The Players. Players

Transcription

1 The 19

2 David Andersen #13 ANDERSEN ANDERSEN Center Height: 6-11 Weight: 245 NBA Experience: R Country: Australia High School: Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra, Australia) Birthdate: June 23, 1980 Birthplace: Carlton, Australia How Acquired: Trade with Atlanta on July 14, 2009 Andersen s Career Statistics EUROLEAGUE YEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO BLK TP RPG APG PPG (BOL) (BOL) (BOL) (MSS) (CSKA) (CSKA) (CSKA) (CSKA) (FCB) TOTALS

3 #13 Andersen In Spent season with Regal FC Barcelona in Spain, averaging 11.1 points and 4.1 rebounds helped FC Barcelona win the ACB Spanish National Championship and a berth into the Euroleague Final Four. In International Play His list of international accomplishments includes three Euroleague titles with Virtus Bologna (2001) and CSKA Moscow (2006 and 2008) saw action with Regal FC Barcelona in Spain ( ) for one season, helping team win the ACB Spanish National Championship played the prior four seasons with CSKA Moscow ( ), winning the , , and Russian National Championship also helped capture the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Russian National Cup while playing for CSKA Moscow named to the All-Euroleague First Team while playing with CSKA Moscow joined Mens Sana Basket Siena for the campaign, earning 2004 Finals MVP en route to the Italian National Championship spent four seasons in Italy with Virtus Bologna ( ) where he won the Italian National Championship, as well as the 2001 and 2002 Italian National Cup signed professionally with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian NBL ( ) participated with the Australian National Team in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, averaging 6.5 points and 3.5 rebounds with Australia during the 2008 Beijing Games took home a gold medal at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship took part in the 1999 World Championship for Junior Men and the 2001 World Championship for Young Men member of the Australian U-18 and U-20 National Teams named the 1998 Australian Junior Male Player of the Year. In Life Facts & Figures Andersen s list of international accomplishments includes three Euroleague titles with Virtus Bologna (2001) and CSKA Moscow (2006, 2008). Born David Emil Andersen on June 23, 1980, in Carlton, Australia to parents Mary and Danny grew up in Frankston, Victoria in Australia engaged to fiancée, Nerida Zwaan the second youngest in his family, has three brothers, Brett, Stuart and Grant, and one sister, Nina... holds dual citizenship (Australian and Danish) enjoys relaxing down on his farm and spending time with family and friends when back home in Australia best pieces of advice he was ever given was always go hard and to always give it your all says if he was not a professional basketball player, his chosen profession maybe a carpenter or maybe something to do with computers started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School at age five played with Frankston Blues Junior Program from ages 11-15, winning a championship with his U-12 team in his first season played for State of Victoria at the U-16 Australian Junior Championships and was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Basketball Development Program in Australia s Capital, Canberra earned an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship. In Transactions Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (37 th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft had his draft rights acquired by Houston from Atlanta in exchange for cash and future considerations on July 14, 2009 signed a multi-year contract with the Rockets on Aug. 12, Andersen, who had his draft rights acquired by Houston on July 14, 2009, was selected by Atlanta in the second round (37 th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft. 21

4 Trevor Ariza #1 Guard/Forward ARIZA Height: 6-8 Weight: 210 NBA Experience: 5 College: UCLA High School: Westchester (Los Angeles, CA) Birthdate: June 30, 1985 Birthplace: Miami, FL How Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 8, 2009 Ariza s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (NY) (NY-ORL) (ORL) (ORL-LAL) (LAL) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (ORL) (LAL) (LAL) TOTALS

5 #1 Ariza In Appeared in a career-high 82 games (20 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, averaging 8.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.67 steals ranked ninth in the NBA in steals per game and second in the league in stealsper-turnover ratio (1.57, 137 steals, 87 turnovers) scored in double figures 39 times, including one 20- point outing grabbed 10-plus rebounds once led (or tied lead) the Lakers in steals 30 times and in blocks on seven occasions, setting his career high with five steals vs. Utah (1/2/09) and five vs. Phoenix (2/26/09) made a career-high 61 3-pointers (.319, FG) registered his lone double-double with 11 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, a season-best five assists and three steals vs. Sacramento (11/23/08) scored a career-high 26 points (9-13 FG, 3-5 3FG, 5-5 FT) vs. Dallas (3/15/09) tallied a season-high-tying five assists vs. Toronto (11/30/08) and another five vs. Utah (4/14/09). Holds career averages of 6.9 points (.470, FG), 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.14 steals in 311 games (52 starts) with New York, Orlando and L.A. Lakers owns four career 20-point games and six Regular Season Career Highs career double-doubles : MIN 39 12/22/06 vs. Golden State Played in 35 total games (three FG 9 3/15/09 vs. Dallas (4) starts), averaging 5.5 points, 3.1 FGA 20 1/25/05 vs. Phoenix rebounds and 1.3 assists acquired 3FG 3 3/17/09 vs. Philadelphia (4) by the Lakers from Orlando on Nov. 3FGA 7 1/6/09 vs. New Orleans 20 averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 FT 10 2/25/07 vs. Houston rebounds in 11 games with the Magic FTA 12 2/25/07 vs. Houston (2) in 24 contests with the Lakers OFF 8 1/25/05 vs. Phoenix (three starts), averaged 6.5 points, DEF 9 12/30/06 vs. Miami (2) 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.08 REB 12 4/19/06 at Indiana steals scored in double-figures AST 6 11/13/05 at Sacramento (2) eight times overall (six with the STL 5 2/26/09 vs. Phoenix (2) Lakers) posted one double-double TO 5 4/7/07 vs. Memphis (2) (11 points and season-best 11 BLK 2 2/8/09 at Cleveland (10) rebounds on 11/13/07 vs. Seattle) PTS 26 3/15/09 vs. Dallas scored a season-high 15 points (5-5 FG) at Minnesota (12/4/07), adding a season-best four assists and a season-high four steals started vs. Phoenix (12/25/07), vs. Utah (12/28/07) and vs. Boston (12/30/07) missed the final 44 games of the regular season due to a fractured right foot (1/21/08-4/15/08) : Appeared in 57 games (seven starts) for the Magic, averaging 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.04 steals in his seven starts, averaged 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.71 steals on the inactive list for a total of 24 games, missing five contests (11/1/06-11/8/06) due to a sore right foot and 19 games (1/12/07-2/21/07) due to a sprained MCL (right knee) was a DNP-CD one game (2/23/07) scored in double figures 24 times, including a pair of 20-point performances registered one double-double with 16 points and season-high 10 rebounds vs. Miami (12/30/06) had a season-best four steals vs. Indiana (3/30/07) scored a season-high 23 points vs. Golden State (12/22/06) also netted 20 points vs. Milwaukee (3/5/07) : Appeared in 57 contests with both New York and Orlando, averaging 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.00 steals was a DNP- CD 12 times (eight with Orlando) on the inactive list 12 games, including two outings (1/30/06-1/31/06) due to back spasms began the season with the Knicks, averaging 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.19 steals in 36 games (10 starts) traded to Orlando on Feb. 22 in 21 games with the Magic, averaged 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds scored in double figures seven times (four with Orlando) posted three doublefigure rebounding games and two double-doubles notched a season-best 13 points and matched his career high of six assists at Sacramento (11/13/05) had 11 points and 11 boards at Philadelphia (3/24/06) recorded a season-high-tying 13 points and a careerbest 12 rebounds at Indiana (4/19/06) : Played in 80 games during his rookie campaign with New York, averaging 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists at the time, became the youngest player to ever wear a Knicks uniform (19 years, 4 months and 4 days old) his 80 games and 1,382 minutes were the most played by a Knicks rookie since Greg Anthony (82 games) in started 12 games, averaging 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds scored in double figures 18 times and had two double-digit rebounding games dished out a career-high six assists at Orlando (12/27/04) set season highs with 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Phoenix (1/25/05) for his lone doubledouble added 10 boards vs. San Antonio (3/21/05). In the Playoffs Owns career playoff averages of 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.09 steals in 35 postseason games (23 starts) with Orlando and the L.A. Lakers. 2009: Started all 23 postseason games for the Lakers during their title run, averaging 11.3 points (.497, FG), 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.57 steals led the Lakers with 40 3-point field goals made (.476, FG) and ranked among the postseason leaders in steals per game (13 th overall) scored a playoff-career-high 21 points (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) in Game One vs. Utah (4/19/09) totaled a playoff-career-best nine assists in Game Two vs. Utah (4/21/09) tallied 20 points (6-7 FG, 6-8 FT) and four steals in Game Two vs. Denver (5/21/09) recorded 16 points and a playoff-career-high nine rebounds in Game Four of the NBA Finals at Orlando (6/11/09). 2008: Averaged 2.1 points in eight postseason games with the Lakers was inactive (fractured right foot) for the First Round vs. Denver and during the Western Conference Semifinals vs. Utah. 2007: In four playoff games with Orlando, averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds vs. Detroit. In College Declared for the NBA Draft following his freshman campaign at UCLA played in 25 games (23 starts) in his lone season with the Bruins, averaging 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.7 steals in earned All-Pac 10 Freshman Team honors netted a career-high 24 points twice and had a career-best 14 rebounds at Michigan (12/27/03) had a career-high eight assists at Arizona (2/14/04). In Life Born Trevor Anthony Ariza on June 30, 1985, in Miami, Florida has a son, Tajh named a Parade Second- Team All-American after prep career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles had jersey #4 retired by Westchester draws inspiration from the memory of his younger brother, Tajh, who died in a 1996 accident was active in several Lakers Youth Foundation initiatives visited with kids from Florida Children s Hospital during the holidays and also purchased and distributed toys to underprivileged children and families met with military personnel as part of the Seats for Soldiers night hosted by the Magic donated tickets to Orlando community organizations and met with the groups hosted 150 high school students at the Knicks Power of One event in Jan In Transactions Selected by New York in the second round (43 rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft traded by New York along with Anfernee Hardaway to Orlando in exchange for Steve Francis on Feb. 22, 2006 re-signed as a free agent with the Magic on July 27, 2006 acquired by the L.A. Lakers from the Magic in exchange for Brian Cook and Maurice Evans on Nov. 20, 2007 signed by Houston as a free agent on July 8,

6 Shane Battier #31 Forward/Guard BATTIER Height: 6-8 Weight: 220 NBA Experience: 8 College: Duke High School: Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, MI) Birthdate: September 9, 1978 Birthplace: Birmingham, MI How Acquired: Trade with Memphis on July 12, 2006 Battier s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (MEM) (MEM) (MEM) (MEM) (MEM) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS PLAYOFFS (MEM) (MEM) (MEM) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS

7 #31 Battier In In his third season with the Rockets, averaged 7.3 points (.821, FT), 4.8 rebounds, 0.80 steals and 0.90 blocks in 60 games (59 starts) placed on the inactive list for 20 games (10/29/08-11/24/08; 1/2/09-1/9/09) due to inflammation in his left foot also NWT for one game (11/30/08) and DND for one contest (12/31/08) due to the inflammation in his left foot finished fourth in voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors overall, reached double digits in scoring 17 times played in his first game of the season vs. Indiana (11/26/08) came off the bench vs. San Antonio (11/29/08), notching 15 points (7-11 FG) and three rebounds finished with 14 points (4-5 FG) vs. Golden State (12/5/08), hitting 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in the first half returned to the lineup vs. New York (1/10/09) after missing the previous six games to record nine points, nine rebounds and three blocks matched his best rebounding effort as a member of the Rockets with a team-high 12 boards (career-best 11 defensive) at Indiana (1/23/09) recorded 14 points (4-5 3FG) and both of Houston s blocked shots at Detroit (1/25/09) posted 12 points (3-7 3FG), eight rebounds, two steals and one block at Memphis (2/4/09) dished out a season-best six assists at the L.A. Clippers (12/13/08), six vs. Miami (1/17/09) and six vs. Minnesota (2/7/09) matched his career high in steals with five vs. Sacramento (2/11/09), marking his highest theft total as a member of the Rockets recorded a season-best 19 points (5-7 3FG), nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal vs. New Jersey (2/17/09) notched a season-high four blocked shots vs. Cleveland (2/26/09), while helping hold LeBron James to 21 points (7-21 FG) and his first career game without an assist led or tied for the team lead in assists in three of four games (4 on 3/13/09 at Charlotte, 4 on 3/14/09 vs. San Antonio and 5 on 3/18/09 vs. Detroit) posted 18 points (5-9 FG, 4-7 3FG), five rebounds and two steals at Utah (3/24/09) notched 15 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 3FG, 5-5 FT) and a team-high-tying four assists vs. the L.A. Clippers (3/28/09) added 18 points (5-9 FG, 4-7 3FG), six boards, three assists, two steals and two blocks at Phoenix (4/1/09) netted 14 points (5-10 FG, 4-8 3FG) at the L.A. Lakers (4/3/09) hit 26-of-41 (.634) from the field and 18-of- 30 (.600) from beyond the arc over a seven-game stretch (3/18/09-4/3/09) netted 12 points (4-7 3FG) at Sacramento (4/9/09). Averaging 10.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.15 steals and 1.01 blocks in 618 games (498 starts) with Memphis and Houston has recorded 35 career 20- point games and two 30-point performances (33 on 3/4/05 vs. Toronto and 30 on 11/15/01 vs. Portland) holds 19 career double-doubles has hit five or more 3-pointers in a game 12 times over his career, including 10 times with the Rockets named to the NBA All- Defensive Second Team twice ( , ) recipient of the Magic Johnson Award presented by the Professional Basketball Writer s Association, which is given annually to the player who combines excellence on the court with outstanding cooperation with the media honored three times as the Southwest Division winner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award ( , , ) won the NBA Community Assist Award (Apr. 2002) named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team ( ) earned NBA Regular Season Career Highs MIN 51 12/15/06 at L.A. Lakers FG 12 3/21/02 vs. Minnesota FGA 20 2/19/02 at San Antonio (2) 3FG 7 12/27/06 at New Jersey 3FGA 12 12/27/06 at New Jersey FT 9 4/10/05 vs. Charlotte (3) FTA 11 3/4/05 vs. Toronto OFF 7 11/14/05 vs. L.A. Lakers (3) DEF 11 1/23/09 at Indiana REB 14 1/19/05 at Phoenix (2) AST 8 12/18/01 vs. Milwaukee STL 5 2/11/09 vs. Sacramento (7) TO 6 4/16/02 at L.A. Clippers BLK 5 1/9/08 at New York ork (5) PTS 33 3/4/05 vs. Toronto Western Conference got milk? Rookie of the Month (Dec. 2001) finished his career with the Grizzlies ranked first in franchise history in steals (507), third in blocks (418), fourth in points (4,160) and fifth in rebounds (1,908) : In his second season with Houston, averaged 9.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.96 steals and 1.13 blocks in 80 games (78 starts) on the inactive list for two games due to a bruised left foot/ankle (4/11/08-4/13/08) finished third in voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team selected as the Southwest Division winner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award only two non-starts came against San Antonio (1/19/08 and 3/30/08) in order to defend NBA Sixth Man of the Year Manu Ginobili, coming off the bench for his first time since stood second on the Rockets in total shots blocked (90), including 25 multiple-block games hit the gamedeciding shot with 2.5 seconds left in a win at the L.A. Lakers (10/30/07) pulled down 12 boards vs. Denver (11/24/07), marking his most rebounds as a member of the Rockets recorded a season-high six assists at New Jersey (12/7/07) matched career high with five blocks at New York (1/9/08), which is a total he has reached on five occasions in his career nabbed all of a season-high four steals in the first half vs. Minnesota (1/11/08) had at least one blocked shot in 15 consecutive games (28 total for 1.87 bpg: 12/19/07-1/15/08) recorded 15 points, eight boards and two blocks in a win vs. Cleveland (2/7/08), including a 10-point (4-5 FG, 2-3 3FG) third quarter posted his lone double-double of the season with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds vs. Chicago (2/24/08) scored a season-best 20 points (7-15 FG) off a season-high five 3-pointers (5-10 3FG) vs. Denver (3/2/08) added 15 points vs. Sacramento (3/24/08) for his fourth consecutive game in double-figure scoring (3/19/08-3/24/08), which marked his longest such streak of the season matched his season best of four steals at Sacramento (4/1/08), as well as leading the team with nine rebounds (6 offensive) and four blocked shots left the game with a bruised left foot/ankle vs. Seattle (4/9/08) and was placed on the inactive list vs. Phoenix (4/11/08), snapping his string of 221 consecutive games played underwent successful arthroscopic surgery following the season in order to remove bone spurs in his left ankle (5/9/08) : In his first season with the Rockets, averaged 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.96 steals in a career-best 82 games (82 starts) finished fifth in voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year set career highs in 3-pointers made (157), 3-pointers attempted (373) and 3-point field goal percentage (.421) in a season ranked 12 th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage had all five of his 20-point games while Yao Ming was out with a leg fracture (12/26/06-3/3/07) registered a season-high four steals in his first game back at Memphis (11/7/06) was 5-for-5 from beyond the arc vs. Minnesota (11/28/06), tying the Houston individual record for 3-pointers made without a miss in one game played in a career-high 51:03 of action at the L.A. Lakers (12/15/06) dished out a season-best seven assists at the L.A. Clippers (12/17/06) recorded a seasonhigh 28 points vs. the L.A. Clippers (12/23/06) notched his first double-double with the Rockets by posting 14 points and a season-best 10 rebounds at Indiana (12/26/06) set career highs in both 3-pointers made (7) and attempted (12) in leading the team with 23 points at New Jersey (12/27/06) had a season- 25

