2006-07 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Averaged 12.3 points, a team-high 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists (all career highs) in 66 games (all starts) ... also averaged a career-high 34.2 minutes per game ... scored in double-digits in 42 of his 66 games, including 6 games of 20 or more points ... had 24 games with 10+ rebounds and a team-high 19 double-doubles ... shot a team-leading and career-best 55.3% from the field, good for 8th in the NBA ... led the Bucks in rebounding 33 times ... scored a career-high 27 points on a career-high 12 FGM on 1/15 at Charlotte ... his 24 rebounds on 1/12 at Philadelphia set a new career high and, coupled with his 20 points, gave him the first 20/20 game of his career and the first for a Buck since Dan Gadzuric had 21 points and 20 rebounds on 4/18/05 at Philadelphia ... dished out a career-best 8 assists on 3/12 against Toronto ... had a career-high 4 steals on 1/5 against Cleveland ... logged back-to-back-to-back double-doubles twice (1/10, 1/12, 1/15 and 2/27, 3/2, 3/4) ... missed the final 16 games of the season (3/21 - 4/18) with a left midfoot sprain (15 games on the Inactive List), snapping his streak of 148 consecutive games played ... participated in the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge as part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.
PRO CAREER
2005-06: Had 13 points and 9 rebounds in his NBA debut on 11/1 in Philadelphia ... recorded his first career double-double the next night in New Jersey (10 points, season-high 17 rebounds) ... appeared in all 82 games for the Bucks (77 starts) and posted averages of 9.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists ... led all rookies in rebounds, blocks (0.83) and FG% (.533) ... his 53.3% FG touch was 5th in the NBA ... finished 5th among rookies in points and 7th in assists ... scored a season-high 24 points on 4/15 vs. Atlanta to go along with 12 rebounds ... grabbed a season-high-tying 17 rebounds on 1/13 at Charlotte ... finished T-29th in the NBA in rebounds ... was second on the team with 12 double-doubles ... led the team in rebounds 21 times and in blocks 35 times ... scored in double-figures in 38 games and broke the 20-point mark twice ... selected to the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge as part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend and logged 14 points and 11 rebounds in 16 minutes as a starter for the rookies ... blocked a last-second shot attempt by Jason Terry to preserve a 113-111 OT win vs. Dallas on 11/29 ... nailed a game-winning jumper with 0.7 seconds left in OT to beat San Antonio on 12/20 ... named Eastern Conf. Rookie of the Month in January after averaging 10.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 17 games.
PLAYOFF HISTORY
(5 games, 5 starts) ... 2006: Averaged 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 34.4 minutes a game ... first Buck rookie to start in a playoff game since Marcus Haislip in 2003…started all 5 playoff games against Detroit ... grabbed 13 rebounds in Game 2 on 4/26.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Played in the 2006 FIBA World Championships as a member of the Australian National Team ... helped the Boomers reach the round of 16 after averaging 12.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 29.3 minutes per game (over six games) ... had 20 points and 6 rebounds in a 73-113 loss to the USA in the Eighth-Finals ... was a member of the U-19 Australian National Team ... named the MVP of the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championships in Greece in July after leading the Aussies to the title ... in eight games in the tournament, averaged 26.3 points, 17.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game ... shot 61 percent from the field and 74 percent from the line ... had 22 points and 18 rebounds in a 106-85 win over the USA in the quarterfinals of the medal round ... played for the Australian Institute of Sport, which toured the United States in November of 2001 and '02 ... competed with AIS in the South East Australian Basketball League in 2003 ... averaged 22 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots in 31 minutes per game ... coached by Sinisa Markovic.
COLLEGE
Consensus National Player of the Year in 2004-05 … winner of the Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, Basketball Times, ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated Player of the Year Awards … Associated Press first team All-American and leading vote getter ... became the 11th Ute all-time to earn All-America honors … became only the third player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point mark in only two seasons, finishing his career with 1,126 points … ranks ninth in career scoring average (16.5 ppg), seventh in rebounding average (11.1 rpg) and second in field goal percentage (60.3) … had 40 career double-doubles ... 2004-05: Named First Team All-America by the Associated Press ... ranked 19th in the NCAA in scoring (20.4) and second in rebounds (12.2) ... led the nation with 26 double-doubles ... scored at least 20 points on 22 occasions ... started all 35 games, leading the Utes to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament ... named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year ... his 715 points rank sixth on Utah’s single-season chart, while his 427 rebounds rank second ... played all 40 minutes in eight games and topped the 35-minute mark 25 times ... tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds in the regional semifinal game against Kentucky ... dished out a career-high seven assists in a second round win over Oklahoma ... tallied 24 points and 20 rebounds against New Mexico ... had 24 points and 17 rebounds against LSU ... 2003-04: Named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and was a Second Team All-Conference selection ... averaged 12.5 points and ranked 15th in the nation in rebounds (9.9) and 21st in FG percentage (.577) ... tallied 14 double-doubles, breaking the Mountain West record of eight set by Tom Bellairs of Air Force in 1999-00 ... on the Utah freshman single-season chart, ranked second in points (411) and rebounds (326), and first in blocks (44) ... scored in double figures 22 times, with three 20-point games.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 1st overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft on 6/28/05 … signed with the Bucks on 7/1/05 ... had the 3rd-year option on his rookie contract picked up by the Bucks on 6/29/06 ... had the 4th-year option on his rookie contract picked up by the Bucks on 6/21/07.
Personal
Son of Michael and Anne Bogut ... of Croatian decent ... loves to take part in the Bucks community events, as well as camps for kids and events for disabled athletes ... his favorite foods are: soup with noklice (simolina dumplings), cevapi (small grilled rolls of minced meat), burek (a pastry filled with meat, cheese or vegetables) and mum’s chicken shnitzel and potatoes ... usually eats something with pasta or rice before a game ... if he designed his own NBA jersey, the colors would be white and blue ... his favorite NBA cities are Utah, Phoenix and Toronto ... has a siberian Husky named Kico (pronounced “ki-chaw”) ... claims he’s “very sarcastic” ... in his spare time, he loves listening to music, going for drives, going for coffee, surfing the internet, watching DVDs, playing any sorts of cards, playing with his dog and playing super nintendo! ... nicknames are “Bogues”, “Drew”, “AB” and “Coban” ... says he would have loved to have met Drazen Petrovic, the legendary Croatian basketball player ... says his family and his trainer, Sinisa Markovic, have had the biggest influence on his life ... loves soccer, Australian Rules football and tennis ... loved Milwaukee because of the laid-back attitude (very much like Australia!).
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