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Wednesday, Jun. 30
Louis Bullock
Drafted by:
Minnesota, Round 2, pick 42.
(Traded to Orlando for cash considerations.)
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
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"Louis Bullock spent the whole season with entire defenses geared to stop him. He is dependable and can get his own shot. He scored from sets using ball screens, coming off picks and off the dribble. Bullock has a passive demeanor but competes. He needs to show that he can run the point, and his transition to that position is critical to his NBA success.
Bullock can really shoot the ball, and is second only to Trajan Langdon in that category in this years draft stock of guards. Bullock has some question marks on the defensive end, namely whether he can move his feet and whether he has the strength to match up with NBA guards. Bullock is not overly quick, but because he has such a specific skill in shooting the ball, he will likely find a place in the NBA."
-- ESPN's Jay Bilas
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College: Michigan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 23
(May 20, 1976)
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Career highlights
Closed out standout Michigan career by becoming just the sixth player in Michigan history to lead the team in scoring for three consecutive seasons
Made more 3-pointers (339) than any other player in Big Ten history
A four-year starter, started all but three out of 132 career games
Finished third on the all-time Michigan scoring list, with 2,224 career points, trailing only NBA star Glen Rice of the Los Angeles Lakers (2,442 points) and former NBA player Mike McGee (2,439)
Is Michigan's all-time leader in free throw percentage, hitting 86 percent from the line
Also set Michigan single-season free throw percentage record as a junior, hitting 91.1 percent from stripe
At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 12 ppg, tied for tournament-highs with 5.7 apg and 2.3 spg
Missed all-tournament honors by two votes
College highlights
Senior
Led team, was second in the Big Ten and 24th in nation in scoring, averaging 20.7 ppg
Named second team All-Big Ten for third straight season
Hit 75 3-pointers, ranking him first among Big Ten shooters
Scored in double figures in 29 of 31 games
Scored 30 points or more on four occasions
Shot 37.7 percent from beyond three-point line
Ranked first in the Big Ten with a free throw shooting percentage of .864
Junior
Led the team in scoring (17.1 ppg) for the second straight season
Also led the team in 3-pointers (93) and 3-point percentage (.449)
Led Big Ten and was second nationally shooting 91.1 percent from the free throw line
Had six games with five or more three-pointers
Scored 50 points during a two-game stretch versus Penn State and Wisconsin
Named second team All-Big Ten for the second straight season
Sophomore
Set school records for season (101) and career (171) 3-point field goals
Was named the Big Ten Player of the Week twice
Shared Michigan's MVP honors with Robert Traylor (now with Milwaukee Bucks)
Led the team in scoring (16.3 ppg) and free-throw percentage (82.8%)
Scored 28 points versus Oklahoma State in National Invitation Tournament
Was a member of the USA Basketball gold medal-winning Men's 22 and under World Championship team
Freshman
Set Michigan season record free throw percentage mark (he bettered it as a junior), making 84.5 percent of his foul shots
Finished as the school's fifth-highest scoring freshman ever (432 points)
Scored 20 or more points on four different occasions
Scored 27 points, including seven three-pointers, versus Indiana
Led the team with 70 three-pointers and was second in steals (31) and scoring (13.5 ppg)
College statistics
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SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
| | 1995-96 | 32 | 132 | 332 | .398 | 98 | 116 | .845 | 95 | 54 | 432 | 13.5
| | 1996-97 | 35 | 181 | 396 | .457 | 106 | 128 | .828 | 105 | 76 | 569 | 16.3
| | 1997-98 | 34 | 182 | 411 | .443 | 123 | 135 | .911 | 111 | 97 | 580 | 17.1
| | 1998-99 | 31 | 195 | 476 | .410 | 178 | 208 | .864 | 127 | 72 | 643 | 20.7
| | TOTALS | 132 | 690 | 1615 | .427 | 505 | 587 | .860 | 438 | 299 | 2224 | 16.8
| | Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 70-for-182 (.385); 1996-97, 101-for-214 (.472); 1997-98, 93-for-207 (.449); 1998-99, 75-for-199 (.377) Totals: 339-for-802 (.422 ).
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