8 #31 Battier best four blocks vs. Orlando (3/11/07) : Averaged 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.14 steals and a career-best 1.41 blocks over 81 games (81 starts) in his final season with Memphis ranked sixth in the NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.02; 92 steals, 90 turnovers) recorded 44 contests with 10-plus points and six games of 20-plus points had four double-doubles and seven outings of 10-plus rebounds finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. the L.A. Lakers (11/14/05), including a career-hightying seven offensive boards registered 18 points and 12 rebounds (10 defensive) at Phoenix (11/16/05) averaged 13.3 points per game on.568 shooting in Nov., scoring 20-plus points in five of those contests had a season-high four steals at Houston (12/3/05) missed only game of the season vs. the L.A. Lakers (12/14/05) with a sprained right index finger shot 51.3 percent from 3-point range in Dec. had a season-best 13 rebounds vs. Toronto (2/21/06) notched a career-high-tying five blocks three times during the season (1/25/06 vs. Minnesota, 2/15/06 vs. Sacramento, 3/26/06 vs. Charlotte) scored a season-high 24 points and nabbed 10 rebounds at N.O./Okla. City (3/31/06) had 10 points, 12 boards, three steals and three blocks at San Antonio (4/9/06) : Averaged 9.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.14 steals in 80 games (72 starts) with the Grizzlies finished third in the NBA in steals-perturnover ratio (1.21) and 26 th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.395) had four contests with 20- plus points and one 30-point outing posted four double-doubles and five games with 10-plus rebounds missed only two games (12/15/04-12/17/04) due to a sprained right ankle had 19 points and 10 rebounds while setting a career high with five blocks vs. New Orleans (1/7/05) registered a career-high-tying 14 rebounds at Phoenix (1/19/05) hit 50.9 percent from 3-point range in the month of Jan. scored in double figures in nine straight games (1/21/05-2/8/05) posted 25 points (10-17 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. Golden State (3/1/05) scored a career-high 33 points (10-17 FG, 4-5 3FG) vs. Toronto (3/4/05) notched a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds vs. Charlotte (4/10/05), adding three steals and three blocks : In his third season with Memphis, averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.28 steals in 79 games (one start) ranked first in the NBA in stealsper-turnover ratio (1.80) finished second on the team in total steals (101) and third in 3-point shooting (.349, FG) had four double-doubles and one 20-point outing on the season made a fourpoint play late vs. the L.A. Lakers (11/10/03) to seal a win had a season-high four blocks vs. Sacramento (12/16/03) made his lone start of the season at Denver (12/22/03), recording 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds hit the game-winning shot with 15 seconds remaining in overtime at the L.A. Clippers (1/11/04) registered his fourth double-double of the season, and second in three games, with 12 points and 10 boards at Philadelphia (1/17/04) nailed the game-winning shot with 2.9 seconds remaining at Minnesota (2/8/04) equaled his career high with five steals vs. Seattle (3/18/04) : Averaged 9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.31 steals and 1.13 blocks in 78 games (47 starts) with Memphis had three 20-plus point performances notched 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 3FG), eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals in a win vs. New Orleans (1/6/03) recorded his first of two double-doubles with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. San Antonio (11/4/02) shot 53.8 percent from the field in Dec. earned his second double-double with 16 points and 11 boards at Golden State (2/3/03) scored 21 points vs. Boston (3/3/03) set or tied season highs in points (22) and assists (5, tied) vs. Atlanta (3/16/03) matched his season best with 22 points vs. Detroit (4/13/03) : Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.55 steals and 1.04 blocks in 78 games (78 starts) as a rookie with the Grizzlies earned NBA Western Conference got milk? Rookie of the Month for Dec. participated in the 2002 NBA got milk? Rookie Challenge Game at All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia among NBA rookies, finished first in minutes, second in scoring, second in steals, second in 3-point percentage, third in rebounds, sixth in blocks and seventh in assists scored in double figures in 65 out of 78 games played, including 15 outings with 20-plus points recorded a season-high 30 points vs. Portland (11/15/01) hit the game-winning shot with under 10 seconds remaining at New York (12/20/01), finishing the night with team highs of 21 points and nine rebounds missed four games with a sprained groin in Jan. had 19 points and 10 boards at Milwaukee (2/7/02) recorded 26 points and 10 rebounds at San Antonio (2/19/02) scored 28 points (12-15 FG) vs. Minnesota (3/21/02) notched 21 points and 10 boards vs. Houston (4/5/02). In the Playoffs Holds career playoff averages of 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.00 steals in 38 postseason games (34 starts) with Memphis and Houston. 2009: In his sixth NBA postseason and his third with the Rockets, averaged 8.1 points (.957, FT), 4.9 rebounds, 1.08 steals and 0.69 blocks in 13 playoff games (13 starts) averaged 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.17 steals and 0.83 blocks in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 26

9 #31 Battier 1.00 steals and 0.57 blocks in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals finished with 16 points (6-10 FG, 2-4 3FG) and a playoff-career-high four blocks in Game Three vs. Portland (4/24/09) matched his playoff career high with nine rebounds in Game Six vs. Portland (4/30/09) recorded a playoff-career-best seven assists in Game Three vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/8/09) scored a postseason-career-high 23 points (6-12 FG, FG, 6-6 FT) in Game Four vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/10/09). 2008: In his second trip to the playoffs with Houston, averaged 10.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.00 steals in six postseason games (six starts) topped the Rockets with 22 points (7-7 FG, 4-4 3FG, 4-6 FT) in Game One vs. Utah (4/19/08). 2007: In his first postseason with the Rockets, averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.71 steals in seven playoff games (seven starts) scored 15 points (5-7 3FG) in Game Five vs. Utah (4/30/07) recorded 16 points, three steals and two blocks in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07). 2006: Averaged 6.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.00 steals in four starts against Dallas recorded series highs of 10 points in Game Three vs. Dallas (4/29/06) and seven rebounds in Game Four (5/1/06). 2005: Averaged 7.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.00 blocks in the four-game playoff series with Phoenix had a playoff-career-high nine rebounds in Game One at Phoenix (4/24/05). 2004: Averaged 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in four games against San Antonio. In International Play Won a bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championships named to the USA Basketball Men s Senior National Team program on Mar. 5, 2006 member of the 2001 USA Basketball Men s Senior National Team and the 2001 USA Goodwill Games Team, which finished 5-0 to capture the gold medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men s Select Team helped the USA Men s Junior National Select Team to a victory over the International Select Team in the 1997 Nike Hoop Summit. In College Finished his career tied for eighth on Duke s all-time scoring list with 1,984 points was also ranked first all-time at Duke in career steals (266), second in blocked shots (254), third in 3-point field goals (246), third in 3-point attempts (592) and third in 3-point percentage (.416) was one of four players in NCAA history to have over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 steals, 200 assists and 200 blocked shots in a career, joining Lionel Simmons, Danny Manning and George Evans received the Naismith and Wooden Awards as a senior consensus choice as National Player of the Year named First-Team All-America by The Associated Press, USBWA, The Sporting News, ESPN.com and CBS Sportsline in named the 2001 Final Four Most Outstanding Player and earned selection to the NCAA Tournament East Regional Team selected as NABC Defensive Player of the Year and was the top votegetter on ACC All-Defensive Team named Co- Player of the Year in the ACC, sharing honor with Joseph Forte of North Carolina unanimous selection to All-ACC First Team and named MVP of ACC Tournament earned selection to the Academic All- America Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America and Verizon s Academic Athlete of the Year also as a senior, ranked second on the team in scoring (19.9 ppg, 28 th in nation) and first in rebounding (7.3 rpg) led team in steals (82) and blocked shots (88) averaged 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds during the NCAA Tournament in leading Duke to the 2001 National Championship as a junior, was named Second-Team All-America and First-Team All- ACC by The Associated Press named 2000 NABC Co-Defensive Player of the Year along with Cincinnati s Kenyon Martin led Duke in scoring (17.4 ppg), blocked shots (70) and 3-point percentage (.444) in selected as NABC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore named Third-Team All-ACC and earned Second-Team All-ACC Tournament Team honors in selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team in had his Duke jersey #31 retired at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In Life Born Shane Courtney Battier on Sept. 9, 1978, in Birmingham, Michigan married his high school sweetheart, Heidi couple welcomed the birth of their son, Zeke Edward, in 2008 parents are Ed and Sandee has two sisters, Stephanie and Ashley, and two brothers, Todd and Jeremy started playing basketball at age four also enjoys golf and tennis says the most influential people in his life were his parents, whose best advice was to treat others as you would like to be treated after his playing days are over, would like to go into a career that would allow him to be his own boss favorite movie is The Big Lebowski favorite TV show is The Office favorite singer is Marvin Gaye has a yellow lab, Bruin, and a mixed breed, Gertie serves as a member of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Advisory Board has served on the boards of St. Jude Hospital and the Memphis Zoo named Outstanding Young Tennessean in Sept by the Greater Mid-South Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual Youth Basketball Academy had his #55 retired by his high school, Detroit Country Day. In Transactions Selected by the Grizzlies in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft signed by Memphis to a multi-year contract extension on July 15, 2004 acquired by Houston from Memphis on July 12, 2006, in exchange for Stromile Swift and the draft rights to Rudy Gay. 27

10 Aaron Brooks #0 Guard BROOKS BROOKS Height: 6-0 Weight: 161 NBA Experience: 2 College: Oregon High School: Franklin (Seattle, WA) Birthdate: January 14, 1985 Birthplace: Seattle, WA How Acquired: Drafted in the first round (26 th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft Brooks Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS

11 #0 Brooks In In his second season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 11.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 80 games (35 starts) averaged 13.0 points, 2.4 boards and 3.7 assists in his 35 starts DNP for one game (10/29/08) with a bone contusion in his right ankle DND for one game (2/4/09) with flulike symptoms had 44 double-digit scoring performances, including point games and one 30-point outing posted two double-doubles led or tied for the team lead in assists on 14 occasions finished tied for 21 st in the NBA in free throw percentage (.866, FT) notched six points, three assists and two rebounds in 15:53 of action with the Sophomore Team in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam held during the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix (2/13/09) made his first NBA start at San Antonio (11/14/08), finishing with 14 points, eight boards and three assists registered first double-double of his career with 18 points (3-6 3FG, 7-8 FT) and a career-high 10 rebounds at Minnesota (12/20/08) hit 22 straight free throws (11/30/08-12/20/08) made lone start of the season at shooting guard vs. Milwaukee (12/31/08) posted 22 points (8-19 FG) and nine assists vs. Golden State (1/31/09) led the Rockets with 23 points (7-14 FG) at Milwaukee (2/9/09), making a career-best five 3-pointers (5-10 3FG) had 19 points (3-5 3FG), eight assists, six boards and two steals vs. Dallas (2/20/09), making two crucial 3-pointers in the final two minutes of a win notched 22 points (8-17 FG) and a careerbest 10 assists at Minnesota (3/1/09) scored the game-winning basket off a driving layup with 7.3 seconds remaining on his way to a career-high 30 points (11-20 FG, 4-7 3FG, 4-4 FT) in a victory vs. Phoenix (3/6/09) completed rare four-point play vs. the L.A. Lakers (3/11/09) reached double-figure scoring in a careerbest seven consecutive contests (3/9/09-3/20/09) registered the first consecutive 20-point games of his career (20 on 3/24/09 and 21 on 3/28/09) recorded a stretch of 21 consecutive games (2/20/09-4/1/09) with at least one 3-point field goal made. Has averaged 8.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 131 games (35 starts) with Houston owns 11 career 20-point performances in the regular season and one 30-point outing has posted two career double-doubles selected to participate with the Sophomore Team in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam earned T-Mobile Rookie of the Month honors for 2007 NBA Summer League (21.4 ppg and 5.2 apg) named to the 2007 NBA Summer League All-Star Team : In his rookie season with the Rockets, averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 assists in 51 games on the inactive list for 23 contests (10/30/07-11/9/07; 11/13/07-11/16/07; 11/21/07-11/29/07; 12/5/07-12/12/07; 3/22/08; 3/26/08-3/30/08) DNP (CD) for eight games (11/11/07; 3/8/08; 3/12/08-3/16/08; 3/21/08; 3/24/08; 4/1/08) finished sixth among all rookies in assists per game also averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in two games with Houston s NBA D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers notched a season-high seven assists at Memphis (12/28/07) posted a seasonbest 22 points (8-10 FG, 4-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) vs. New York (1/5/08), which included a 12-point (5-5 FG, 2-2 3FG) fourth quarter led the Rockets in scoring for the first time in his career with 18 points (7-9 FG, 2-3 3FG), four assists and a season-high four rebounds at the L.A. Clippers (4/6/08) tied season best with four boards vs. Seattle (4/9/08) reached double-digit scoring in four consecutive games (4/3/08-4/9/08). Regular Season Career Highs MIN 44 12/19/08 vs. Sacramento FG 11 3/6/09 vs. Phoenix FGA 20 3/6/09 vs. Phoenix (2) 3FG 5 2/9/09 at Milwaukee 3FGA 10 2/9/09 at Milwaukee (2) FT 7 4/10/09 at Golden State (2) FTA 8 12/20/08 at Minnesota OFF 3 2/20/09 vs. Dallas DEF 10 12/20/08 at Minnesota REB 10 12/20/08 at Minnesota AST 10 3/1/09 at Minnesota STL 4 1/10/09 vs. New York TO 5 11/24/08 at Miami (2) BLK 1 4/9/09 at Sacramento (13) PTS 30 3/6/09 vs. Phoenix In the Playoffs Holds averages of 12.8 points and 2.5 assists in 19 playoff games (13 starts) with Houston. 2009: In his second postseason with the Rockets, averaged 16.8 points (.422, FG) and 3.4 assists in 13 overall playoff games (13 starts) posted four 20-point games and one 30-point performance averaged 15.3 points (.448, FG) and 4.3 assists in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 18.0 points (.929, FT) and 2.6 assists in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals recorded a streak of 23 consecutive makes from the free throw line (5/4/09-5/17/09) had a team-high 27 points (10-17 FG, 5-8 3FG) and postseason-career-best seven assists in Game One at Portland (4/18/09) led Houston with a playoff-career-high 34 points (12-20 FG, 4-9 3FG, 6-6 FT) in Game Four vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/10/09). 2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 4.2 points and 0.5 assists in six playoff games against Utah. In International Play Named to the USA Basketball Men s Select Team that was chosen to help prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team for its gold-medal run at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 won a bronze medal with the 2002 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team. In College Averaged 13.1 points and 4.1 assists in 115 games (110 starts) during his ork four-year career at the University of Oregon finished his collegiate career as Oregon s ninth all-time leading scorer with 1,511 points, while ranking fourth in assists (471), fourth in 3-point field goals made (205), fifth in free throw percentage (.834) and sixth in steals (127) earned Second-Team All-America honors from The Sporting News and Third-Team accolades from The Associated Press as a senior member of the Wooden Award All-American Team and was named First-Team All-Pac-10 in his final campaign started all 35 games in , leading the Pac-10 in scoring (17.7) and ranking fifth in assists (4.3) started 31 of 32 games as a junior, averaging 10.8 points and 4.4 assists played in all 27 games (26 starts) as a sophomore, leading his team in scoring (14.7 ppg, 10 th in Pac-10) and assists (4.6 apg, third in Pac-10) earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors in also earned Pac-10 All-Freshman recognition. In Life Born Aaron Jamal Brooks on Jan. 14, 1985, in Seattle, Washington nickname is AB married to Shavonne has one daughter, MiKah favorite sport other than basketball is football enjoys playing video games majored in political science led Franklin High School to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior was a McDonald s and Parade Third- Team All-American played in the McDonald s and EA SPORTS National All-Star Games named state s Player of the Year by Gatorade, The Associated Press, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune in final campaign at Franklin helped distribute supplies to individuals affected by Hurricane Ike in Sept In Transactions Selected by Houston in the first round (26 th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft signed a multi-year contract with the Rockets on July 7, 2007 assigned to Houston s NBA D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley on Dec. 6, 2007, and recalled from the Vipers on Dec. 14 Rockets picked up team option on contract on Oct. 30,

12 Chase Budinger #10 BUDINGER BUDINGER Forward Height: 6-7 Weight: 218 NBA Experience: R College: Arizona High School: La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) Birthdate: May 22, 1988 Birthplace: San Diego, CA How Acquired: Trade with Detroit on June 25, 2009 Budinger s Career Statistics COLLEGE (ARI) (ARI) (ARI) TOTALS

