Atlanta Hawks Roster

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2 Atlanta Hawks Roster SC No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Year Yrs. 3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim F California 96 7 I 7 Terrell Brandon G Oregon Chris Crawford F Marquette Boris Diaw G/F France R 12 Dan Dickau G Gonzaga Travis Hansen G/F Brigham Young 03 R 5 Dion Glover G Georgia Tech Alan Henderson F Indiana Randy Holcomb F San Diego State 02 R 2 Nazr Mohammed C Kentucky Theo Ratliff C/F Wyoming Jason Terry G Arizona Jacque Vaughn G Kansas 97 6 HEAD COACH: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma 80) ASSISTANT COACHES: Larry Smith (Alcorn State 80), Jim Boylan (Marquette 78), Armond Hill (Princeton 76) ASSISTANT COACH/ADVANCE SCOUT: Mike McNeive (Monmouth 92) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Wally Blase (Winona State 92) STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH/ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Pete Radulovic (Loyola Marymount 89) ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER/EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Tom Smith (Northwestern College 88) SC (status code): I - Injured List NUMERICAL ROSTER 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 Hansen, Travis 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 7 Brandon, Terrell 4 Crawford, Chris 8 Holcomb, Randy 5 Glover, Dion 11 Vaughn, Jacque 12 Dickau, Dan 31 Terry, Jason 32 Diaw, Boris 42 Ratliff, Theo 44 Henderson, Alan PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Shareef Abdur-Rahim...shah-REEF ab-door-rah-heem Boris Diaw...DEE-ow Nazr Mohammed...NAH-zee 30

3 Atlanta Hawks Schedule PRESEASON (** - Hawks home preseason games) October 8 (**) Atlanta vs. Asheville, North Carolina (Asheville Civic Center) 7:00 Eastern October 10 Atlanta at Estero, Florida (TECO Arena) 7:30 Eastern October 13 Atlanta at Omaha, Nebraska (Qwest Center) 8:00 Eastern October 16 (**) Atlanta vs. Atlanta, Georgia (Philips Arena) 7:30 Eastern October 18 Atlanta at Memphis, Tennessee (The Pyramid) 8:00 Eastern October 20 Atlanta at Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Coliseum) 7:00 Eastern October 22 Atlanta at Orlando, Florida (T.D. Waterhouse Centre) 7:00 Eastern October 24 (**) Atlanta vs. Atlanta, Georgia (Philips Arena) 7:30 Eastern REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE OCTOBER (2) Wed 29 Fri (FSS) (UPN) 8:00 8:30 NOVEMBER (16) Sat 1 INDIANA (TS) 7:00 Mon 3 NEW ORLEANS (FSS) 7:30 Wed State (FSS) 10:30 Sat (TS) 10:00 Sun (TS) 9:00 Tue Clippers (FSS) 10:30 Wed (FSS) 9:00 Sat 15 NEW JERSEY (FSS) 7:00 Mon 17 WASHINGTON (FSS) 7:30 Tue (FSS) 8:00 Fri Antonio (UPN) 8:30 Sat 22 CLEVELAND (UPN) 7:00 Mon 24 DETROIT (TS) 7:30 Wed 26 TORONTO (FSS) 7:30 Fri 28 MIAMI (UPN) 7:30 Sat (UPN) 7:00 DECEMBER (15) Sat (UPN) 7:30 Tue 9 DENVER (FSS) 7:30 Wed (FSS) 8:00 Fri (UPN) 7:30 Sat 13 ORLANDO (TS) 7:30 Tue (FSS) 7:30 Wed 17 GOLDEN STATE (TS) 7:30 Fri 19 SACRAMENTO (UPN) 7:30 Sat York (TS) 7:30 Tue 23 BOSTON (FSS) 7:30 Fri Orleans (UPN) 8:00 Sat 27 DETROIT (UPN) 7:00 Tue (FSS) 7:00 Tue 2 Fri 5 (TS) (UPN) 7:30 7:00 JANUARY (15) Tue (UPN) 10:00 Fri Lakers (UPN) 10:30 Sat (UPN) 9:00 Tue 13 SAN ANTONIO (FSS) 7:30 Wed 7:00 Sat 17 TORONTO (UPN) 7:00 Mon 19 INDIANA (MLK Holiday) (FSS) 2:00 Wed 21 CHICAGO (TS) 7:30 Fri 23 NEW YORK (UPN) 7:30 Sun 6:00 Tue 27 PHOENIX (TS) 7:30 Thu 29 PORTLAND (UPN) 7:30 Sat 31 MILWAUKEE 7:00 Fri 2 (UPN) (FSS) 8:00 10:00 FEBRUARY (11) Mon 2 LA CLIPPERS (FSS) 7:30 Wed 4 MINNESOTA (TS) 7:30 Fri (UPN) 7:30 Sat 7 HOUSTON (UPN) 7:00 Mon 9 DALLAS (FSS) 7:30 Wed Jersey (TS) 7:30 Fri (UPN) 7:30 Sun (TS) 8:30 Tue 24 PHILADELPHIA (FSS) 7:30 Fri (UPN) 8:00 Sat 28 ORLANDO (UPN) 7:00 MARCH (16) Tue 2 LA LAKERS (FSS) 7:30 Wed (TS) 7:00 Fri (UPN) 7:00 Mon 8 CLEVELAND (TS) 7:30 Wed (FSS) 8:00 Fri 12 WASHINGTON (UPN) 7:30 Sun 1:00 Tue 16 SEATTLE (FSS) 7:30 Wed (FSS) 8:30 Fri (UPN) 7:00 Sat 20 UTAH (FSS) 7:00 Mon York (FSS) 7:30 Thu 25 NEW ORLEANS (UPN) 7:30 Sat 27 CHICAGO 7:00 Mon 29 MEMPHIS 7:30 Wed 31 MIAMI (FSS) 7:30 APRIL (7) Fri (UPN) 7:00 Sun Jersey (FSS) 8:00 Tue 6 PHILADELPHIA (FSS) 7:30 Fri (UPN) 8:30 Sat 10 BOSTON (UPN) 7:00 Mon 12 NEW JERSEY (FSS) 7:30 Wed 7:00 [all times EASTERN] (UPN)...UPN Atlanta (WUPA) telecast (TS)...Turner South telecast (FSS)...FOX Sports South telecast PLAYERS 31

