... he is the spokesman for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation ... won the NBA Community Assist Award in February of 2006 for his work with the “Charlie’s Angels on the Road” program, which conducts pre-game meet and greets in visiting NBA arenas with people affected by Alopecia-Areata ... started The Charlie Villanueva Foundation (CVF) which serves as a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating bullying by supporting organizations to take positive actions against bullying through programs that provide guidance in creating non-violent solutions to the challenges and problems associated with bullying ... his favorite food is steak with rice and beans (but no onions) ... usually eats pasta with grilled chicken prior to games ... his favorite NBA city is New York and Miami ... loves to play ping-pong and softball ... he also is a huge fan of Xbox 360 and likes to spend time his off time surfing the web ... high school teammate of Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls ... fluent in Spanish (speaks it primarily with his family) ... nicknames include “Charlie V”, “CV”, “CV31”, “Big Smooth”, “Skillanueva” and “Versatile Villanueva” ... says his mom has had the biggest influence on him ... would love to meet Oprah Winfrey someday ... favorite player of all-time is Reggie Miller.
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