13 #10 Budinger 2009: Helped lead the Rockets to a 5-0 record and topped the team in scoring at the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS, averaging 17.8 points (.681, FG;.727, FG;.944, FT) in five games (two starts) came off the bench to score a team-high 25 points (9-10 FG, 6-7 FT) in a win against Dallas (7/11/09) added 25 points (7-9 FG, 3-3 3FG, 8-8 FT) and a pair of steals in a victory against the L.A. Lakers (7/16/09). In College Averaged 17.0 points (.469, FG;.383, FG) and 5.8 rebounds in three seasons at Arizona finished career ranked 11 th on Arizona s scoring list with 1,697 career points, which stands as the highest all-time point total in three seasons or less by a UA player earned All-America Honorable Mention for a second straight year from The Associated Press and was a First-Team All-Pac-10 selection as a junior added All-District IX selection by the USBWA and Second- Team All-District 20 honors from the NABC averaged 18.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 35 games in , finishing with point games one of just two Wildcats to start every game his sophomore season, earning Third-Team All-Pac-10 accolades and Second-Team All-District 15 selection by the NABC was second on the team in scoring (17.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg) in selected as the 2007 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, becoming just the fifth Wildcats player to earn that honor also chosen NABC Second-Team All-District 15 after finishing the season ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in scoring (15.6 ppg) and 14 th in rebounding (5.8 rpg) was one of just nine freshman in Arizona history to ever score more than 400 points in a season. In International Play Selected MVP of the 2006 Nike Junior World Championships held in Douai, France, leading Team USA to a 6-0 record with averages of 28 points and eight rebounds per game. In Life Facts & Figures Budinger was a three-time San Diego County Volleyball Player of the Year and the 2006 Mizuno National High School Volleyball Player of the Year ear. Born Chase Andrew Budinger on May 22, 1988, in San Diego, California son of Mara and Duncan Budinger majored in sociology at Arizona selected jersey #10 with the Rockets because it was the number he wanted in high school, but he could not get it then, so decided to bring it back favorite all-time movie is Gladiator lists favorite TV show as Entourage favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan scholar athlete at La Costa Canyon High School, ranking as one of the nation s top players in both basketball and volleyball averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals as a senior in leading La Costa Canyon to the CIF Regional Championship a Parade magazine First-Team All-American, he also claimed co-mvp honors in the 2006 McDonald s High School All-America Game in , was named San Diego County Male Athlete of the Year by the San Diego Union-Tribune for his exploits in both basketball and volleyball was a three-time San Diego County Volleyball Player of the Year and the 2006 Mizuno National High School Volleyball Player of the Year brother, Duncan, played volleyball at Long Beach State and sister, Brittanie, played volleyball at the University of San Francisco and professionally in Europe. In Transactions Had his draft rights acquired by Houston from Detroit in exchange for a future second-round pick and cash considerations on June 25, 2009 selected by the Pistons in the second round (44 th overall) as an early entry candidate in the 2009 NBA Draft signed by the Rockets on Aug. 13, Budinger helped lead the Rockets to a 5-0 record and topped the team in scoring (17.8 ppg) at the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS. 31

14 Brian Cook #43 Forward COOK Height: 6-9 Weight: 250 NBA Experience: 6 College: Illinois High School: Lincoln (Lincoln, IL) Birthdate: December 4, 1980 Birthplace: Lincoln, IL How Acquired: Trade with Orlando on February 19, 2009 Cook s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (LAL) (LAL) (LAL) (LAL) (LAL-ORL) (ORL-HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS PLAYOFFS (LAL) (LAL) (LAL) (ORL) (Inactive List: Fractured Hand) (HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS

15 #43 Cook In Played in 30 games overall with Orlando and Houston, averaging 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds acquired by the Rockets from the Magic in a three-team trade on Feb. 19, averaging 1.3 points and 0.6 boards in nine games with Houston DNP (CD) for 19 games with the Rockets (2/20/09; 2/24/09; 2/28/09-3/6/09; 3/9/09-3/18/09; 3/22/09; 4/1/09-4/7/09; 4/10/09) averaged 3.0 points (.440, FG) and 1.3 rebounds in 21 games with the Magic scored a season-high nine points and made two steals with Orlando at Utah (12/13/08) matched season best with nine points for the Magic vs. Atlanta (1/9/09), as well as pulling down a season-high eight rebounds made his Houston debut vs. Charlotte (2/22/09) had five points (2-2 FG) in 1:02 of action at Sacramento (4/9/09). Has averaged 6.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 334 career games (74 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, Orlando and Houston : Appeared in 51 total games with both the L.A. Lakers and Orlando, averaging 4.7 points (.374, Regular Season Career Highs FG) and 2.1 rebounds on MIN 49 3/6/07 at Minnesota the inactive list the final eight games FG 12 2/7/06 at Dallas of the season due to a fractured FGA 19 1/4/07 at Sacramento third metacarpal on his right hand 3FG 5 11/30/04 at Milwaukee (4/1/08-4/16/08) inactive one 3FGA 8 12/8/04 vs. Phoenix other time (12/21/07) and was a DNP FT 6 2/1/06 at Indiana (CD) on three occasions (11/9/07- FTA 7 1/4/07 at Sacramento 11/14/07) with the Lakers played OFF 7 12/2/05 vs. Minnesota (2) in 45 games with the Magic, DEF 9 3/4/07 at Phoenix (2) averaging 5.0 points and 2.2 boards REB 14 3/4/07 at Phoenix appeared in six games (two starts) AST 5 2/28/06 vs. Orlando (2) with the Lakers, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds acquired by STL 3 3/15/08 vs. Indiana Orlando from the L.A. Lakers on TO 6 3/2/07 vs. Sacramento Nov. 20 scored in double figures BLK 4 3/6/07 at Minnesota (2) 12 times, including a season-high PTS 28 2/7/06 at Dallas 18 points (4-5 3FG) vs. Denver (2/13/08) recorded a career-high three steals vs. Indiana (3/15/08) : Appeared in 65 games (24 starts) with the Lakers, averaging 6.9 points (.400, FG), 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists on the In Life inactive list with an upper respiratory tract infection (11/26/06-11/28/06) also inactive due to vertigo (12/4/06) missed six games (3/15/07-3/23/07; 3/30/07) due to a sprained left ankle recorded four 20-plus point outings hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left in regulation vs. Washington (12/17/06) posted 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at Phoenix (3/4/07) had a career-hightying four blocked shots at Minnesota (3/6/07) : Played in 81 games (46 starts) with the Lakers, averaging 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds connected on.511 ( FG) of his shots from the field and.429 ( FG) from 3-point range poured in a career-high 28 points at Dallas (2/7/06) had 27 points and 10 rebounds at Houston (2/8/06) dished out career-high five assists vs. Atlanta (2/15/06) and five vs. Orlando (2/28/06) : Appeared in 72 games for the Lakers, averaging 6.4 points and 3.0 rebounds ranked 28 th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.392, FG) scored in double figures 19 times : Played in 35 games (two starts) during his rookie campaign with the Lakers, averaging 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.6 minutes. In the Playoffs Has appeared in 31 career playoff games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds with the L.A. Lakers and Houston. 2009: In his fourth NBA postseason and his first with the Rockets, averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in six playoff games DNP (CD) for seven outings (4/21/09-4/26/09; 4/30/09-5/4/09; 5/8/09; 5/14/09) matched his playoff career best with seven rebounds in a postseason-high 19:22 of action in Game Five at the L.A. Lakers (5/12/09). 2008: Missed the entire 2008 NBA Playoffs due to a fractured hand. 2007: Played in five playoff games with the Lakers, averaging 3.6 points and 1.2 rebounds. 2006: Appeared in seven postseason outings with the Lakers, averaging 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds. 2004: Averaged 0.9 points in 13 playoff contests with the Lakers. In International Play Member of the 2001 USA World Championship for Young Men Team that earned a gold medal in Saitama, Japan. In College Played four seasons at the University of Illinois finished collegiate career ranked third in Illinois history in scoring with 1,748 career points and fifth in rebounding with 815 boards as a senior ( ), was named Big Ten Player of the Year and was a unanimous First- Team All-Big Ten selection by both the media and coaches named Third-Team All- America by The Associated Press named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and a unanimous All-Big Ten Tournament selection finished as the Big Ten scoring champion, averaging 20.0 points during league play and was third in the conference in rebounding as a junior ( ), earned Second- Team All-Big Ten honors by the media and coaches as a sophomore ( ), named to the Second- Team All-Big Ten Team by the media and Third-Team from the coaches named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year by the coaches in in Sept. 2008, was honored by Illinois by having his jersey #34 permanently hung in the rafters over the court at Assembly Hall. Born Brian Joshua Cook on Dec. 4, 1980, in Lincoln, Illinois nickname is Cookie married to wife, Victoria son of Joyce and Norman Cook father, Norman, played basketball for Kansas and then the Boston Celtics ( ) his uncle, Joe Cook, lettered in basketball for Duke in 1988 and 1990 has two younger sisters, Kristina and Natasha adopted a dog named Brick from Hurricane Katrina enjoys fishing and playing video games calls his mother, Joyce, the most influential person in his career because she has done so much for me all through the years and I want to be able to give her back something someday majored in sports management while at the University of Illinois played his high school basketball at Lincoln High School where he earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors had his jersey #34 retired by Lincoln High on Feb.13, 2004 since 2007, has hosted an Annual Brian Cook s Basketball Camp in Champaign, Illinois has also held an Annual Brian Cook Charity Golf Scramble since 2004, which benefits TALKS Mentoring and Salt & Light was also an active participant in several community relations programs with the Lakers. In Transactions Selected by L.A. Lakers in the first round (24 th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft traded by the L.A. Lakers along with Maurice Evans to Orlando in exchange for Trevor Ariza on Nov. 20, 2007 acquired by the Rockets from Orlando in a three-team trade on Feb. 19, 2009 exercised player option on his contract for season on June 22,

16 Joey Dorsey #15 Forward/Center DORSEY DORSEY Height: 6-8 Weight: 268 NBA Experience: 1 College: Memphis High School: Laurinburg Prep (Laurinburg, NC) Birthdate: December 16, 1983 Birthplace: Baltimore, MD How Acquired: Trade with Portland on June 26, 2008 Dorsey s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (Inactive List/DNP) 34

17 #15 Dorsey In In his rookie season with the Rockets, averaged 0.7 points and 0.3 rebounds in three games DNP (CD) for 19 games (10/29/08-11/7/08; 11/12/08-11/26/08; 11/30/08-12/3/08; 12/19/08-12/20/08) placed on the inactive list for 37 games (12/5/08-12/9/08; 12/16/08; 1/10/09-1/19/09; 1/25/09-3/24/09), was DND for three games (12/12/08-12/13/08; 1/21/09) and was NWT one game (1/23/09) due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot healthy inactive for another 19 games (12/23/08-1/9/09; 3/28/09-4/15/09) made his NBA debut at the L.A. Lakers (11/9/08), seeing 2:28 of action off the bench recorded his first NBA rebound vs. San Antonio (11/29/08) recorded his first NBA basket at New Jersey (12/22/08), finishing with two Regular Season Career Highs points and one assist in 2:12 of action MIN 2 12/22/08 at New Jersey (3) assigned to Houston s NBA FG 1 12/22/08 at New Jersey D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley FGA 2 12/22/08 at New Jersey Vipers on Dec. 26 averaged 9.7 3FG 0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists 3FGA 0 in seven games (five starts) with FT 0 the Vipers recalled from Rio FTA 0 Grande Valley on a rehabilitation OFF 0 assignment on Jan. 10 averaged DEF 1 11/29/08 vs. San Antonio 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in three REB 1 11/29/08 vs. San Antonio games with Houston in the 2008 NBA AST 1 12/22/08 at New Jersey Summer League presented by EA STL 0 SPORTS. TO 0 BLK 0 PTS 2 12/22/08 at New Jersey 2009: Averaged 9.8 points, a leaguebest 14.8 rebounds and 2.60 blocks in five games (five starts) with the Rockets in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS also finished third in the league in blocks per game recorded 11 points (5-7 FG), 20 rebounds, a game-high five assists, three steals and two blocks against the L.A. Lakers (7/16/09). In the Playoffs 2009: Did not see action in his first postseason with Houston on the inactive list for 10 playoff games (4/18/09-5/10/09) and was DNP (CD) for three contests (5/12/09-5/17/09). In International Play Selected to Team USA for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, averaging 3.2 points in five games (two starts). In College Finished four-year collegiate career as Memphis alltime leader in field goal percentage (.614) and was second all-time in school history in blocked shots (264) also left school ranked as the all-time leader in total rebounds in the history of C-USA and finished second all-time in school annals with 1,209 career boards two-time Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earning league All-Defensive Team honors following his junior and senior seasons grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 55 career games and posted 26 double-doubles over 149 career games earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors as a junior and Second-Team accolades as a senior named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team in 2006 and 2007 averaged a conference-best 9.5 rebounds per game and blocked 74 shots in as a junior in , led C-USA in rebounding average (9.4), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.614) and blocks per game (2.19) named C-USA Player of the Week for Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2007 averaged 6.9 points and a team-high 7.5 boards as a sophomore ranked third in C-USA in rebounds per game in and led the league in blocked shots (1.78) named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team averaged 4.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in , while leading the team in field goal percentage (.546). In Life Born Richard Elmer Dorsey on Dec. 16, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland goes by the nickname Joey, which was given to him by his mother, Charlene was given the moniker of The Incredible Hulk prior to the season majored in interdisciplinary studies at Memphis played at Laurinburg Prep (NC) in , averaging 16.0 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots in his final season helped lead Laurinburg to a 28-7 record and a No. 6 final national ranking in , attended Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina before prep school, played at Douglass High School in Baltimore led Douglass to the Maryland Class 3A title in , earning All-State accolades and was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro Team. In Transactions Had draft rights acquired by Houston on June 26, 2008, after being selected by Portland in the second round (33 rd overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft signed by the Rockets on Sept. 29, 2008 assigned to Houston s NBA D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Dec. 26, 2008 recalled from Rio Grande Valley on a rehabilitation assignment on Jan. 10,

18 Chuck Hayes #44 Forward/Center HAYES Height: 6-6 Weight: 238 NBA Experience: 4 College: Kentucky High School: Modesto Christian (Modesto, CA) Birthdate: June 11, 1983 Birthplace: San Leandro, CA How Acquired: Signed 10-day contract on January 18, 2006 Hayes Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS

19 #44 Hayes In In his fourth season with the Rockets, averaged 1.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.48 steals in 71 games (one start) DNP (CD) for 11 games (11/26/08; 12/27/08; 12/31/08; 2/4/09; 2/11/09; 2/28/09-3/3/09; 3/6/09; 3/11/09; 4/7/09) posted three double-digit rebounding performances started at center for Yao Ming (sore left foot) vs. Dallas (11/19/08) grabbed a seasonhigh 10 rebounds at Minnesota (12/20/08) and matched total with 10 boards vs. the L.A. Clippers (3/28/09) posted a season-best nine points (4-7 FG) and a seasonhigh-tying 10 rebounds vs. Portland (4/5/09). Has averaged 3.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.80 steals in 268 games (88 starts) with Houston owns 29 career double-digit rebounding performances and five career double-doubles : In his third season with Houston, averaged 3.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.08 steals in 79 games (44 starts) DNP (CD) for three games (1/29/08; 2/19/08-2/21/08) finished fourth in the NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.37, 85 steals, 62 turnovers), including a streak of at least one theft in 11 straight games (18 total steals: 12/20/07-1/9/08) had eight double-digit rebounding performances pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds (10 defensive) at Utah (11/1/07), 13 (10 defensive) vs. Dallas (11/21/07) and 13 at New York (1/9/08) tied his career high with three blocks vs. Orlando (12/19/07) and again at Chicago (12/22/07) set his career best in assists with five vs. Golden State (12/31/07) blocked a Kevin Durant attempt with 1.6 seconds left in a win at Seattle (1/23/08) was DNP (CD) vs. Golden State (1/29/08), ending his streak of 50 consecutive regular season starts posted nine points, 11 rebounds (10 defensive), a career-high-tying five assists and two blocks vs. Indiana (3/5/08) recorded a season-high 10 points (3-4 FG, 4-5 FT), seven boards and four assists vs. Sacramento (3/24/08) : In his second season with the Rockets, averaged 5.6 points (.573, FG) and 6.7 rebounds in 78 games (43 starts) on the inactive list for four games (11/14/06-11/20/06) after suffering a hyperextension and contusion of his left knee at Miami (11/12/06) helped the Rockets to a mark of (.698) in his 43 starts was one of the top-10 rebounders in the NBA on a per minutes basis scored in double digits 10 times and had 13 doublefigure rebounding performances posted four doubledoubles made his first NBA start at forward vs. Dallas (11/4/06) recorded a career-high 15 boards vs. Golden State (12/5/06) had a career-best three blocks at San Antonio (1/24/07) notched 14 points and 11 boards (8 offensive) at Boston (3/7/07) scored a career-high 16 points (7-9 FG) vs. the L.A. Clippers (3/14/07) had 14 boards (11 defensive) at the L.A. Lakers (3/30/07) nabbed a career-high five steals at Sacramento (4/8/07) : In his first season with Houston, averaged 3.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 40 games finished third among all rookies in rebounds per 48 minutes played (15.8) and tied for eighth in boards per game (4.5) had five double-digit rebounding performances registered the first double-double of his career in just his second NBA outing with 12 points (4-5 FG, 4-4 FT) and 13 rebounds at Chicago (1/20/06) recorded a teamhigh 12 rebounds at Milwaukee (1/23/06) pulled down 10 boards vs. Miami (1/29/06), 10 at Utah (4/10/06) and 10 vs. Minnesota (4/12/06) scored a season-best 14 points (6-7 FG) vs. San Antonio (4/19/06) also averaged 11.6 points and 12.2 rebounds in 14 games (13 starts) with the NBA D-League Albuquerque Thunderbirds. In the Playoffs Owns career averages of 2.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 26 career postseason games (11 starts). 2009: Averaged 1.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.00 steals in 13 playoff games (four starts) averaged 1.2 rebounds in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 2.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.86 steals in seven games (four starts) against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals took an offensive charging foul from Brandon Roy with 10.7 seconds left in an win in Game Four vs. Portland (4/26/09) added eight points (4-8 FG) and a playoff-career-high five steals in a start at center in Game Seven at the L.A. Lakers (5/17/09). 2008: Averaged 2.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in six playoff games notched the second double-digit rebounding performance of his postseason career with 10 boards in Game Two vs. Utah (4/21/08). 2007: Averaged 3.7 points (.706, FG), 6.4 rebounds and 1.29 steals in seven playoff games (seven starts) started at forward in his first NBA playoff appearance and recorded nine rebounds in Game One vs. Utah (4/21/07) marked his first postseason double-double with playoff career bests of 12 points (5-5 FG) and 12 boards (7 offensive) in Game Two vs. Utah (4/23/07). Regular Season Career Highs MIN 41 12/12/07 vs. Detroit FG 7 3/14/07 vs. L.A. Clippers In International Play FGA 10 3/7/07 at Boston (4) Member of the 2003 USA Men s Pan 3FG 0 American Games Team. 3FGA 1 12/5/08 vs. Golden State (8) FT 6 12/27/06 at New Jersey In College FTA 7 3/9/07 vs. New Jersey (2) Finished his collegiate career at OFF 8 3/7/07 at Boston Kentucky ranked 35 th in scoring DEF 11 3/30/07 at L.A. Lakers (1,211 points), seventh in rebounding REB 15 12/5/06 vs. Golden State (910), ninth in blocks (128), eighth in AST 5 3/5/08 vs. Indiana (2) steals (170) and 16 th in assists (292) STL TO BLK PTS /8/07 at Sacramento 11/5/06 at N.O./Okla. City 12/22/07 at Chicago (3) 3/14/07 vs. L.A. Clippers in school history started 110 consecutive games, tying the school record set by Alex Groza from shot.503 from the floor and.733 from the line over four years won two SEC Championships and two SEC Tournament titles helped UK to three NCAA Sweet 16 finishes and two NCAA Elite Eights named consensus First-Team All-SEC and league Defensive Player of the Year as a senior became the first player since Sam Bowie ( , 84) to lead UK in rebounding in three seasons, and the first since Dan Issel ( ) to do so in three consecutive years. In Life Born Charles Edward Hayes Jr. on June 11, 1983, in San Leandro, California son of Charles and Tracey Hayes his first child, a son, Dorian Titus Hayes, was born hours before Game One of the 2007 NBA Playoffs vs. the Utah Jazz (4/21/07) majored in communications loves to sing and would like to be an actor named a Parade All-American, California State Player of the Year (D-I) and District Player of the Year as a senior at Modesto Christian grabbed 31 rebounds in the 2000 Northern California Finals, which was a California high school record for all divisions was also an All-State football player as a sophomore in high school helped distribute supplies to individuals affected by Hurricane Ike in Sept In Transactions Went undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft signed as a rookie free agent with Houston on Oct. 3, 2005 waived by the Rockets on Oct. 25, 2005 selected sixth overall in the 2005 NBA D-League Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds re-signed by Houston to a 10-day contract on Jan. 18, 2006 signed by the Rockets for the remainder of the season on Jan. 28, 2006 Houston picked up the option on his contract on June 13, 2006 re-signed by the Rockets as a restricted free agent on Aug. 3,