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5 HOW SHAREEF BECAME A HAWK: Abdur-Rahim was acquired by the Hawks on June 27, 2001 along with a first round pick in the 2001 NBA Draft from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Lorenzen Wright, Brevin Knight and the Hawks' first round pick in the 2001 Draft A former first-round pick of the then-vancouver Grizzlies, Abdur-Rahim was the third overall selection in the 1996 Draft. LAST SEASON ( ): In his second year in Atlanta, Abdur-Rahim continued his steady and consistent play for the Hawks and with the addition of Glenn Robinson to the lineup with Jason Terry, the Hawks ended the season as the only NBA team with three players ranked among the league's top 40 scorers Robinson's 20.8 ppg tied him for 19th best in the NBA, while Abdur-Rahim finished 26th at a 19.9 ppg clip and Terry was tied for 39th with 18.6 ppg For the first time since his rookie season in Vancouver, he didn't conclude the year with an average of 20 ppg or more - by one-tenth of a point - at 19.9 ppg Among the league's leaders in points scored, rebounds, FG%, FT%, double-doubles and player efficiency rating, Abdur-Rahim was second on the Hawks in scoring and assists, first in rebounds and third in assists March was his best month statistically with 22.2 points in 15 games He connected on 53.4 percent of his field goal attempts as well On December 28, an Abdur-Rahim jump shot at Washington made him the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000- point plateau At 26 years and 17 days, he followed Bob McAdoo (25 yrs/148 days), Shaquille O'Neal (25/341), Michael Jordan (25/343) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25/344) in hitting that mark Not much difference between his numbers when he played at home (20.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg) or on the road (19.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg), or prior to the All-Star break (20.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and after (19.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg) In Atlanta's 35 victories, Abdur-Rahim shot 49.6 percent from the field and tallied 21.6 points He scored 3.1 points less in Hawks' losses He missed only one game of action - the season opener (at NJ) - with a sore back Abdur- Rahim averaged 19.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg and 0.5 bpg in 38.1 mins last season (.478 FG%,.350 3FG%,.841 FT%) Led Atlanta in scoring 27 times, in rebounding 38 times and in assists 9 times He posted double-digit scoring games 80 times and rebounds 29 times Abdur-Rahim registered 30 points or more five times, 20 or more 35 times SEA- SON HIGHS: 33 pts v/ny (3/14), 17 (1/28), 7 assts (2x), 6 stls v/det (1/4), 2 blks (6x), 55 mins v/port (1/22), 13 FGM (2x), 3 3FGM v/milw (3/12), 14 (11/10). PLAYERS PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Abdur-Rahim begins his eighth season in the NBA, with career averages of 20.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists (.465 FG%,.807 FT%,.302 3FG%) Gained the most prestigious honor of his pro career during the summer of 2000 when he was selected to the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team that competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia He scored 6.4 points and grabbed 3.3 rebounds in eight games for the gold medal-winning USA squad (.548 FG%,.810 FT%) Finished his Grizzlies career as the team's all-time leader in scoring and scoring average, rebounds and rebound average, steals, blocks, and FGs and FTs made and attempted Led team in scoring in each of his five seasons in Vancouver Has missed only nine games of action in his pro career (injury (5 games), league suspension (3), birth of son (1)) Abdur-Rahim has scored double-figures in 314 of the his last 322 games CAREER HIGHS: 50 pts v/det (11/23/01), 22 rebs (2x), 13 assts v/hou (12/14/97), 7 (2/7/02), 6 blks (2x), 21 FGM v/det (11/23/01), 3 3FGM v/milw (3/12/03), 16 FTM (3x), 56 mins v/bos (2/17/99) : In his first season with the Hawks, Abdur-Rahim was outstanding, leading the team in five categories (scoring, rebounding, FG%, blocked shots and minutes played) He posted his fifth straight season of scoring 20 points or more (21.2 ppg - the highest by a Hawks player since ) and combined with guard Jason Terry's 19.3 points to finish the year as the fifth-highest scoring duo in the league His 32 double-doubles was good for 14th place among the NBA leaders Selected as a reserve to play in his first NBA All-Star Game (in Philadelphia), Abdur-Rahim scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds