Andrew Bogut Biography Andrew Bogut biography Andrew Michael Bogut is of Croatian descent ... son of Michael and Anne Susan Bogut ... has an older sister who is 6-2 ... undecided on a major ... born Nov. 28, 1984. Fast Facts Bogut has been named to the John R. Wooden Preseason All-America Team ... started every game for the Utes in 2003-04 and earned MWC Freshman of the Year honors ... starter for Australia’s 2004 Summer Olympic team ... has an excellent upside because of his good hands, fine shooting touch, great feel for the game and ability to run the floor ... last name pronounced BO-gut. 2004 Olympics Starter for the Australian Olympic team in Greece ... averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in five games for the Boomers ... at the end of the preliminary rounds, ranked fourth in the tournament in rebounds (8.8 rpg), fifth in blocked shots (1.2 bpg) and fourth in field goal percentage (58.0) ... had 21 points and nine rebounds in 35 minutes against Lithuania, which placed fourth in the tournament. Freshman (2003-04) CollegeInsider.com All-Freshman Team ... Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... second team all-Mountain West Conference ... NABC second team All-District 13 ... in the NCAA, ranked 21st in field goal percentage (57.7) and 15th in rebounds per game (9.9) ... ranked 14th in the Mountain West in scoring (12.5 ppg), third in rebounding (9.9 rpg), third in field goal percentage (57.7), 13th in assists (2.21 apg), fifth in blocked shots (1.33 bpg) ... 14 double-doubles, including six in 14 conference games ... broke the Mountain West freshman double-doubles record of eight set by Tom Bellairs of Air Force in 1999-2000 ... three 20-point games, 22 double-figure scoring games and 17 double-figure rebound games ... on the Ute freshmen charts, ranked second in points (411), third in scoring average (12.5 ppg), second in rebounds (326), second in rebounding average (9.9 rpg), first in field goals made (168), fourth in field goals attempted (291), third in field goal percentage (57.7), tied for fourth in free throws made (71), fifth in free throws attempted (111), first in blocked shots (44) ... on the overall season charts, ranked ninth in rebounds (326), second in offensive rebounds (106), third in defensive rebounds (220), second in blocked shots (44) ... career-best 21 points, as well as 12 rebounds, for a double-double against BYU (Jan. 31) ... shot 9-for-13 from the field, 1-for-2 from three-point range and 2-for-3 at the line ... 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists against Boston College in the NCAA Tournament first round ... double-double with 17 points (7-7 FT) and 14 boards in MWC Tournament title game ... career-best-tying five assists against Texas Tech, Utah State, BYU (Mar. 12) and UNLV (Mar. 13) ... 20 points, 16 rebounds and a career-best five blocked shots against Wyoming (Jan. 17) ... 20 points (7-11 FG, 6-8 FT), 14 rebounds and three blocked shots against New Mexico (Feb. 24) ... doubled-up at Colorado State (Feb. 14) with 16 points and 10 rebounds ... also had three blocked shots and three assists at CSU ... 14 points (7-9 FG), five assists and four blocked shots at Wyoming (Feb. 16) ... double-doubles in his first two games to earn MWC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 16-22) ... had 15 points and 16 rebounds against Georgia State in the Preseason NIT first round ... 19 points and 18 rebounds (tying the 12th-best mark in school history) against Minnesota in the second round of the NIT ... 17 rebounds (six offensive) to tie the 14th-best mark in Ute history at New Mexico (Jan. 24). Prior To Utah 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. Andrew Bogut links Andrew Bogut website NBA Player Page
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