20 Carl Landry #14 Forward LANDRY LANDR Height: 6-9 Weight: 248 NBA Experience: 2 College: Purdue High School: Vincent (Milwaukee, WI) Birthdate: September 19, 1983 Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI How Acquired: Trade with Seattle on June 28, 2007 Landry s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS

21 #14 Landry In In his second season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 9.2 points (.574, FG) and 5.0 rebounds in 69 games DND for three games (2/20/09-2/22/09; 2/28/09) and on the inactive list for two contests (2/24/09-2/26/09) due to a sprained right ankle also inactive for eight games (3/18/09-4/5/09) with a surface wound to his left calf and dislocated finger on his left hand recorded 29 doubledigit scoring performances, including three 20-point outings also finished with three double-figure rebounding games and two double-doubles registered 14 points and matched his career high of 11 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City (11/1/08) recorded 20 points (7-14 FG, 6-6 FT) and nine boards at the L.A. Clippers (11/7/08) notched 19 points (6-7 FG, 7-7 FT) and matched his career best of three assists at Washington (11/21/08) posted 15 points (6-10 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. Indiana (11/26/08) picked up 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-4 FT) at Golden State (12/12/08) posted 11 boards vs. Sacramento (12/19/08) to match his career best in rebounds led the Rockets with 18 points (5-5 FG, 8-8 FT) in just 18:53 off the bench at Atlanta (1/3/09) registered 21 points (8-12 FG, 5-5 FT) and eight rebounds vs. the L.A. Lakers (1/13/09) equaled his career high of three assists at Detroit (1/25/09) chipped in 17 points (6-8 FG, 4-4 FT) and eight rebounds vs. Golden State (1/31/09), including the first 3-point field goal make of his career (1-1 3FG) scored 16 points at Milwaukee (2/9/09) behind a career-best 10-of-11 performance at the free throw line suffered a right ankle sprain in the second quarter vs. New Jersey (2/17/09) and did not return to the game topped Houston in scoring by matching his career-best 22 points (7-9 FG, 8-8 FT) in a career-high 31:36 of action vs. Toronto (3/3/09) recorded 16 points (6-7 FG) and a career-high four steals vs. Phoenix (3/6/09), including eight points (3-3 FG) and three thefts in the fourth quarter of a win made a career-best 27 consecutive free throws (2/9/09-3/6/09) set a new career high with all four of his blocks in the first half vs. Memphis (3/8/09) posted 12 points (6-6 FT), six boards and two blocks in helping to spark a come-from-behind win at New Orleans (3/16/09) added 10 points (5-5 FG) and seven rebounds vs. New Orleans (4/13/09). Holds career averages of 8.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in 111 games with Houston owns four career 20- point performances and three career double-doubles named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team ( ) : In his first season with Houston, was named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 42 games on the inactive list for 32 games (10/30/07-11/14/07; 11/17/07-11/23/07; 11/26/07-12/5/07; 12/12/07-12/29/07), including seven due to a sore right knee (3/8/08-3/19/08) DNP (CD) for eight games (11/16/07; 12/7/07; 12/31/07-1/9/08) finished sixth among all rookies in rebounds per game recorded 15 games of 10 or more points recorded his first career double-double in just his fourth game, scoring 15 points (7-7 FG) and pulling down a careerbest 11 rebounds (6 offensive) vs. Minnesota (1/11/08) notched a streak of 11 consecutive field goals made (12/9/07-1/15/08) topped the Rockets with a career-high 22 points (9-11 FG) at Indiana (2/1/08), netting 13 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 FT) in the fourth quarter to help the Rockets win pulled down seven rebounds (6 offensive) vs. Sacramento (2/13/08) notched 19 points (7-9 FG) vs. Miami (2/21/08), including an 11-point (4-5 FG) Regular Season Career Highs MIN 32 3/3/09 vs. Toronto FG 9 2/1/08 at Indiana FGA 14 11/7/08 at L.A. Clippers 3FG 1 1/31/09 vs. Golden State 3FGA 1 3/4/09 at Utah (4) FT 10 2/9/09 at Milwaukee FTA 11 2/9/09 at Milwaukee OFF 6 2/13/08 vs. Sacramento (2) DEF 7 1/10/09 vs. New York ork (6) REB 11 12/19/08 vs. Sacramento (4) AST 3 1/25/09 at Detroit (3) STL 4 3/6/09 vs. Phoenix TO 4 3/4/09 at Utah BLK 4 3/8/09 vs. Memphis PTS 22 3/3/09 vs. Toronto (2) fourth quarter tied his career high of 11 rebounds at New Orleans (2/22/08) posted 15 points (5-5 FG, 5-5 FT) vs. Memphis (2/29/08) averaged 11.4 points in Mar. and led all rookies in field goal percentage during the month (.600, 33-55) had a career-high three assists vs. Phoenix (4/11/08). In the Playoffs Has averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 19 career playoff games with Houston. 2009: In his second postseason with the Rockets, averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 13 playoff games averaged 4.8 points and 3.0 boards in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 9.7 points (.600, FG) and 4.7 rebounds in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals netted a playoff-career-high 21 points (7-9 FG, 7-13 FT) and pulled down 10 rebounds in Game Two at the L.A. Lakers (5/6/09), including 16 second-quarter points (5-6 FG, 6-11 FT) marked his first career doubledouble in the postseason posted 15 points (6-6 FG), nine rebounds and two blocks in Game Six vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/14/09), including eight points (3-3 FG) and seven boards in the fourth quarter alone. 2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in six games against Utah notched a team-high 11 rebounds (7 offensive) and two blocks in Game Three at Utah (4/24/08), which included blocking a Deron Williams shot with 3.4 seconds left and saving the rebound before it could escape out of bounds en route to a win. In College Finished his collegiate career at Purdue after playing his first two oronto (2) seasons at Vincennes University over his 64 career outings with the Boilermakers, averaged 18.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.81 blocks per game in , led Purdue in scoring (18.9), rebounding (7.3) and total blocks (32), while finishing second in total steals (40) named First-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second-Team All-Big Ten by the media as a senior appeared in only five games during due to a knee injury and earned a medical redshirt named Second-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and the media in , while earning selection to the NABC All- District Team led the Boilermakers in scoring (18.2) and rebounding (7.1) in , despite missing the final three games (torn ACL in right knee) named a First-Team Junior College All-American in at Vincennes, while earning team MVP and the Rebounding Award with averages of 19.4 points, 8.9 boards and 2.28 blocks per game averaged 14.7 points and 7.8 boards with Vincennes in , missing half of the season with a broken right hand. In Life Born Carl Christopher Landry on Sept. 19, 1983, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin son of Mark and Anita Landry has two brothers, Marcus and Jason, and two sisters, Shenita and Sharnice majored in business Vincent High School teams won the Wisconsin Div. I State Championship in 2000 and 2001 named Second- Team All-Area in Milwaukee as a senior in high school. In Transactions Houston obtained his draft rights by sending a future second-round selection and cash considerations to Seattle on June 28, 2007 was originally chosen by the SuperSonics in the second round (31 st overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft with a pick previously acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies signed with Rockets on Oct. 1, 2007 Houston officially matched offer sheet from the Charlotte Bobcats on Sept. 29,

22 Kyle Lowry #7 Guard LOWRY Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 NBA Experience: 3 College: Villanova High School: Cardinal Dougherty (Philadelphia, PA) Birthdate: March 25, 1986 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA How Acquired: Trade with Memphis on February 19, 2009 Lowry s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (MEM) (MEM) (MEM-HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS PLAYOFFS (HOU) TOTALS

23 #7 Lowry In Overall, averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 77 total games (21 starts) with Memphis and Houston scored 10-plus points 19 times on the season acquired by the Rockets from the Grizzlies in a three-team trade on Feb. 19, averaging 7.6 points (.475, FG), 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 28 games with Houston averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 49 games (21 starts) with Memphis also averaged 9.0 points (.423, FG), 4.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per game in his 21 starts with the Grizzlies posted his second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 assists at Minnesota (12/29/08) scored a careerhigh 25 points vs. Cleveland (1/13/09), setting career bests in free throws made (15) and attempted (16) made his Rockets debut vs. Dallas (2/20/09) led Houston s second-half comeback attempt at Utah (3/4/09), notching all of his 14 points (5-6 FT) over the final two quarters had eight points (3-4 FG) and dished out a game-high nine assists vs. Memphis (3/8/09), which marked his best assist effort as a member of the Rockets collected nine points (4-7 FG), four assists and a career-high-tying two blocks in a double-overtime win vs. Detroit (3/18/09) registered 11 points (5-9 FG), four rebounds and three assists in an victory at San Antonio (3/22/09) dished out five of his team-high six assists over the final 12 minutes in helping lead a 30-point fourth quarter vs. Portland (4/5/09) recorded 13 points (5-10 FG) and five assists at Golden State (4/10/09) notched 15 points (6-7 FT), a season-high seven rebounds and five assists at Dallas (4/15/09). MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OFF DEF REB AST STL TO BLK PTS Owns career averages of 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 169 career games (30 starts) with Memphis and Houston : Was one of just two Grizzlies to play in all 82 games, averaging 9.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists emerged as a productive starter, posting averages of 14.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.8 boards in nine starts ranked third among NBA sophomores in assists (3.6) led Memphis in free throw attempts (348) and was second on the team in free throws made (243) averaged 14.4 points (.481 FG%), 3.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 29.2 minutes per game in Memphis final five contests also scored in double figures in 12 of last 14 games scored 10-plus points in 39 games and 20-plus points four times, including a season-high 24 points at Chicago (3/4/08) led (or tied) the team in assists 24 times in his first career start, posted 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in a careerhigh 50 minutes at New Orleans (12/7/07) recorded the first double-double of his career with 13 points and a season-best 10 assists at Washington (1/25/08) set season highs in free throws made (13) and attempted (14) vs. Washington (11/24/07) : Appeared in just 10 games as a rookie, averaging 5.6 points, 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.40 steals suffered a fractured left wrist at Cleveland (11/21/06) that sidelined him for the rest of the season his career-high five steals vs. Orlando (11/20/06) tied the then-franchise single-game rookie record. In the Playoffs 2009: In his first career postseason, averaged 5.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 13 playoff games with Houston averaged 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 5.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals scored 10 points (5-8 FT) in Game Two at Portland (4/21/09) recorded eight points (3-6 FG), four rebounds and a playoff-best four assists in Game Three vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/8/09) chipped in a playoff-career-high 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 FT) in Game Four vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/10/09) tied his playoff career best of four assists in Game Five at Los Angeles (5/12/09) and again in Game Six vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/14/09). In College Regular Season Career Highs 50 12/7/07 at New Orleans FG 8 4/16/08 at Denver (3) 21 4/16/08 at Denver 3FG 3 4/16/08 at Denver (2) 7 4/16/08 at Denver 15 1/13/09 vs. Cleveland 16 1/13/09 vs. Cleveland OFF 5 11/9/07 at Portland (2) 9 12/7/07 at New Orleans 10 11/1/06 1/1/06 vs. New York ork 12 12/29/08 at Minnesota STL 5 3/15/08 at Golden State (3) TO 6 1/30/08 vs. Denver (3) BLK 2 3/18/09 vs. Detroit (3) 25 1/13/09 vs. Cleveland In two years at Villanova, averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists as part of a backcourt that also included Randy Foye and Allan Ray as a sophomore in , selected to the Second-Team All-Big East, twice made the Big East honor roll, was a First-Team All-Big 5 and a Big 5 Player of the Week averaged 11.0 points in his second year at Villanova, ranking third on the team led the club in assists (3.7), steals (2.3) and finished third in rebounding (4.3) scored a career-high 28 points in a victory over Rutgers named as one of 16 finalists for the Cousy Award as a freshman in , averaged 7.5 points and was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team and Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year missed the first seven games of his freshman season recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. In Life Born Kyle Lowry on March 25, 1986, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania son of Marie Holloway and has an older brother, Lonnie kept a diary of his rookie season for Slam Magazine participated in the Tickets for Kids program as a rookie with Memphis visited with patients and their families at the Memphis Grizzlies House at St. Jude Children s Research Hospital says his mom had the biggest influence on his basketball career lists Barry Sanders as his favorite athlete growing up favorite all-time movies are House Party and I, Robot The Simpsons and Family Guy are his favorite all-time television shows lists pancakes as his favorite food favorite NBA city to visit is Philadelphia, where he was born and raised would start his own business if he was not playing basketball. In Transactions Selected by Memphis after his sophomore season in the first round (24 th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft acquired by Houston from Memphis as part of a threeteam trade on Feb. 19,

24 Tracy McGrady #3 McGRADY McGRADY Guard/Forward Height: 6-8 Weight: 223 NBA Experience: 12 High School: Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC) Birthdate: May 24, 1979 Birthplace: Bartow, FL How Acquired: Trade with Orlando on June 29, 2004 McGrady s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (TOR) (TOR) (TOR) (ORL) (ORL) (ORL) (ORL) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS ROCKETS PLAYOFFS (TOR) (ORL) (ORL) (ORL) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (Inactive List: Microfracture Surgery on Left Knee) TOTALS ROCKETS