On November 23 he reminded the home folks of his talents when he ripped the Pistons for a career-high 50 points, becoming the first Atlanta player to reach that milestone since Dominique Wilkins accomplished the feat in December 1991 Difficult to stop that night, Abdur-Rahim shredded Detroit defenders for a personal best 21 field goals In addition to missing three games as a result of a league suspension (three games for fighting on January 21), he missed one game because of a left knee contusion and bone bruise that forced him to be placed on the injured list for the first time of his pro career, and one game for personal reasons (the birth of his son) : Tallied 20.5 ppg in his final season in Vancouver in addition to leading the team in rebounds (9.1 rpg), and finishing second in blocked shots (0.95 bpg) and steals (1.11 spg) Among the NBA top 20 in 13 statistical categories Made 47.2 of his FGs and.834 from the free throw line Scored 20 points or more 42 times and 30 or more seven occasions He grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 33 games Scored a season-high 38 against Milwaukee (1/1) and grabbed a career-high 22 boards in the season finale at Golden State (4/18) One of his memorable moments of the 33

6 season came when he scored all of the Grizzlies points (20) in the fourth quarter against Indiana (12/1/00) Abdur-Rahim tallied 20 points or more 42 times and 30 or more on seven occasions, and scored in double figures in all 82 games : He ranked among the league leaders in both scoring (18th) and rebounding (6th) in addition to leading the Grizzlies Averaged 20.3 points and 10.3 rebounds His rebound average was a career high Recorded the 5,000th point of his career against Denver (12/23/99), becoming the second youngest to do so Led Vancouver in scoring 33 times, in rebounds 53 times and in assists nine times : Scored a career high 23.0 ppg, which was fourth-best in the NBA Topped the club with 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per contest Finished with 20 or more points (38x), and led the team in scoring 40 times, in rebounds 18 times and in assists 10 times Ranked in the top 40 in six NBA statistical categories : Sixth in the league in scoring (22.3 ppg) and second among small forwards, Abdur-Rahim scored in double-figures in all but one game Also finished with 7.1 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.1 spg He converted a careerhigh 48.5 percent of his field goal attempts and 41.2 percent of his three-pointers Dished out a career-high 13 assists, adding 22 points and 8 rebounds against Houston (12/14) Led Vancouver in scoring 51 times, in rebounding 20 times and in assists 11 times : Paced the expansion team in scoring with 18.7 ppg and a total of 1,494 points (second among all rookies) The only unanimous selection to the NBA's All-Rookie First Team, Abdur-Rahim finished third in balloting for Rookie of the Year Achieved his first triple double at Phoenix (26 pts/10 rebs/10 assts) on April 19 He finished 26th among NBA players in scoring, and ranked among the top 15 following the All-Star break (21.3 ppg) Was a twotime NBA Rookie of the Month (December '96) and February '97) Led Grizzlies in scoring 33 times, in rebounding 23 times and in assists on five occasions. COLLEGIATE CAREER: Played one season at California ( ) and earned Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in the Pacific-10 Conference after leading the Golden Bears with a 21.1 scoring average The first freshman to win the conference s P.O.Y. award, Abdur-Rahim also averaged 8.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, and made 51.8 percent of his field goal attempts in 28 games A first team All-Pac-10 performer in 1996, he was named to the Associated Press third-team All-America squad. PERSONAL INFO: His full name is Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim and he was born December 11, 1976 in Marietta, Georgia His name is pronounced shah-reef ab-door-rah-heem Often called "Reef" by friends and teammates He and his wife Delicia (DeeDee) have one child -- a boy -- Jabri Shareef, who was born March 23, 2002 The second child born to Aminah and William Abdur-Rahim, Shareef has seven siblings His brother Muhammad plays collegiately at the University of Detroit, while another brother Amir plays collegiately at Southeastern Louisiana University Has his own fan club "TEAM REEF" and foundation, the Atlanta-based Future Foundation