25 #3 McGrady In In his fifth season with Houston, averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.20 steals in 35 games (35 starts) set his single-season career best in free throw percentage (.801, FT) underwent season-ending microfracture surgery on his left knee on Feb. 24 on the inactive list for 42 games (11/26/08-11/29/08; 12/3/08-12/9/08; 12/27/08; 1/10/09-1/23/09; 2/17/09-4/15/09) and was DND for four games (11/30/08; 1/3/09; 1/7/09; 2/11/09) due to a sore left knee and microfracture surgery DND for one game (1/31/09) due to a sprained left ankle suffered at practice recorded one 30-point performance, two double-doubles and one triple-double surpassed both Rudy Tomjanovich (1,573) and Rodney McCray (1,521) into 11 th on the Rockets alltime list for career assists led the Rockets in points (30 points, FG, 8-10 FT), assists (8), rebounds (7, tied), steals (2, tied) and blocks (1, tied) at Portland (11/6/08), while scoring 22 second-half points netted a game-high 27 points (11-18 FG, 4-5 3FG) in a win at Phoenix (11/12/08), spearheading Houston s second-half surge with 22 points over the final two quarters scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter of a comeback win at Washington (11/21/08), making 4-of-5 3-pointers over the game s final eight minutes returned to the lineup with a gamehigh 24 points (10-10 FT), 10 rebounds and nine assists at Golden State (12/12/08), while becoming the 73 rd player in NBA history to score 17,000 points recorded 20 points (3-5 3FG), 14 rebounds (tied careerhigh 12 defensive), 10 assists and three blocks vs. Denver (12/16/08), marking his fourth career tripledouble actually achieved his tripledouble by the end of the third quarter against the Nuggets, becoming the first Rockets player to accomplish that feat since Steve Francis at Boston (1/18/02) netted 11 points at New Orleans (12/26/08) to surpass Allen Leavell (6,684) into 12 th on the Rockets all-time list for career points dished out a seasonhigh-tying 10 assists vs. Milwaukee (12/31/08) recorded a team-high 26 points (9-10 FT) and a seasonbest four steals at Oklahoma City (1/9/09). Holds career averages of 22.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.33 steals and 0.95 blocks in 784 games (640 starts) with Toronto, Orlando and Houston twotime NBA scoring champion (32.1 in , 28.0 in ) named All-NBA First Team twice ( , ), All-NBA Second Team three times ( , , ) and All-NBA Third Team twice ( , ) earned NBA Most Improved Player ( ) seven-time NBA All-Star selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), averaging 17.1 points in his seven NBA All-Star Games (six starts) named the NBA s Conference Player of the Week 12 times and Player of the Month four times honored with the NBA Community Assist Award for Jan stands as the all-time leader in scoring average for Orlando (28.1 in 295 games) and is second for Houston (23.1 in 297 games) possesses 45 career 40-point games and 15 with the Rockets, which ranks fourth on Houston s 40-Point Club list joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone and Elvin Hayes as the only players in Rockets history to have five or more consecutive 30-point games owns four career tripledoubles: 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds vs. Philadelphia (2/23/02); 46 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds at New Jersey (2/23/03); 17 points, 12 assists Regular Season Career Highs MIN 55 2/28/03 at New York ork FG 20 3/10/04 vs. Washington (2) FGA 37 1/29/06 vs. Miami (3) 3FG 8 1/26/04 at Cleveland (3) 3FGA 16 2/2/03 at Atlanta FT 18 12/25/02 vs. Detroit FTA 26 3/10/04 vs. Washington OFF 10 2/29/00 vs. Chicago DEF 12 12/16/08 vs. Denver (4) REB 17 2/3/02 vs. San Antonio AST 13 11/25/06 vs. Memphis (5) STL 6 3/15/02 vs. Denver TO 8 11/29/05 vs. Atlanta (2) BLK 7 3/19/00 vs. Houston PTS 62 3/10/04 vs. Washington and 10 rebounds vs. Memphis (12/5/07); 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Denver (12/16/08) : Named All-NBA Third Team at guard in his fourth season with the Rockets averaged 21.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.03 steals in 66 games (62 starts) on the inactive list for 16 games, with two for a right elbow injury (11/16/07-11/17/07), 12 with a strained popliteus tendon, patellar tendinitis and bruised bone in his left knee (12/20/07; 12/28/07-1/15/08), one with flu-like symptoms (1/29/08), as well as one with a sore left shoulder (4/9/08) ranked 15 th in the NBA in scoring average recorded four 40-point outings and point performances reached double figures in assists four times averaged 17.3 points, 4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in four games off the bench (1/19/08-1/25/08) posted 118 points (29.5 ppg) over a four-game span (3/808-3/14/08) to help him surpass Vernon Maxwell (6,002), Ralph Sampson (5,995) and Kenny Smith (5,910) into 13 th on Houston s all-time points scored list twice named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Oct. 30-Nov. 4 and Mar. 3-9 posted 30 points (10-12 FT) at the L.A. Lakers (10/30/07) and 47 points (17-27 FG, FT) at Utah (11/1/07), which was the first time in his career to open with 30 or more points in each of the first two games of the season with 35 points (10-11 FT) at Dallas (11/5/07), became the first Rockets player to record three 30- point outings over the first four games of a season since Olajuwon in (3 games) scored 41 points (16-28 FG) at Memphis (11/13/07), marking his earliest in a season to register two 40-point games since fouled on the play he suffered a sprained right elbow and nerve irritation vs. the L.A. Lakers (11/14/07), taking his ensuing two free throws left handed (1-2 FT) dished out a season-high 12 assists vs. Dallas (11/21/07) registered 36 points (8-8 FT) at the L.A. Clippers (11/26/07), including a 19-point fourth quarter and a 28-point second half picked up 40 points (5-10 3FG) at Sacramento (12/1/07), including a 28-point second half returned to action vs. San Antonio (1/19/08) after missing the previous 11 games (left knee) and came off the bench for his first time since at Dallas (4/5/03) had a game-high 28 points off the bench at Seattle (1/23/08), which included scoring 18 points and dishing out four of his five assists in the second half to help fuel a come-from-behind win recorded 33 points and a season-best 11 rebounds at Milwaukee (2/2/08), while crossing the 16,000-point plateau for his career nailed a 3-pointer to give the Rockets a four-point lead with 30.8 seconds left to play in a win at Minnesota (2/4/08) finished with 41 points (17-27 FG), nine assists, six boards and two blocks in 48 minutes of action vs. New Orleans (3/8/08) posted 30 points in another 48 minutes of action vs. Charlotte (3/14/08) finished with a game-high 23 points, a season-hightying 11 rebounds and nine assists vs. Minnesota (3/26/08) : Earned All-NBA Second Team at guard in his third campaign with Houston averaged 24.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and a career-best 6.5 assists in 71 games (71 starts) ranked T-10 th in the NBA in scoring average and 12 th in assists per game recorded 30 or more points in 23 games (Rockets record: 19-4), including three 40-point performances had 15 double-doubles and plus assist performances named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Apr voted a starter to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (1,942,796 votes: second among West guards and fifth overall) helped Rockets to a record over the 32 43

26 #3 McGrady games Yao Ming was out with a right leg fracture (12/26/06-3/3/07), notching point outings and four double-digit assist games during Yao s absence on the inactive list for 10 games: seven with back spasms (12/12/06-12/23/06), one to a sore lower back (1/17/07), one to flu-like symptoms (2/26/07) and one due to a stiff lower back (4/6/07) also DND (rest) at Utah (4/18/07) posted a season-best 12 boards (all defensive) vs. Washington (11/22/06), matching his career high for defensive rebounds equaled his career best with 13 assists vs. Memphis (11/25/06), marking the fifth time in his career to record 13 helpers in a game and his first with Houston second rebound at Minnesota (12/6/06) was the 4,000 th of his career surpassed the 14,000-point plateau with 31 points vs. Atlanta (12/29/06), becoming the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 14,000 points and 4,000 rebounds in a career (27 years and 219 days old) scored 38 points (5-8 3FG) vs. Memphis (12/31/06) added 31 points vs. Seattle (1/3/07), 44 points vs. Utah (1/5/07) and 31 points at Minnesota (1/7/07) posted 25 of his 31 points in the second half at Chicago (1/8/07) to extend his streak of 30-plus point performances to six straight games, which marked his longest such streak with the Rockets (tied for second longest in team history) recorded 29 of his seasonhigh 45 points (17-29 FG) over the first two quarters at Dallas (1/16/07), which marked the best scoring half for the Rockets on the season registered a teamleading 11 assists and eight points in a win by the West in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (2/18/07) was 15-of-16 from the line at the L.A. Lakers (3/30/07), which marked his second time to score 15 points off free throws with Houston (other: FT on 2/25/07 at Orlando) finished with 40 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds at Sacramento (4/8/07), marking just the third time in his career to post at least 40 points and 10 assists in a game (first two with Orlando) posted 39 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists vs. Phoenix (4/16/07), becoming the first player in Rockets history to ever reach all three of those statistical levels in one game : In his second season with the Rockets, averaged a team-high 24.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.26 steals in 47 games (47 starts) had point games and a pair of 40- point performances added six double-doubles on the season missed 34 games due to injury (11/5/05-11/10/05 with strained back; 11/20/05-11/26/05 with strained back; 1/10/06-1/18/06 with back spasms; 3/7/06 with sore back; 3/12/06-4/19/06 with back injury) and one game (NWT) due to a family emergency (2/24/06) the Rockets were 7-28 in games without him, averaging 93.1 points per game in the 47 outings he played and 86.1 in the 35 games he was out notched 30 of his 35 points at New Jersey (11/12/05) in the second half, including 20 of Houston s 29 fourthquarter points grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Detroit (11/18/05) recorded 34 points at Seattle (12/15/05), while matching his most 3-pointers made (6) as a member of the Rockets scored on a driving layup with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Rockets to a win at the L.A. Lakers (12/18/05) recorded a season-best 11 assists vs. Toronto (12/21/05) registered 37 points at Toronto (1/6/06), marking his fifth consecutive game in which he scored at least 30 points scored a season-high 43 points at Detroit (1/22/06) and followed with 41 points at Milwaukee (1/23/06), marking the first time a Rockets player reached 40 points in back-to-back nights since Malone (43 on 2/26/82 vs. Golden State and 44 on 2/27/82 at Dallas) recorded 37 points and 12 rebounds vs. Miami (1/29/06), while equaling the second most 3-point attempts in Rockets history (4-15 3FG) scored the fourth-most points in All-Star Game history with a game-high 36 points for the West in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston (2/19/06) led all Western Conference forwards in votes (1,818,932) and was sixth overall in All-Star Balloting also participated with Clyde Drexler and Sheryl Swoopes in the RadioShack Shooting Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday Night received an injection (3/15/06) to relieve swelling in the area of his back where he fell during the game vs. Portland (3/5/06), missing the final 20 games of the season : Named to All-NBA Third Team at forward averaged a teamleading 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and a career-high 1.73 steals in his first season with Houston marked his fifth straight season to score over 25 points per game became the first player in Rockets history to reach 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in a season, joining Olajuwon, Malone and Hayes with the only 2,000-point seasons in franchise history posted the highest scoring average by a Rockets newcomer since Hayes with San Diego ( ) scored a Rockets individual season-high 48 points at Dallas (12/2/04), marking one of his six 40- point efforts reached 30 points 25 times (Rockets record: 22-3) among NBA leaders, ranked sixth in scoring average, seventh in steals per game and T-18 th in assists per game named Western Conference Player of the Week for weeks ending Jan. 16, Feb. 6, Mar. 13 and Apr. 17, becoming the first player in Rockets history to earn that recognition four times in a single season hit game-winning shots vs. Philadelphia (12/14/04) and San Antonio (12/9/04), scoring 13 points in the final 35 seconds against the Spurs scored his 12,000 th career point vs. Boston (3/18/05), becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach this mark behind Kobe Bryant started for the West in the 2005 NBA All- Star Game after leading all guards in All-Star Balloting : Led the NBA in scoring average for the 44

27 #3 McGrady second straight season, posting 28.0 points per game with Orlando became the third-youngest player in NBA history to claim multiple scoring titles, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain and Bob McAdoo became the ninth player in NBA history to win consecutive scoring crowns named All-NBA Second-Team set a career high with a Magic franchise-record and NBA individual season-high 62 points vs. Washington (3/10/04) : Topped the NBA with a careerhigh 32.1 points per game with Orlando earned First-Team All-NBA recognition and finished fourth in NBA MVP voting for a second straight season became the youngest NBA player to average 30 points since McAdoo ( ) : Earned All-NBA First Team after averaging 25.6 points, a career-high 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.57 steals with the Magic ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring average : Earned the NBA s Most Improved Player award and Second-Team All-NBA recognition after averaging 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his first season in Orlando finished seventh in the NBA in scoring average, recording the highest average in NBA history for a player 21 years or younger : Averaged 15.4 points and a career-high 1.91 blocks in his final season with Toronto : Averaged 9.3 points with the Raptors : Averaged 7.0 points as an 18-year-old rookie with Toronto. In the Playoffs Holds career postseason averages of 28.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.34 steals and 1.11 blocks in 38 postseason games (38 starts) with Toronto, Orlando and Houston stands as the fifth highest scoring player in NBA playoff history (28.5 ppg) ranks as the all-time leader in postseason scoring average for both Orlando (32.0) and Houston (27.7) owns four career 40-point games in the playoffs and 14 career 30-point performances has 12 career postseason double-doubles. 2009: On the inactive list for the entire postseason (microfracture surgery on left knee). 2008: In his seventh postseason and third with Houston, averaged 27.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.50 steals in six playoff games (six starts) had a playoff-career-high 13 rebounds (12 defensive) in Game Two vs. Utah (4/21/08) notched a game-high 23 points in Game Four at Utah (4/26/08), becoming just the eighth player in NBA history to reach 1,000 postseason points in 36 or fewer playoff games recorded a series-high 40 points (13-26 FG), 10 rebounds and five assists in Game Six at Utah (5/2/08), marking his first 40-point playoff game with Houston. 2007: In his sixth postseason and second with the Rockets, averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 assists and 5.9 rebounds in seven games (seven starts) recorded 31 points (12-14 FT) and 10 rebounds in Game Two vs. Utah (4/23/07) scored 26 points and set a playoff career best with 16 assists in Game Five vs. the Jazz (4/30/07) registered 29 points and 13 assists in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07). 2005: Averaged 30- plus points for a fourth time in his playoff career with a team-high 30.7 points per game for Houston and posted 7.4 rebounds per game scored 37 points in a Game Six win vs. Dallas (5/5/05), helping the Rockets force a decisive Game Seven. 2003: Averaged 31.7 points with Orlando scored a Magic playoff-record and playoff-career-high 46 points at Detroit (4/23/03). 2002: For the second consecutive postseason, led the NBA in playoff scoring by averaging 30.8 points for the Magic. 2001: Led the NBA in playoff scoring average with a playoff-career-high 33.8 points per game with the Magic averaged a playoff-careerhigh 8.3 assists. 2000: Averaged 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds with Toronto. In Life Born Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. on May 24, 1979, in Bartow, Florida he and his wife, CleRenda, have two daughters, Layla Clarice and Laycee Aloa, and two sons, Laymen Lamar and Layden finished as Houston s leading scorer with 21 points vs. Utah (12/27/05), despite leaving at halftime to be with CleRenda who went into labor with Laymen named USA Today High School Player of the Year as a senior at Mt. Zion Christian Academy cousin of NBA All- Star Vince Carter voted Favorite Athlete in a Sports Illustrated For Kids poll honored as one of the Good Guys in Sports by The Sporting News made a humanitarian journey during the summer of 2007 to the refugee camps in Chad, Africa, living among Darfur s displaced people in hopes of spreading word about their plight and inspiring others to join the cause announced his participation in the Darfur Dream Team humanitarian project on Jan. 3, 2008, at his alma mater, Auburndale (FL) High School also formed the T-Mac Alliance, which is working alongside other notable charitable groups to raise funds in support of education for Sudanese refugees made a $75,000 donation that is being used to renovate and build a school in the Djabal Camp in Eastern Chad, naming Auburndale High as a sister school to the one being built in Chad switched to jersey #3 for the season to bring attention to his Darfur Dream Team and the 3 Points documentary that chronicles his journey to Chad, saying his visit was life changing and having the privilege to have freedom and peace in his life is something he will never take for granted by wearing #3, he honors those who are forced to live without that freedom and peace the 3 Points documentary directed by Josh Rothstein is a reference to the goals of peace, protection and punishment with regards to the horrific atrocities suffered in the Darfur region of the Sudan the documentary is scheduled for nationwide screenings beginning in the fall of 2009 also wore the #3 jersey in high school continues charitable efforts through his Tracy McGrady Foundation hosted the T-Mac Charity Softball Game, which helped raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston, as well as for renovation of technology areas and new libraries for students at Betsy Ross and Kashmere Gardens Elementary Schools in Houston also hosts the T-Mac Approach Basketball Camp purchases tickets to every Rockets home game for disadvantaged youth was one of the NBA superstars to participate in the Hurricane Katrina Relief Charity All-Star Game (9/11/05) befriended Iran Brown, the youngest victim of the Washington-area sniper shootings participates in the Make-A-Wish program hosted one young child to spend a day with him at his house as a part of ESPN s My Wish Series, where children with lifethreatening illnesses are given their wish to spend a day with their favorite sports superstar has hosted a military family during All-Star Weekend was featured in the Mike Jones music video Flossin chosen to be on the cover of the NBA Live 07 video game. In Transactions Drafted by Toronto in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft traded to Orlando on Aug. 3, 2000, for a future first-round draft pick traded with Juwan Howard, Reece Gaines and Tyronn Lue to Houston on June 29, 2004, for Steve Francis, Kelvin Cato and Cuttino Mobley signed an extension with Houston on Nov. 1,

28 Pops Mensah-Bonsu MENSAH-BONSU MENSAH-BONSU #21 Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 235 NBA Experience: 2 College: George Washington High School: St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) Birthdate: September 7, 1983 Birthplace: London, England How Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 3, 2009 Mensah-Bonsu s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (DAL) (SA-TOR) TOTALS

29 #21 Mensah-Bonsu In Averaged 5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game over 22 total contests with San Antonio and Toronto reached double figures in scoring three times and posted three double-digit rebounding performances signed to a 10-day contract by San Antonio on Feb. 25, averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per outing over three games with the Spurs waived by San Antonio on Mar. 4 and was signed by Toronto for the remainder of the season on Mar. 6 in 19 games with the Raptors, averaged 5.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per contest set career highs in points (21), free throws made (11) and free throws attempted (13) vs. Indiana (3/15/09) recorded career bests MIN 28 in rebounds (12), offensive boards FG (8) and steals (4) at Washington FGA 11 (4/13/09) also averaged FG 0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks 3FGA in eight starts with the NBA D-League FT 11 Austin Toros notched six 20-point/ FTA rebound double-doubles with the OFF Toros, including a 39-point, 18- DEF rebound performance vs. Colorado REB 12 (2/22/09). AST STL TO Has averaged 4.1 points and 3.9 BLK rebounds in 34 career games with PTS 21 Dallas, San Antonio and Toronto : Averaged 2.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.9 minutes in 12 games with the Mavericks also averaged 15.8 points and 10.4 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game over 26 contests (21 starts) with the D-League Fort Worth Flyers selected to the Eastern Division All-Star Team, where he was named MVP of the 2007 D-League All-Star Game after posting 30 points (11-13 FG) and seven rebounds. In International Play Played with CB Granada (2008) before joining DKV Joventut (2008) of the Spanish League averaged 18.5 points in two contests (one start) with DKV Joventut before being released in Dec with a shoulder injury named the Euroleague Week-2 MVP averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in 31 games with Benetton Treviso ( ) in the Italian League. In College Finished his four-year collegiate career at George Washington University with averages of 11.7 points Regular Season Career Highs 28 3/13/09 vs. Detroit FG 5 3/29/09 vs. Chicago (2) 11 4/8/09 at Indiana (.584, FG) and 6.0 rebounds in 112 games averaged 12.6 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior, pacing the Colonials in field goal percentage (.564) and blocks (38) named to the NABC All-District 4 First Team and to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team in his final campaign was an early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft, but withdrew his name from consideration averaged 12.6 points (.571, FG) and 6.6 boards as a junior, leading the team in blocks with 46 (fourth on GW career blocks list) earned A-10 All-Conference Second Team honors and selection to the A-10 All-Championship Team in averaged 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds as a sophomore, shooting a career-best.616 ( FG) from the field named A-10 Chris Daniels Most Improved Player in contributed 10.1 points (.585, FG) and 5.7 rebounds in 29 games as a freshman. 1 4/5/09 vs. New York (2) 11 3/15/09 vs. Indiana In Life 13 3/15/09 vs. Indiana 8 4/13/09 at Washington Born Nana Papa Yaw Mensah-Bonsu DEF 7 3/13/09 vs. Detroit (2) on Sept. 7, 1983, in London, England 12 4/13/09 at Washington in the Ghanaian language of Twi, AST 1 4/13/09 at Washington (6) name means King (Nana), Father 4 4/13/09 at Washington (Papa), Thursday Born (Yaw), Three 4 3/12/07 at Golden State (Mensah), Whale (Bonsu) has 2 3/16/09 at Charlotte gone by the nickname Pops most 21 3/15/09 vs. Indiana of his life son of Henry and Agnes Mensah-Bonsu has four siblings, Audrey, Kojo, Wiafe and Benson brother, Kojo, played basketball at Washington State psychology major at George Washington University grew up in London playing soccer and running track is a big fan of the Premier League s Tottenham Hotspur, more commonly referred to as Spurs in the United Kingdom attended St. Augustine Prep in Richland, New Jersey, which is near Atlantic City. In Transactions Signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent on Aug. 3, 2006 assigned to Fort Worth of the D-League on Dec. 7, 2006, and recalled on Feb. 9, 2007 assigned to Fort Worth a second time and recalled on Feb. 24, 2007 again assigned to Fort Worth on Mar. 28, 2007, and recalled on Apr. 10, 2007 waived by the Mavericks on Aug. 31, 2007 signed by San Antonio to a 10-day contract on Feb. 25, 2009 waived by the Spurs on Mar. 4, 2009 signed by Toronto for the remainder of the season on Mar. 6, 2009 Raptors extended the restricted free agent a qualifying offer on June 29, 2009, which was later rescinded signed as a free agent with Houston on Sept. 3,

30 Luis Scola #4 Forward/Center SCOLA Height: 6-9 Weight: 245 NBA Experience: 2 Country: Argentina High School: Escuela de Educacion Media Birthdate: April 30, 1980 Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina How Acquired: Trade with San Antonio on July 12, 2007 Scola s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS

31 #4 Scola In In his second season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 12.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 0.83 steals was the only Houston player to participate in all 82 games (82 starts) recorded eight 20-point performances posted 33 double-figure rebounding games and 28 double-doubles finished 11 th in the NBA in rebounds per game and tied for 11 th in field goal percentage (.531, FG) also ranked tied for 19 th in the league in double-doubles dished out a season-high four assists on eight occasions recorded six points, six boards and two steals in 18:13 played with the Sophomore Team in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam in Phoenix (2/13/09) made 24 consecutive free throws to start the season for an overall streak of 25 in a row (4/16/08-11/19/08) notched a career-high-tying 18 rebounds (14 defensive) vs. Indiana (11/26/08), which included 10 boards in the first quarter alone posted 23 points (10-21 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. Sacramento (12/19/08) topped Houston with 18 points (7-10 FG) and 17 boards (6 offensive) at Philadelphia (1/6/09) had a team-high 25 points (9-16 FG, (7-10 FG) and dished out a career-high five assists vs. Minnesota (1/11/08) made first start of his career at center vs. Utah (1/27/08) added 14 points (7-7 FG) vs. Washington (2/26/08) had a careerhigh five steals vs. Memphis (2/29/08) made his second start at center at Golden State (3/21/08) recorded 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds (13 defensive) vs. Minnesota (3/26/08) topped the Rockets with a season-best 24 points (7-12 FG, FT) at San Antonio (3/30/08) notched another 20 points (10-10 FT) at Sacramento (4/1/08). In the Playoffs In 19 career playoff games (19 starts) with Houston, has averaged 14.3 points and 8.7 rebounds overall, owns seven career postseason double-doubles and two 20-point performances in the playoffs. 2009: In his second postseason with the Rockets, averaged 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds in 13 playoff games (13 starts) averaged a team-best 16.2 points (.569, FG) and 6.7 rebounds in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 12.9 points and 9.9 rebounds in seven games 7-11 FT) at Indiana (1/23/09) Regular Season Career Highs against the L.A. Lakers in the started at center at Detroit Western Conference Semifinals (1/25/09) and at New York (1/26/09) MIN 47 3/18/09 vs. Detroit (2) pulled down a playoff-career-best 14 averaged 19.2 points (.618, 47- FG 11 12/28/07 at Memphis rebounds in Game Four vs. the L.A. 76 FG) over a six-game span in Jan. FGA 21 12/19/08 vs. Sacramento Lakers (5/10/09) picked up his (1/19/09-1/28/09) recorded a 3FG 0 fourth consecutive double-double career-high-tying 18 rebounds (14 3FGA 1 2/22/09 vs. Charlotte (6) with a playoff-career-high 24 points defensive) vs. Chicago (2/3/09) registered a career-best five straight FT FTA /14/08 at Utah 4/14/08 at Utah (10-17 FG, 4-5 FT) and 12 rebounds in Game Six vs. the L.A. Lakers double-doubles (2/11/09-2/24/09) OFF 9 12/22/07 at Chicago (5/14/09). 2008: In his first NBA notched a double-double in eight of DEF 14 3/22/09 at San Antonio (3) postseason, averaged 14.0 points nine games (2/11/09-3/3/09), which REB 18 2/3/09 vs. Chicago (3) and 9.3 rebounds in six games (six was the best such streak by a AST 5 1/11/08 vs. Minnesota starts) against Utah registered Houston player on the season STL 5 2/29/08 vs. Memphis 18 points (7-12 FG) and a gamehigh 12 rebounds in a win in totaled 13 straight games of double- TO 5 3/9/09 at Denver (3) digit scoring (2/9/09-3/8/09) for the BLK 2 4/9/08 vs. Seattle (3) Game Five vs. Utah (4/29/08). longest such streak of his career PTS 28 4/10/09 at Golden State posted 10 double-doubles from Feb. In International Play 9-Mar. 8, which was the third most Led Argentina to a bronze medal in in the NBA over that span made the game-deciding the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, garnering MVP layup with 11.9 seconds left to play en route to 19 honors (tournament-high 23.3 ppg) helped Argentina points (8-17 FG) at San Antonio (3/22/09), adding team win a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games highs in rebounds (17, 14 defensive) and assists (4) (18.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg) guided Argentina to a silver led Houston with a career-high 28 points (10-15 FG, medal at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, 8-10 FT) at Golden State (4/10/09). earning tournament MVP accolades (19.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg) Has averaged 11.5 points and 7.6 rebounds in 164 games (121 starts) with Houston enters the campaign with an active streak of 164 consecutive regular season games played has posted 38 career double-doubles and 17 career 20-point performances helped the Rockets to a record over the first 82 starts of his career (1/27/08 vs. Utah to 1/21/09 vs. Utah) named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team ( ) earned Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month honors once (Feb. 2008) selected to participate with each the Rookie Team (2008) and the Sophomore Team (2009) in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam : Averaged helped Argentina secure its nation s first Olympic gold medal in basketball at the 2004 Olympic Games (17.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg) also won a silver medal at the 2002 World Championship, a gold medal at the 2001 Americas Championship and a silver medal at the 1999 South American Championship played two professional seasons in Argentina with Ferrocaril Oeste before making the jump to Spain with Taugres Saski Baskonia Vitoria and Gijon Baloncesto played with Tau Ceramica for seven seasons ( ) named to the All-Euroleague First Team two times ( , ) and selected once to the All-Euroleague Second Team ( ) two-time Spanish League Regular Season MVP ( , ) named the Spanish League Rookie of the Year points and 6.4 rebounds with Houston, earning T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team was the only In Life Rockets player to see action in all 82 games (39 Born Luis Alberto Scola on April 30, 1980, in Buenos starts, Rockets record: 31-8) averaged 13.0 points Aires, Argentina enjoys spending time with his family (.531, FG) and 7.7 rebounds as a starter likes playing pool and fishing in his spare time recorded nine 20-point games and 10 double-doubles lists his favorite musical group as U2 favorite was the only rookie to qualify among NBA league vacation spot is Minorca in the Mediterranean. leaders in field goal percentage (.515, 19 th in NBA) among qualified rookie leaders, ranked fifth in scoring average, second in rebounds per game and first in field goal percentage named Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for Feb. (11.7 ppg on.629, FG) also topped all rookies in rebounds per game in Mar. (8.9) notched his first career 20- point game (20 points, FG) at San Antonio (11/16/07) posted a game-high 11 rebounds (9 offensive) at Chicago (12/22/07) scored 22 points In Transactions Selected by San Antonio in the second round (56 th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft Houston acquired his draft rights along with Jackie Butler from San Antonio on July 12, 2007, in exchange for Vassilis Spanoulis, a second-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and other considerations from the Rockets signed with Houston on July 17,

32 Jermaine Taylor #8 Guard YLOR TAYLOR Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 NBA Experience: R College: Central Florida High School: Tavares (Tavares, FL) Birthdate: December 8, 1986 Birthplace: Eustis, FL How Acquired: Trade with Washington on June 25, 2009 Taylor s Career Statistics COLLEGE (UCF) (UCF) (UCF) (UCF) TOTALS

33 #8 Taylor 2009: Averaged 11.0 points and 2.3 assists in four games (two starts) with Houston in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS recorded 15 points (6-15 FG), four rebounds and two assists off the bench in a win against Dallas (7/11/09). In College Averaged 16.2 points (.466, FG) and made a school-record pointers (.376, FG) in 122 games (60 starts) over his four-year career at Central Florida finished as UCF s career scoring leader at the Division I level with 1,979 points overall, ranked third all-time at UCF in points and fourth on the Conference USA career scoring list as a senior, was named the C-USA Player of Taylor aylor finished as UCF the Year and earned All-Conference USA First Team honors also selected All-District by the NABC and USBWA, as well as earning All- Tournament Team honors at the 2009 Portsmouth Invitational ranked third in the nation in scoring with 26.2 points per game (.480, FG) and netted a school-record 812 points during his senior campaign averaged 29.1 points against league opponents and set the C-USA single-season record by notching 466 points in conference play scored at least 20 points in 24 of his 31 games in , including nine 30-point performances and one 40-point contest shot a career-best.812 ( FT) from the free throw line and connected on 92 3-pointers (.376, FG), which ranked fourth on the school s single-season chart for 3-point field goals made also led the team in rebounds per game (5.2) and total blocked shots (24), while ranking second on the team in total steals (39) outstanding play earned him C-USA Player of the Week honors on five occasions during his final collegiate campaign established a UCF Division I single-game record with 45 points (14-29 FG, FG, FT) vs. Rice (2/25/09) earned All-Conference USA Second Team selection after leading UCF in scoring with 20.8 points per game (.461, FG;.367, FG) as a junior, ranking fourth in C-USA and 23 rd nationally in scoring registered 20-point performances in 20 of his 31 outings in appeared in all 31 games as a reserve during his sophomore campaign, ranking second on the team and 16 th in C-USA in points per game (12.7) also ranked fourth in C-USA in 3-point field goal percentage (.414, FG) Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll recipient as a freshman was one of just six Knights to appear in all 29 games in In Life Facts & Figures aylor finished as UCF s career scoring leader at the Division I level with 1,979 points and made a school-record pointers (.376, FG). Born Jermaine Taylor on Dec. 8, 1986, in Eustis, Florida grew up in Tavares, Florida nickname is J.T. son of Gwendolyn Taylor favorite movie is The Hangover lists all-time favorite TV show as The Fresh Prince of Bel- Air favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan majored in criminal justice at Central Florida as a senior at Tavares High School, earned Lake-Sumter Player of the Year and All-Central Florida First Team honors from the Orlando Sentinel was also the Leesburg Daily Commercial Boys Basketball Player of the Year and the Class 3A- District 8 Player of the Year finished second in the Florida Class 3A Player of the Year voting and was named to the Florida Class 3A All-State First Team added Leesburg Daily Commercial 2004 All-Area Football First Team selection at wide receiver as a senior at Tavares also finished second in the Florida Class 2A Track and Field Championships in both the triple and high jumps named Leesburg Daily Commercial Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year set the school s high, long and triple jump records played AAU since the third grade. In Transactions Had his draft rights acquired by Houston from Washington in exchange for cash considerations on June 25, 2009 selected by the Wizards in the second round (32 nd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft signed by the Rockets on Aug. 5, Taylor had his draft rights acquired by Houston on June 25, 2009, after being picked by Washington in the second round (32 nd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft. 51

34 Yao Ming #11 Center YAO Height: 7-6 Weight: 310 NBA Experience: 7 Country: China High School: Shanghai Physical & Sport Institute (China) Birthdate: September 12, 1980 Birthplace: Shanghai, China How Acquired: Drafted in the first round (first overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft Yao s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) TOTALS PLAYOFFS (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (HOU) (Inactive List: Left Foot Stress Fracture) (HOU) TOTALS