The Future Foundation seeks to provide basic opportunities for local youth, who are defined as at-risk or lower social-economic status youth, by establishing scholarships, educational and recreational programs and providing funding and joint venture projects with existing organizations One of his missions is the creation of "Reef House," an after-school and summer facility available for underprivileged youth to receive instructions on life skills and computer activities During the Thanksgiving holidays, he and his father were instrumental in delivering meals to over 1,800 metro Atlanta residents He also participated in the Toys for Kids program (in conjunction with the Hawks Foundation and former Hawk Dominique Wilkins) to provide $10,000 in toys to the Atlanta Children's Shelter Was named by the Sporting News as one of the "Good Guys" in sports Inspired to assist others after the terrorist attacks of September 11, Abdur-Rahim enlisted the help of four other NBA players in 2002 (Miami's Alonzo Mourning and Brian Grant, Seattle's Gary Payton and Portland's Damon Stoudamire) to help raise funds for the victims by creating "Rebound America" Based on their efforts and a particular statistical category selected by the players, the group committed $217,275 to the relief fund, with $69,600 coming from Abdur-Rahim himself He donated $100 for every rebound he grabbed that season For his tireless efforts in the community, he was named the NBA's Community Assist Award winner for the month of November 2001 Considers spaghetti, barbecued Pacific Salmon and strawberry cheesecake his favorite dishes Maintained a 3.5 GPA during his freshman year at Cal Values the influence his parents had on his life while growing up, and credits them with providing the advice to keep him on a straight path: "Remember how you came upon all your accomplishments and stay humble" States that if he had the opportunity to change the world he would try to ensure that everyone got to start off on an equal foot: more jobs, better living environment and the same opportunities Likes collecting basketball jerseys Considers "The Godfather" series to be his favorite Robert DeNiro is his favorite actor A big fan of the HBO series, "The Wire" Enjoys listening to tunes from Sam Cooke, as well as R&B and hip-hop music Wears a size 17 basketball shoe Once appeared in an episode of the "Jamie Foxx Show" with fellow NBA players Gary Payton and Vin Baker. 34

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8 HOW TERRELL BECAME A HAWK (career transactions): Obtained from Minnesota as a part of a four-team deal (involving Atlanta, Minnesota, Philadelphia and New York) on July 23, 2003, Brandon has missed the most of the last two seasons because of injury The trade had Glenn Robinson and a 2006 second round pick going from the Hawks to 76ers, who in turn sent a 2007 first round pick from Philadelphia In addition, other parts of the deal had the Timberwolves obtaining Latrell Sprewell from the Knicks and sending Marc Jackson to the Sixers, while the Knicks received Keith Van Horn from the Sixers Originally selected after his junior year by Cleveland in the first round (11th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft, Brandon was traded (September 25, 1997) with Tyrone Hill to Milwaukee in a three-way deal in which the Bucks sent Sherman Douglas to the Cavs and sent Vin Baker to Seattle for Shawn Kemp Milwaukee also received a 1998 first round choice from Cleveland In another threeway deal (March 11, 1999) he was traded by the Bucks to Minnesota, in which the Timberwolves also received Brian Evans, a 1999 first round pick and an undisclosed draft choice from New Jersey The Nets sent Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling to Milwaukee, Minnesota traded Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr and Bill Curley to New Jersey and the Timberwolves sent Paul Grant to the Bucks. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Once considered one of the league s premier point guards, Brandon missed all of last season ( ) and hasn t seen action since his 32-game stint in prior to his surgery to repair a cartilage fracture on the surface of his left femur It is believed that the injury is career-threatening and could force him to retire He has averaged 13.8 points, 6.1 assists and 1.58 steals in 724 games, and is six points shy of reaching the career 10,000-point plateau In 11 years, Brandon played in two NBA All-Star games - both as a member of the Cavaliers - in and At the end of that season he was selected the league s recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, designed to honor a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court Despite his injuries in , Brandon averaged 12.4 points and 8.3 assists until his departure He posted an NBArecord assist/turnover radio of 6.14-to-1 (min. 250 assists), beating Muggsy Bogues old mark of 5.94-to-1 for Charlotte in Missed only one FT that year (83-of-84), and currently has a streak of 61 consecutive makes (dating back to November 16 at Indiana) : Totaled 16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 7.5 apg, 2.06 spg (6th in the NBA) and 36 mpg in starting all 78 contests he played Brandon logged a total of 2,821 minutes, the second-highest figure of his career Minnesota s second-leading scorer and leader in assists and steals, he led the Wolves in scoring on 16 occasions, with a career-high 34 points against New Jersey (3/25) During Minnesota s club-record 11-game winning streak (1/17-2/7), Brandon averaged 20.0 points, 8.7 assists and 4.4 rebounds (.530 FG%) A couple of weeks later, he recorded his second career triple-double (27 pts/10 rebs/16 assts, February 23) against Golden State : Saw action in 71 games, missing 11 due to injury Brandon dished out a careerhigh 8.9 apg, which was the fifth-best total in the league He also scored 17.1 points and made 1.89 steals (7th in the NBA) His FT percentage of.899 was the second-highest in team history and he also converted a personal high 40.2% of his three-point attempts : Brandon spent the season with both Milwaukee and Minnesota, playing in a total of 36 games In 21 contests with the Wolves he averaged 14.2 ppg, 9.8 apg and 3.9 rpg The NBA s top performer in assist/turnover radio (4/18-to-1), Brandon also ranked fifth in assists at 8.6 apg He recorded 13.5 ppg and 6.9 assists in 15 games with the Bucks : Obtained by Milwaukee on September 25, he led the Bucks with 7.7 apg to go along with his 16.8 scoring average Brandon tallied double figures in 44 of 50 games with efforts He was tops on the Bucks in scoring 13 times, assists 40 times and steals 24 times A sprained left ankle relegated him to the injured list on two different occasions and caused him to miss 32 games : Playing in front of his home crowd in Cleveland, Brandon scored 10 points and added eight assists in his second straight All-Star Game He paced the Cavs in scoring and assists for the second year in a row at 19.5 ppg (career-high) and 6.3 apg His.902 percentage from the charity stripe was a career-best (2nd in the NBA), and he also led the team in steals at 1.77 (19th in the league) Brandon was also recognized as the winner of the NBA s Sportsmanship Award, designed to honor a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court He reached the 30-point scoring level on nine occasions with a then career-high 33 against Utah (12/22) : Selected by the Eastern Conference coaches as a reserve for the 1996 All-Star Game (his first), Brandon was the eight player under 6-feet to be chosen to play in the event He finished the year as Cleveland s top scorer (19.3 ppg) and assist man (6.5 apg) A severe contusion of the tail bone and a mild rotator cuff sprain of the right shoulder forced him to miss seven games in March of that season He ranked among the league leaders in several categories - FT percentage (.887, 3rd), steals (11th), assists (16th), scoring (26th) and three-point FG percentage (35th) Brandon earned his first NBA Player of the Week award for the period ending December 3 after averaging 23.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 8.8 apg and 3.5 spg, while shooting.538 from the field and 36

9 100% from the line Made a string of 67 consecutive free throws from December 8 to January 5 Nailed game-winning jumpers at the buzzer against Indiana (12/23) and with 2.3 seconds left at the Clippers (3/28) : A stress fracture in his right tibia caused him to miss the final 10 games of the regular season and Cleveland s first-round playoff series against New York Brandon saw action in 67 games and was third on the Cavs in scoring with 13.3 ppg He led the team with 5.4 assists and 1.60 steals : A bout of mononucleosis caused him to miss all of training camp and the first nine games of the regular season The backup to All-Star guard Mark Price, Brandon appeared in 73 games and averaged 8.3 points and 3.8 assists : Played in all 82 games for the second straight year, with eight starts He led the Cavs in assists in 15 games Averaged 8.8 points and 3.7 assists in year two : Named to the NBA s All-Rookie second team, Brandon was the only Cleveland player to see action in all 82 games First among rookies with 316 assists (3.9 apg), he scored 7.4 points that season. PLAYOFF CAREER: Brandon has recorded 10.5 points and 4.3 assists in 38 career playoff games, with averages of 18.0 ppg and 7.3 apg in 12 contests as a member of the Wolves In the 2001 Western Conference first round series against San Antonio, he averaged 15.3 ppg, 6.3 apg and 4.3 rpg Brandon led Minnesota in the 2000 opening round series against Portland with 19.5 ppg (on.508 FG shooting) He participated in postseason action four times with Cleveland, appearing in a high of 12 playoff games during his rookie season (1992) Led the Cavs in the 1996 first-round loss to New York with 19.3 points and 8.0 assists. PLAYERS COLLEGIATE CAREER: A two-year starter at Oregon (he was ineligible to play as a freshman), Brandon was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a junior after posting the third-highest scoring average in conference history at 26.6 ppg After sitting out his freshman season, he scored 17 points and 6.9 assists as a sophomore. PERSONAL INFO: Thomas Terrell Brandon was born May 20, 1970 in Portland, Oregon His nicknames are Tee Bee and Candyman Brandon s mother Charlotte, founded the Mothers of Professional Basketball Players support group Considers Martin Luther King, Jr. as the person he would have most liked to have met because he inspired so many people and he treated people fairly Owner of a commercial complex in Northeast Portland, which includes a barbershop, clothing retail store and corporate offices for Tee Bee Enterprises His hobbies include watching movies, playing pool and hanging with his childhood friends. 37

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11 HOW CHRIS BECAME A HAWK: Crawford was signed to a multi-year contract on August 10, 1999 Originally picked in the second round of the 1997 NBA Draft (51st selection overall). LAST SEASON ( ): To say the last two years have been frustrating for the 6-9 Crawford would be an understatement Knee problems continue to plague his progress and he has been diligent in his rehabilitation attempts to resume his career After additional off-season arthroscopic surgery to his left knee on July 12, 2002, Crawford started the season on the injured list and missed the first nine games (six due to injury, three to coach's decision) Over the next two weeks, he saw limited action in five-of-eight games before physicians and trainers elected to rest him as he continued to endure inflammation in the same knee Following his absence from the next 17 games Crawford was placed on the injured list for the second time on January 9 Activated 13 days later (January 24) he wasn't permitted to play and returned to injured list yet again (February 11) when it was determined to shut him down for the remainder of the season as the irritation in his left knee continued Crawford missed a total of 64 games to injury (139 the last two seasons) and 13 to coach's decision On the floor, he totaled season highs in a November 30 game at Orlando, scoring 14 points and grabbing 3 rebounds In his brief play, Crawford averaged 4.8 ppg and 1.4 rpg (.615 FG%,.875 FT%) SEASON HIGHS: 14 (11/30), 3 (11/30), 1 asst v/bos (11/23), 2 (11/30), 2 (11/30), 12 (11/30), 4 (11/30), 5 (11/30). PLAYERS PLAYOFF HISTORY: Crawford has seen action in seven career playoff games, with the majority coming during the 1999 Playoffs In six games that year, he averaged 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds (.333 FG%,.885 FT%) He has career averages of 8.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg Scored 26 points in Game 1 of the second round series against the Knicks, playing with a separated right shoulder PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS: 26 pts v/ny (5/18/99), 6 rebs v/ny (5/20/99), 2 (5/24/99), 1 stl v/ny (5/20/99), 1 blk (2x), 34 mins v/ny (5/18/99), 7 FGM v/ny (5/18/99), 3 3FGM v/ny (5/18/99), 9 FTM v/ny (5/18/99). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Now entering his seventh season as a pro, Crawford has career averages of 5.