35 #11 Yao In In his seventh season with the Rockets, named All- NBA Second Team after leading Houston with averages 19.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.95 blocks in 77 games (77 starts) DND for one game (11/19/08) due to precautionary reasons with a sore left foot DND another two games (1/25/09-1/26/09) with a sore right knee on the inactive list for one game (3/16/09) due to flu-like symptoms and one game (4/10/09) for precautionary reasons due to a sore right foot Rockets went 32-4 when he scored 20 or more points, including 7-0 when he reached at least 30 points posted a career-high 38 double-doubles to rank tied for ninth in the NBA in that category set his singleseason career best for free throw percentage (.866, FT) to finish tied for 21 st in the NBA in that category was seventh in the league in both rebounding average and blocks per game, as well as finishing eighth in field goal percentage (.548, FG) voted in (2,532,958 votes) as the Western Conference starting center for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, marking his seventh consecutive year to be named a starter recorded two points, three rebounds and one block in 12:23 of action in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game (2/15/09) surpassed Otis Thorpe (8,177) with 30 points vs. Sacramento (12/19/08), went ahead of Mike Newlin (8,480) with 31 points vs. Denver (1/19/09) and climbed above Robert Reid (8,823) with 20 points vs. Toronto (3/3/09) to move into sixth on the Rockets all-time list for most career points scored posted 30 points (11-15 FG, 8-8 FT) and 13 rebounds at Dallas (10/30/08) recorded a span of 63 consecutive games in which he reached double-figure scoring (4/4/07-11/1/08) left game at Oklahoma City (11/17/08) in the fourth quarter with a sore left foot topped Houston with 22 points (9-15 FG, 4-4 FT), 13 rebounds and two steals at Orlando (11/22/08) finished with a gamehigh 28 points (9-15 FG, FT) and 12 rebounds at Miami (11/24/08) made his first 12-of-13 free throws vs. the L.A. Clippers (12/3/08), while surpassing the 8,000 mark in career points recorded a season-high 33 points (17-19 FT), 14 rebounds and five assists vs. Golden State (12/5/08), posting 27 second-half points (6-6 FG, FT) and 19 fourth-quarter points (5-5 FG, 9-9 FT) topped Houston with 24 points (11-20 FG) and a season-high 19 rebounds (15 defensive) vs. Atlanta (12/9/08) netted 32 points (13-19 FG) vs. Denver (12/16/08) and finished with 30 points (11-13 FG) vs. Sacramento (12/19/08), which marked his first consecutive outings of 30-plus points since (30 on 4/14/07 and 34 on 4/16/07) recorded 24 points (8-13 FG, 8-8 FT), 16 rebounds and four blocks at New Jersey (12/22/08), gathering 10 points and 10 boards in the first half alone went a perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line at Cleveland (12/23/08), including 12-for-12 in the fourth quarter alone hit 31 consecutive free throws over a fivegame stretch (12/19/08-12/26/08) for his fourth career streak of 30-plus straight free throws made (35 from 11/9/07-11/14/07, 32 from 2/27/04-3/9/04 and 31 from 3/7/06-3/13/06) pulled down eight boards vs. Washington (12/29/08) to cross the 4,000-rebound mark had 16 points and 15 boards at Atlanta (1/3/09), recording a double-double by halftime (16 points, 10 rebounds) registered a team-high 26 points (10-13 FG) at Boston (1/7/09), including a putback shot with 12.9 seconds left in an win became just the second center over the last three seasons to score more than 25 points against the Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden finished with 19 Regular Season Career Highs MIN 52 12/20/07 at Denver FG 16 4/2/06 at L.A. Lakers FGA 35 12/15/06 at L.A. Lakers 3FG 1 3/13/09 at Charlotte (2) 3FGA 2 1/13/08 vs. New Orleans FT 18 3/13/06 vs. New Jersey FTA 21 3/30/07 at L.A. Lakers OFF 9 3/11/05 at Phoenix DEF 17 2/24/06 vs. Golden State REB 22 3/11/05 at Phoenix AST 7 2/22/04 vs. Atlanta STL 4 11/14/06 vs. San Antonio TO 10 12/22/04 vs. Charlotte BLK 8 12/15/06 at L.A. Lakers PTS 41 2/22/04 vs. Atlanta points (9-18 FG), 17 boards (15 defensive), five assists and three blocks vs. the L.A. Lakers (1/13/09) scored 26 points on a perfect 12-for-12 shooting to go along with his 10 rebounds vs. Miami (1/17/09), setting the Rockets single-game record for most field goals made without a miss (previous best: FG by Joe Meriweather on 4/11/76 at Atlanta) posted a gamehigh 31 points (13-19 FG, 5-7 FT), four assists and two steals vs. Denver (1/19/09) did not return for the second half at Indiana (1/23/09) due to a sore right knee recorded 28 points (9-12 FG, FT) and four blocks vs. Chicago (2/3/09) notched 30 points (12-18 FG, 6-7 FT) and five blocks vs. Minnesota (2/7/09) finished with 24 points (8-18 FG, 8-8 FT) and 18 rebounds (7 offensive) vs. Sacramento (2/11/09) scored a game-high 28 points (13-15 FG) vs. Cleveland (2/26/09) recorded a season-high six blocks at Minnesota (3/1/09) topped Houston with a season-high six assists at Utah (3/4/09) and led the team by matching his season-best six assists vs. Phoenix (3/6/09) had 24 points (9-13 FG), 17 boards and three blocks vs. Memphis (3/8/09), which included notching 15 points, 10 rebounds and all of his blocked shots in the first half knocked down the second 3- pointer of his career (first: 3/21/03 at Golden State) with 2:12 left to play at Charlotte (3/13/09) finished with a game-high 31 points (13-22 FG), 15 rebounds and four blocks in a double-overtime win vs. Detroit (3/18/09) had at least one blocked shot in 17 straight games (2/11/09-3/18/09) he appeared in for a total of 45 blocks (2.65 bpg) over that span scored 14 points vs. Minnesota (3/20/09) to eclipse 9,000 career points posted 21 points (7-11 FG, 7-8 FT) and 15 rebounds vs. the L.A. Clippers (3/28/09), including 15 points (5-8 FG) and 12 boards in the first half... marked his fourth time on the season and the 14 th time in his career to post a double-double by halftime led the Western Conference in blocks during the month of Mar. (2.71 bpg) notched 16 points (6-12 FG), 10 rebounds and a season-high-tying six blocks at the L.A. Lakers (4/3/09), while surpassing the 900 plateau in career blocks registered 20 points (8-13 FG), 16 boards and two blocks vs. Orlando (4/7/09), giving him a double-double in a season-best six consecutive games (3/24/09-4/7/09) underwent successful surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot on July 21, which he suffered during the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Holds career averages of 19.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.90 blocks in 481 games (471 starts) with Houston has compiled 209 career double-doubles ranks second in Rockets history in career blocked shots (912), sixth in total points (9,196) and sixth in total rebounds (4,467) has been selected as a starter to seven NBA All-Star Games (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), averaging 7.0 points on.500 shooting in six games (DNP-injured in 2007) stands with Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in Rockets history to be named a starter to at least seven All-Star Games is the only player in franchise history to be voted in as an All-Star starter over seven consecutive seasons has earned All-NBA Second Team twice ( , ) and All-NBA Third Team three times ( , , ) named Western Conference Player of the Month twice (Nov. 2006, Jan. 2008) named Western Conference Player of the Week six times in his career (week ending: 3/7/04, 2/26/06, 4/2/06, 11/12/06, 4/1/07, 11/11/07) voted to The Sporting News All-Star Second Team ( ) 53

36 #11 Yao and as The Sporting News Rookie of the Year by NBA executives ( ) member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team ( ) twice honored with Western Conference Rookie of the Month selected as a divisional winner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award ( ) stands as the first number-one overall pick to come from an international basketball league, and the fifth number-one overall pick in Rockets history owns three career games (points-rebounds): 22 points and 20 rebounds vs. Detroit (12/6/03), 27 points and 22 rebounds at Phoenix (3/11/05), 22 points and 21 rebounds vs. Golden State (2/24/06) : In his sixth season with Houston, earned All- NBA Third-Team accolades after averaging 22.0 points, 10.8 rebounds (career high), 2.3 assists (career high) and 2.02 blocks (career high) in 55 games (55 starts) on the inactive list for 27 games with one outing (1/27/08) due to an upper-respiratory infection and 26 games (2/26/08-4/16/08) with a stress fracture in the tarsal navicular bone in his left foot underwent successful season-ending surgery to repair the stress fracture on Mar. 3 prior to his injury, stood as one of only two players in the NBA to average at least 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.00 blocks registered eight 30-point outings and five games (pointsrebounds) posted 33 double-doubles, which was tied for sixth among NBA leaders before his seasonending injury had three streaks of 20 or more consecutive free throws made: 35 (11/9/07-11/14/07), 27 (11/26/07-12/5/07) and 21 (12/28/07-1/2/08) was perfect from the free throw line with at least 10 attempts in three games: vs. Milwaukee (11/9/07), at Sacramento (12/1/07) and at Cleveland (2/19/08) voted to his sixth consecutive All-Star Game, finishing fourth among West players and seventh overall in votes received (1,709,180) notched six points and five rebounds in 13:17 of action in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game (2/17/08) named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov earned Western Conference Player of the Month presented by Kia for Jan. surpassed Moses Malone (758 blocks in 464 games) into second in Rockets history for blocked shots with his third block (759 blocks in 400 games) vs. Sacramento (2/13/08) moved past Cuttino Mobley (7,448) and Steve Francis (7,281) into ninth on Houston s all-time points scored list surpassed Robert Reid (3,606) and Ralph Sampson (3,189) into sixth place in Rockets history for total rebounds recorded 28 points (12-24 FG), 13 rebounds (8 offensive) and a season-high six assists vs. San Antonio (11/6/07) posted four consecutive double-doubles (11/3/07-11/9/07) scored 20 or more points in seven straight games (11/3/07-11/14/07) hit 14-of-14 free throws vs. Milwaukee (11/9/07), tying Houston s individual record for most free throws made in a game without a miss notched 34 points (13-15 FG, 8-8 FT) at Charlotte (11/11/07) recorded the longest consecutive free throw streak of his career (35 from 11/9/07-11/14/07) registered 30 points (11-18 FG), 15 rebounds and a season-best six blocked shots vs. Dallas (11/21/07) posted 31 points (12-19 FG, 7-7 FT) and 13 rebounds at Phoenix (11/28/07) racked up 28 points and 14 rebounds vs. Dallas (12/15/07), posting a double-double by halftime (14 points, 10 boards) led the Rockets in scoring with 26 points at Denver (12/20/07), adding season highs in rebounds (19, 14 defensive) and assists (6, tied) in a career-most 51:36 of action topped Houston in points (30), rebounds (8), assists (6) and blocks (4) vs. New York (1/5/08) posted a season-high 36 points (14-21 FG) and 11 rebounds at New York (1/9/08) finished with 30 points (11-24 FG), 16 rebounds and four blocks vs. New Orleans (1/13/08) notched 30 points (12-19 FG) and 17 rebounds vs. Seattle (1/21/08), including 17 points and 10 boards in the first half registered another season-best six assists at Seattle (1/23/08) equaled his season highs in points (36), rebounds (19, 14 defensive) and free throws made (14-15 FT) vs. Golden State (1/29/08), finishing the first half with 16 points and 13 boards, which included a 12-point, 11-rebound first quarter (matched third-best rebounding total for a quarter in team history) marked third time on the season to post a double-double by halftime registered a double-double in each of seven contests played (1/19/08-2/2/08), which set his career best for consecutive games with a double-double scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting vs. Miami (2/21/08) : Named All-NBA Second Team and to The Sporting News All-Star Second Team in his fifth season with Houston, averaged a team-high 25.0 points (career high), 9.4 rebounds and 1.96 blocks in 48 games (48 starts) led the Rockets and ranked 15 th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.862, ) had a career-best point outings and posted 20 doubledoubles had four games with at least 35 points and 15 or more rebounds named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played through Nov., becoming the first Rockets player to receive this recognition since Olajuwon (Feb. 1995) twice named Western Conference Player of the Week (games played Nov and Mar. 26-Apr. 1) named as a starter to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (DNP-injured), finishing second among all players in votes received (2,451,718) recorded 36 points (12-12 FT) vs. Dallas (11/4/06) posted 35 points (15-21 FG), 17 rebounds and seven blocks vs. New York (11/10/06) notched 34 points and 14 rebounds at Miami (11/12/06) led the Rockets in points (33, FT), rebounds (16) and assists (4) at Detroit (11/18/06) had a streak of 11 straight games of 20-plus point performances (11/7/06-11/28/06) recorded 38 points, 11 rebounds 54

37 #11 Yao and six blocks at Washington (12/9/06) posted 23 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter at Washington (12/9/06), which set his career high for quarter points and ranked as the second best 12-minute total in Rockets history had 38 points (15-32 FG) and a season-high 18 boards at Golden State (12/14/06) registered 35 points (15-35 FG, career high in attempts), 15 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks at the L.A. Lakers (12/15/06) recorded 32 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high five assists at the L.A. Clippers (12/17/06) posted 34 points and five blocks at Portland (12/20/06), marking first time in his career to record four consecutive 30-point performances suffered small fracture on his right anterior medial tibial plateau (right leg) in the first quarter vs. the Clippers (12/23/06) and was placed on the inactive list for 32 games (12/26/06-3/3/07) had 37 points (14-22 FG) and four blocked shots vs. Orlando (3/11/07) posted 32 points and 14 rebounds vs. Indiana (3/20/07) registered a season-high 39 points (17-21 FT, career high in FTA), 11 rebounds and four blocks at the L.A. Lakers (3/30/07) notched 35 points, 16 boards and four blocks vs. Utah (4/1/07) again on inactive list for one game (4/6/07) with a sore lower back scored 31 points (11-11 FT) at Seattle (4/9/07) and added 34 points (14-20 FG) vs. Phoenix (4/16/07) was a DNP (rest) at Utah (4/18/07) : Named All-NBA Third Team after averaging 22.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.65 blocks in 57 starts was twice named Western Conference Player of the Week (games played Feb and Mar. 27-Apr. 2) was one of only four players in the NBA to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, becoming the first Houston player to accomplish that feat since Olajuwon in (26.9 points, 10.9 rebounds) led the Rockets with 34 double-doubles and point games, including point performances scored 30 or more points in five of six games (3/5/06-3/15/06) stood as the top scoring center in the NBA, finishing ahead of Miami s Shaquille O Neal (20.0) led the Rockets in rebounds per game, blocked shots and free throw percentage (.853, FT) among NBA leaders, ranked T-11 th in double-doubles, 13 th in field goal percentage (.519, FG) and 14 th in free throw percentage had a season-high seven blocked shots vs. N.O./Okla. City (11/5/05) underwent successful surgery on Dec. 19 to clean out an infection in his left big toe for a condition known as osteomyelitis (inflammation of the bone caused by bacteria) returned to action at Memphis (1/30/06) after missing 21 games (12/18/05-1/29/06) led all players in votes received for a second straight season (2,342,738) to earn his fourth consecutive start for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, registering five points and two boards in 19:14 of action for the West in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game (2/19/06) recorded 22 points and a season-high 21 rebounds (career-high 17 defensive) vs. Golden State (2/24/06) registered 27 points, 18 boards and a season-high five assists vs. Phoenix (2/27/06) notched another five straight double-doubles (5 straight: 12/3/02-12/13/02; 2/22/06-3/1/06) recorded 32 points and 13 rebounds vs. Portland (3/5/06), which he followed with 30 points and 13 boards at Minnesota (3/7/06) to become the first Rockets player to post back-to-back games (points-rebounds) since Olajuwon (12/19/95-12/21/95) also marked first time in his career to record 30-point performances in consecutive games notched a season-high 38 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks vs. Indiana (3/8/06) for his third straight effort (points-rebounds) scored 36 points vs. New Jersey (3/13/06), including his career high in free throws made (18-20 FT) recorded 20 or more points in 14 consecutive games (2/22/06-3/20/06), which ranks as the longest such streak of his career added a season-high-tying five assists vs. Seattle (3/29/06) matched his season high with 38 points (15-25 FG) vs. Washington (3/31/06) recorded 33 points on a career-high 16 field goals (16-25 FG) at the L.A. Lakers (4/2/06) for the third time this season, had a double-double by halftime with 20 points and 10 rebounds by the break at the L.A. Lakers (4/2/06) left game at Utah (4/10/06) at the 3:51 mark of the first quarter with a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot underwent successful surgery on Apr. 14 to repair the break, missing the final four games of the season (4/12/06-4/19/06) : Averaged 18.3 points (on a career-high.552 shooting) with 8.4 rebounds and 2.00 blocks in 80 starts led the Rockets in field goal percentage, rebounds and blocked shots, while ranking second on the team in scoring average stood with Elton Brand and Shaquille O Neal as the only NBA players to average 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.00 blocks among NBA leaders, ranked third in field goal percentage, 11 th in blocks per game and 20 th in rebounding average topped the Rockets with 24 double-doubles reached 20 points 39 times and 30 points four times scored a season-high 40 points vs. Toronto (12/20/04) recorded 27 points and a career-high 22 rebounds at Phoenix (3/11/05) registered a season-high five blocks vs. Atlanta (12/15/04), at Phoenix (3/11/05) and vs. Denver (4/16/05) broke Michael Jordan s then-record for All-Star votes received, as he scored 11 points with eight rebounds in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game (2/20/05) : Earned Third-Team All-NBA recognition after leading the Rockets with 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.90 blocks in 82 starts stood as one of six NBA players to lead his team in points, rebounds and blocks among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in field goal percentage (.522), 13 th in blocks per game and 15 th in rebounding average ranked 15 th in the NBA with 33 double-doubles blocked a seasonhigh seven shots vs. Miami (11/11/03) registered 22 points and 20 rebounds vs. Detroit (12/6/03) scored a career-high 41 points with 16 rebounds and a careerhigh seven assists vs. Atlanta (2/22/04) named Western Conference Player of the Week on Mar : Earned unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.74 blocks in 82 games (72 starts) voted The Sporting News Rookie of the Year by NBA executives was the only rookie to lead his team in both rebounds and blocks per game stood as the only rookie to rank in the NBA s top-20 in three statistical categories (15 th in field goal percentage, 15 th in blocks per game and 18 th in rebounding average) led all rookies with a team-high 27 double-doubles among NBA rookies, ranked second in scoring average, second in rebounding average, first in blocks per game and third in field goal percentage scored a rookie-seasonhigh 30 points with 16 rebounds at Dallas (11/21/02) set a rookie season high with 19 rebounds at Sacramento (3/23/03) named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for Dec. and Feb. In the Playoffs Has averaged 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.50 blocks in 28 postseason contests (28 starts) with Houston owns 13 career postseason double-doubles. 2009: Averaged team highs of 17.1 points (.902, FT), 10.9 rebounds and 1.22 blocks in nine playoff games (nine starts) was ruled out for the remainder of the postseason with a left ankle sprain and small hairline fracture in his left foot, which he sustained during Game Three vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/8/09) averaged 15.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.17 blocks in six games against Portland in the First Round averaged 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.33 blocks in three games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals set the Rockets playoff record for field goal percentage in a game by going 55

38 #11 Yao 9-for-9 from the field (6-6 FT) on his way to 24 points in Game One at Portland (4/18/09) with his tip-in bucket in the first quarter of Game Two at Portland (4/21/09), made 10 straight field goals to begin the series with the Trail Blazers also made 19 consecutive free throws to start the Portland series (4/18/09-4/26/09) topped the Rockets with 28 points (9-17 FG), 10 rebounds and two blocks in Game One at the L.A. Lakers (5/4/09), which included a playoffbest 10-for-10 performance from the free throw line (8-8 FT in fourth quarter). 2008: On the inactive list for the entire 2008 NBA Playoffs (undergoing seasonending surgery to repair a stress fracture). 2007: In his third postseason with the Rockets, averaged 25.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 0.71 blocks in seven playoff games (seven starts) finished with a game-high 28 points and 13 rebounds in Game One vs. Utah (4/21/07) recorded 26 points (14-16 FT) and 14 boards in Game Three at Utah (4/26/07) notched 21 points and a career-playoff-best 15 boards in Game Five vs. Utah (4/30/07) scored 29 points in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07). 2005: Averaged 21.4 points in seven starts, including three 30-point games scored a playoff-career-high 33 points at Dallas (4/25/05) and again in Game Seven (5/7/05) added 30 points at Dallas (5/2/05). 2004: Ranked second on the Rockets with 15.0 points per game scored 21 points at the Lakers (4/19/04). In International Play Played for the Chinese National Team during each of his first six summers after being drafted into the NBA averaged 23.4 points and 15.4 rebounds in five seasons with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association prior to playing in the NBA. 2008: Finished second among all players in points per game (19.0) and third in rebounding average (8.2) in six games played with China during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. 2007: Participated with the Chinese National Team in its continued preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 2006: Led all scorers in the 2006 FIBA World Championships, averaging 25.3 points per game and 9.0 rebounds for China. 2005: Collected 24 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks to power China to its fourth consecutive Asian Championship. 2004: Averaged 20.7 points and a tournament-leading 9.3 rebounds in the 2004 Summer Olympics : Averaged 22.6 points and 13.1 rebounds in the Asian Basketball Championship : Averaged 21.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in the 2002 FIBA World Championship Games in his final CBA season, averaged 32.6 points, 19.0 rebounds and 4.8 blocked shots and led the Sharks to their first CBA Championship : Averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the 2000 Summer Olympics averaged 27.1 points, 19.4 rebounds and 5.5 blocked shots with Shanghai to earn CBA MVP honors : Averaged 21.3 points with Shanghai : Averaged 20.9 points with the Sharks : Averaged 10.2 points as a CBA rookie. In Life Full name is Yao Ming, with Yao his surname and Ming his given name married wife, Ye Li, in Shanghai during the summer of 2007 his father, Yao Zhi Yuan, stands 6-foot-7 and his mother, Fang Feng Di, stands 6-foot-3 his mother also played for China s National Team received his first formal basketball training at age nine has played on the Chinese National Team since age 18 co-authored Yao: A Life in Two Worlds with Ric Bucher starred in the movie The Year of the Yao, which chronicled his rookie year in the NBA received the 2003 Laurels World Newcomer of the Year award created The Yao Ming Foundation in June 2008, under the auspices of The Giving Back Fund in the United States, which will help raise funds and awareness of children s wellness and welfare issues in the U.S. and China The Yao Ming Foundation has also partnered with The China Youth Development Fund (CYDF) in China to distribute funds and provide day-to-day oversight for rebuilding projects first initiative for his foundation will focus on raising funds to support rebuilding efforts in China with an emphasis on constructing earthquake-resistant, high-quality schools that were destroyed in the deadly earthquake that hit China s Sichuan and Gansu provinces on May 12, 2008 in addition to its goals of supporting youth-oriented programs in China and the United States, The Yao Ming Foundation plans to support non-profit organizations working to rebuild areas in Galveston and Houston affected by Hurricane Ike hosted a multi-national telethon to raise funds to battle SARS in 2003 teamed with Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash to host a charity basketball game between Nash and a team of NBA players going against Yao s Chinese National Team in Beijing (9/15/07) with proceeds going to several causes, including CYDF to build schools and pay the tuition of mentally challenged and poor students in China s poverty-stricken western regions ambassador for Special Olympics and participates in the NBA s Basketball Without Borders program has served as a spokesperson for the HIV/AIDS prevention campaign in China pledged to give up eating shark s fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, as he joined a campaign to promote wildlife protection in 2006 honored as the UN Environment Programme s first-ever Environmental Champion in 2008 purchases tickets to Rockets home games for disadvantaged youth. In Transactions Drafted by Houston in the first round (first overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft signed with Houston on Oct. 21, 2002 signed a multi-year contract extension on Sept. 1,

39 57

40 Training Camp Invitees #12 Will Conroy Position: Guard Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 NBA Experience: 1 College: Washington High School: Garfield (Seattle, WA) Birthdate: December 8, 1982, in Portland, OR How Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 22, 2009 In Averaged 26.5 points, 8.0 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.00 steals in 49 games (49 starts) with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League garnered All- NBA D-League First Team honors was a 2009 NBA D-League All-Star and the winner of the 2009 NBA D-League H.O.R.S.E. competition twice named D-League Performer of the Week and earned D-League Co-Player of the Month honors in Jan. received the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award finished with point performances, which included setting the D-League single-game scoring record with 53 points (15-31 FG, FT) at the Colorado 14ers (4/8/09). Has collected nine assists (1.3 apg) and seven rebounds (1.0 rpg) in seven NBA games with Memphis and the L.A. Clippers also holds career averages of 14.3 points, 8.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 103 NBA D-League games (78 starts) with Tulsa and Albuquerque. 2009: Averaged 7.2 points, 3.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds in five games (three starts) with Houston in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS : Averaged 17.4 points, 8.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 14 games (11 starts) with Albuquerque before joining Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna : Signed to a 10-day contract by the Grizzlies on Jan. 30, averaging 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists in three games signed to a 10-day contract by the Clippers on Feb. 28, averaging 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in four contests also averaged 15.0 points, 10.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 42 games (41 starts) with the Tulsa 66ers was a 2007 D-League All-Star : Averaged 12.8 points, 6.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds in 47 games (26 starts) with Tulsa earned All-NBA D-League Honorable Mention honors played for the L.A. Lakers 2005 Summer-Pro League team. In International Play Averaged 7.4 points, 4.0 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 11 games with Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna of the Italian League ( ) averaged 7.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.4 rebounds in five Euroleague games with Virtus Bologna moved to Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, averaging 1.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in six games. In College Finished collegiate career as Washington s all-time leader in assists (515) completed four-year career 21 st on the Huskies all-time scoring list (1,113 points) became the 23 rd player in Pac-10 history to reach the 500-assist plateau and the 18 th to also score 1,000 points his 106 career 3-pointers were the sixthhighest total in school history led Washington to its first-ever Pac-10 Tournament championship as a senior, earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors after led the league and ranking 16 th nationally in assists per game (6.4) set a school single-season record for total assists with 219 in , becoming the first Washington player to top the 200-assist mark and the first to surpass 100 assists in three consecutive seasons ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in assists (4.6 apg) in and was second on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) in voted the team s Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman in originally joined the team as a walk-on before being awarded a scholarship. In Life Born William James Conroy on December 8, 1982, in Portland, Oregon nickname is Dubb was a fouryear letterman at Seattle s Garfield High School, which compiled a record during his prep career the Bulldogs won the league championship in all four of his seasons. In Transactions Signed as a free agent with the L.A. Lakers on Sept. 19, 2005 played in the 2006 preseason with the Charlotte Bobcats was a GATORADE Call-up from the D-League, signing a 10-day contract with Memphis on Jan. 30, 2007 also a GATORADE Call-up on Feb. 28, 2007, signing a 10-day contract with the L.A. Clippers waived by the Clippers on Mar. 5, 2007 re-signed by the Clippers on Apr. 6, 2007 signed as a free agent by Houston on Sept. 22, Conroy s Career Statistics REGULAR SEASON (MEM-LAC) TOTALS

41 Training Camp Invitees #2 Garrett Temple Position: Guard Height: 6-6 Weight: 190 NBA Experience: R College: LSU High School: University (Baton Rouge, LA) Birthdate: May 8, 1986, in Baton Rouge, LA How Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 22, : Averaged 4.6 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists in five games with Houston in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS. In College Finished career as the all-time leader in games played (134), starts (131) and minutes played (4,432, 33.1 mpg) at LSU, averaging 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists over his four collegiate seasons also ranked fourth in career assists (482), seventh in steals (191) and fourth in blocks (113) in school annals was one of just nine players all-time at LSU to play on two Southeastern Conference championship teams averaged 7.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a senior, earning All-SEC Defensive Team honors and was voted All-SEC Second Team by the coaches also finished fifth in the SEC in assists, fifth in steals (1.71 spg), and was one of three players in the league to have a 2.00 assist-per-turnover ratio (134 assists, 67 turnovers) in as a junior, averaged 6.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists ranked 11 th in the league in assist average and garnered All-American Defensive Team accolades from Collegeinsider.com in started all 32 games as a sophomore, averaging 8.6 points, 4.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll finished eighth in the SEC in steals (1.63) and was fifth best in the league minutes played (34.3) in was also 10 th in the SEC with a 1.66 assist-perturnover ratio (138 assists, 83 turnovers) was part of the Reach USA Tour of China, an all-star team of players that went 6-2 against two Chinese league teams in , started 35 of 36 games, averaging 5.1 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds averaged a team-high 39.8 minutes in the five NCAA Tournament games member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll was redshirted during the season. In Life Born Garrett Bartholomew Temple on May 8, 1986, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana parents are Collis Temple Jr. and Soundra Johnson Temple was the third member of his family to play at LSU joining his father ( ) and older brother, Collis III ( ) father was the first African-American to play basketball at LSU also has another older brother, Elliott, and a younger sister, Colleen Noelle wore #14 in college, swapping #41 his dad and brother wore at LSU enjoys listening to music lists his biggest influence as his father because he went through it and knows the ropes favorite food is gumbo was a business administration major at LSU participated in basketball and track at University High School in Baton Rouge led University High to the Class 2A state championship in 2004 team also won the 2002 championship in the classification and was a state semifinalist in In Transactions Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Houston on Sept. 22,

42 in the System Lior Eliyahu Pos: F Ht: 6-9 Wt: 225 DOB: 9/9/85 Country: Israel (Tel Aviv) Maarty Leunen Pos: F Ht: 6-9 Wt: 220 DOB: 9/3/85 College: Oregon Early Entry candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft selected by Orlando in the second round (44 th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft, which was a pick acquired by the Magic from the Milwaukee Bucks Houston acquired his draft rights from Orlando for cash considerations on June 28, : Averaged 4.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in four games with the Rockets in the 2007 NBA Summer League. In International Play Signed with Caja Laboral of the Spanish League for played three seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv ( ), reaching the 2008 Euroleague title game and winning the and Israeli National Championships chosen the Euroleague December MVP, posting averages of 20.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three straight Maccabi wins also played in the 2007 European Championships began career with Hapoel Galil Elyon in the Israeli Premier League ( ) named to the EuroCup All-Star Game in 2005 and 2006 averaged 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists for Galil Elyon in member of the Israeli National Team played in the 2005 U-21 World Championships held in Argentina, averaging 18.2 points and 8.2 rebounds earned All-Tournament honors after averaging 18.0 points and 6.3 rebounds at the 2005 U-20 European Championships for Men helped Israel to a silver medal at the 2004 U-20 European Championships for Men, averaging 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds. Axel Hervelle Pos: F Ht: 6-8 Wt: 230 DOB: 5/12/83 Country: Belgium (Liège) Selected by Houston in the second round (54 th overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft. 2009: Averaged 9.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in five games (five starts) with the Rockets in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS. 2008: Averaged 16.0 points and 4.8 rebounds over five games with Houston in the 2008 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS. In College Averaged 9.9 points (.503, FG;.397, FG), 7.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists over his college career named Second-Team All-Pac-10 as a senior and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a junior finished collegiate career as Oregon s second all-time leader in rebounds (903) also ranked 17 th all-time in scoring (1,259 points), seventh in steals (121) and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (.397) led the Ducks in rebounds per game (9.2, fourth in Pac-10) and ranked second in scoring average (15.2) as a senior also ranked second in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.492) and seventh in field goal percentage (.559). In International Play Played with Darussafaka Istanbul (Turkey) in averaged 12.1 points ( FG), 6.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 32 games had a season-high 23 points (5-6 3FG, 6-6 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 26 minutes against Karsiyaka (11/3/08) participated as a member of Team USA at the 2007 Pan American Games and played in the 2004 Global Games. Selected by Denver in the second round (52 nd overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft played with the Nuggets in the 2005 Summer League Houston acquired his draft rights from Denver in exchange for James White on Sept. 22, In International Play Has played with Real Madrid (Spain) since captured two ACB League titles ( , ) and one ULEB Cup ( ) with Real Madrid played with RBC Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) in the Belgian First Division ( ) before signing with Real Madrid spent his early basketball years with Hannut Liège also a member of the Belgian National Team participated in the 1999 European Championship for Cadets (U-16), the 2000 European Championship for Junior Men (U-18) and the 2002 European Championship for Young Men (U-20). 60

43 in the System Sergei Lishouk Pos: F Ht: 6-11 Wt: 232 DOB: 3/31/82 Country: Ukraine (Rivne) Brad Newley Pos: G Ht: 6-6 Wt: 195 DOB: 2/18/85 Country: Australia (Adelaide) Houston acquired his draft rights from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for the draft rights to Malick Badiane on Feb. 21, 2008 participated with Memphis Summer League teams in 2005 and 2007 was selected by the Grizzlies in the second round (49 th overall) in the 2004 NBA Draft. In International Play Has played the last four seasons in the Ukrainian League for Azovmash Mariupol ( ) captured the , , and Ukrainian National Championship with Azovmash Mariupol won the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Ukrainian National Cup with Azovmash Mariupol played in the 2007 FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game and the 2009 Ukrainian All- Star Game played two seasons with Khimik Yuzhniy ( ) in the Ukraine-Superleague, averaging 16.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in nine games of FIBA Europe Cup play in averaged 11.8 points and 6.2 rebounds in 172 games over five seasons with Pulsa Rovno in the Ukraine-Superleague ( ) played with the Ukrainian National Team in the 2001 and 2005 European Championships competed with the Ukrainian U-20 National Team in the 2001 European Championships also participated in the 2000 U-18 European Championships. Sergio Llull Pos: G Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190 DOB: 11/15/87 Country: Spain (Mahon) Selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (34 th overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft Houston acquired his draft rights from Denver in exchange for cash considerations on June 25, In International Play Played with Spain in the 2009 European Championships, capturing the EuroBasket 2009 title in his second full season with Real Madrid in , averaged 8.6 points, 2.8 assists, 1.15 steals and 21.8 minutes in 27 games of Spanish ACB action in Euroleague competition, tallied averages of 6.9 points and 2.2 assists in 19 games joined Real Madrid late during the season made his pro debut in with Basquet Manresa in the Spanish ACB and played for Finques Olesa in the EBA also competed for Basquet Manresa in the LEB through has been a member of Spain s U-18 and U-20 National Teams. Chosen by Houston with a second-round selection (54 th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, which was acquired by the Rockets from Orlando for cash considerations on June 28, 2007 pick was originally obtained by the Magic from the Cleveland Cavaliers. 2009: Averaged 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists in five games (three starts) with Houston in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS. 2007: Averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in three games with the Rockets in the 2007 NBA Summer League. In International Play Averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 28 games for Panellinios Athens (Greece) in in EuroCup play, averaged 10.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 16 games in the 2008 Olympics, averaged 12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists played with Panionios Athens (Greece) in averaged 19.2 points per game over the previous three seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL, which is Australia s premier professional basketball league in , averaged 22.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists to earn Second-Team All- NBL honors also collected 2005 NBL Rookie of the Year and Best Sixth Man honors, becoming the first player in league history to win both awards selected to the 2005 and 2006 NBL All-Star Games, winning MVP honors in 2005 after recording 35 points, seven assists and four rebounds averaged 12.7 points (.571, FG;.450, FG) in six games played with Australia during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games also played with the Australian National Team at the 2006 World Championships held in Japan, averaging 8.2 points in six games. Frederic Weis Pos: C Ht: 7-2 Wt: 258 DOB: 6/22/77 Country: France (Thionville) Houston acquired his draft rights from the New York Knicks in exchange for Patrick Ewing Jr. on Aug. 29, 2008 drafted by New York in the first round (15 th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft elected to continue playing in Europe. In International Play Began with Iurbentia Bilbao Basket (ACB) before joining Vive Menorca (ACB) in Spain also played four previous seasons with Iurbentia Bilbao Basket ( ) played with Unicaja Málaga in Spain ( ), PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece (2000) and Limoges in France ( ) won a silver medal with France in the 2000 Summer Olympics also played with France in the European FIBA Championships in 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 participated in the World FIBA Championship 2006 with France. 61

44 T-Mobile Ad 100% you. The new T-Mobile mytouch 3G. Unbelievably customizable with apps, skins and accessories. It s the only phone that becomes 100% you. T-Mobile and the magenta color are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. mytouch, mytouch 3G, the mytouch design, and 100% you are trademarks, and stick together is a registered trademark, of T-Mobile USA, Inc. Google, Gmail and the Google logo are trademarks of Google, Inc T-Mobile USA, Inc. 62