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg (.432 FG%,.292 3FG%,.809 FT%) He has missed 187 games because of injury or illness CAREER HIGHS: 27 (2/23/01), 9 rebs v/orl (11/4/00), 5 (2/17/01), 3 stls (2x), 40 (11/10/99), 10 (2/23/01), 2 3FGM (3x), 9 (1/21/98) : Seven games into the season Crawford suffered a major knee injury which caused him to miss the final 75 contests The injury came on a drive to the basket in the second quarter of Atlanta's November 10 game at San Antonio Crawford finished with the year with averages of 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds (.467 FG%) : Saw action in 47 games, with a career-best 22 starts Plagued by a sprained left ankle most of the season, Crawford missed 30 games before he was forced to have surgery to remove bone spurs from the area On the year, he scored 6.8 ppg and grabbed 2.3 rpg in addition to shooting.452 FG% He averaged 11.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg from February 18-March 10, shooting 52.8-percent from the field In a Feb. 23 game against the Lakers, Crawford ripped the nets on 10-of-14 shooting en route to a career-high 27 points : Despite playing in a career-high 55 games, Crawford battled several injuries (bruised tailbone and a sprained left ankle) throughout the season The injuries caused him to miss 17 games His scoring dipped from the prior season, down to a 4.6 ppg average Led team in scoring one time Scored 10 points or more seven times : Stepped in and showed promise as a starter, filling in for the injured LaPhonso Ellis (hernia), averaging 7.9 ppg (238), over the last 30 games (.425 FG%,.839 FT%) For the season, averaged 6.9 ppg and 2.1 rpg (.431 FG%,.333 3FG%,.814 FT%) At home, he averaged 5.6 ppg (.367 FG%,.756 FT%), while in road games, Crawford tallied 8.3 ppg (.489 FG%,.897 FT%) Led the team in scoring (5x) and assists (1x) Scored 10 or more points 14 times Missed one game due to injury (thumb laceration, March 2) : With limited action in his rookie season, Crawford averaged only 6.4 minutes in 40 games off the bench Was the second latest draft pick to make an opening day roster, behind Minnesota's DeJuan Wheat (who was picked by the LA Lakers at the 52nd spot) Displayed explosive moves to the basket Did not play in 41 games (coach's decision) Crawford averaged 3.8 points and 1.0 rebounds (.418 FG%,.333 3FG%,.838 FT%). 39

12 COLLEGIATE CAREER: A career 9.3 scorer and 3.5 rebounder (.439 FGs,.721 FTs) at Marquette, Crawford was a third team All-Conference USA selection his senior year ( ), finishing 10th in the conference in scoring (14.9 ppg), fifth in field goal percentage (.469 FGs) and eighth in free throw percentage (.769 FT%) He started all 31 games and led the Warriors to the Conference USA tournament championship His career high 27 points came against LaSalle During his junior season ( ), Crawford played in all 31 games and finished with 11.2 points and 4.1 rebounds a game (.421 FG%,.716 FT%) As a sophomore ( ), he averaged 6.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 18 minutes per game (.442 FG%,.642 FT%) With limited playing time in his freshman year ( ), Crawford had only 1.8 points and 0.6 rebounds in six minutes per contest (.360 FG%,.692 FT%). PERSONAL INFO: Christopher Lee Crawford was born on May 13, 1975 in Kalamazoo, Michigan Was married in July 2000 to the former Stacy Stanton His parents are Craig and Shari, and he has one older brother He attended Comstock High School in his hometown Crawford majored in communications studies at Marquette Received his degree in the summer of 2001 Coached by former Marquette star Bo Ellis Two of his former teammates have spent time in the NBA: Jim McIllvaine (last with Seattle) and Amal McCaskill (Philadelphia) Despite the fact that Marquette did not have a baseball team, he was selected in the 1994 amateur draft and spent the summer of 1996 pitching for the Auburn Doubledays, a class A team in the Houston Astros farm system Wears size 13 basketball shoes He would like to own a sports bar when he retires from basketball His favorite food is pizza Watches a lot of ESPN's SportsCenter "The Shawshank Redemption" ranks as his top movie and Al Pacino is his best actor choice Crawford doesn't indicate a music of choice, but says he listens to all types He likes playing at the STAPLES Center and visiting the city of Chicago along his NBA stops His best sports team outside of the Hawks: the Detroit Red Wings. 40

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14 HOW BORIS BECAME A HAWK: Chosen with the 21st overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Diaw was an early-entry candidate who also placed his name in the 2001 and 2002 Drafts, but withdrew his name each time. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: A three-year member of Pau Orthez, France's top league team, Diaw averaged 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 93 games With an increase in playing time this past season he totaled 7.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 23 contests and connected on 59.6 percent of his shots Two days after his selection by the Hawks, he helped his team to their second French League championship, along with teammate Mickael Pietrus, a first round choice (11th overall) of the Golden State Warriors A player who is considered to be an excellent athlete, his build draws comparisons to Scottie Pippen In his first NBA action this summer at the Boston Summer Pro League, Diaw posted 5.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 4.3 apg in six contests and impressed watchers with his versatility and court awareness Before returning to the States for training camp he rejoined the France Senior National Team and competed in the European Championships His international experience has shown a steady progression since the age of 16 as he participated in France's lower divisions (winning a gold medal at the 2000 European Championships) until a promotion to Pau Orthez prior to the start of the campaign In his first season, he was named 2001 Pro A Newcomer of the Year for Pau Orthez as they took home the league championship With a 7.7 scoring average in year two he was selected to play the league's All-Star Game and won the slam dunk contest Diaw also played two seasons for Centre Federal, previously known as INSEP, the French National Institute for Sports and Physical Education His 16.8 point average in his final year ( ) for Centre Federal was the best scoring output in his French career. PERSONAL INFO: Boris Diaw-Riffiod was born April 16, 1982 in Cormeille-en-Parisis, France His parents are Issa Diaw and Elizabeth Riffiod According to the Suproleague Yearbook, a basketball publication in France, his mother is considered to be the best center in French women's basketball history, while his father is a former Senegalese high jump champion He has one brother, Martin Considers his car to be his most important possession, but he has one problem, he will have to get another one since it's in France Admires Earvin "Magic" Johnson's game Enjoys eating pasta and watching the Simpsons Diaw hopes to become a high school coach when his playing days are over His favorite actor is Mel Gibson. 42

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16 HOW DAN BECAME A HAWK: Selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 28th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, Dickau was traded to the Hawks for a future first round pick on June 26, PROFESSIONAL CAREER ( ): Dickau battled early-season knee troubles, which limited him to a total of 50 games and limited playing time in his first season with the Hawks After seeing action in half of his first 10 contests, he was placed on the injured list following surgery to his left knee prior to the November 20 game against Minnesota The injury caused him to miss 20 games and curtailed any impact he could have had in his first season He only averaged a little more than 10 minutes of play and shot 41.2 percent from the field In the Hawks first game back from the All-Star break, Dickau tallied a season-high 16 points on 6-8 FGM against Golden State Atlanta's second leading scorer in summer league play in July, Dickau averaged 10.2 points and 3.0 assists and hit 44.9 percent of his shots Displaying more confidence and leadership qualities in that six-game Boston tourney, he is ready to take on an increased role this season and showcase the talents that brought him to the NBA Dickau averaged 3.7 ppg and 1.7 apg last year (.412 FG%,.361 3FG%,.808 FT%) SEA- SON HIGHS: 16 pts v/gs (2/11), 10 assts v/dall (1/8), 3 rebs (3x), 2 stls v/dall (1/8), 2 blks v/gs (2/11), 32 mins v/dall (1-8), 6 FGM v/gs (2/11), 4 FTM v/dall (1/8). COLLEGIATE CAREER: The most celebrated player in Gonzaga history since John Stockton, Dickau capped off his last two seasons by becoming the first Associated Press first team All-America in the school's history He was also a finalist for both the John Wooden and Naismith Player of the Year awards In addition to leading the Zags to the NCAA's for the second consecutive year, Dickau was named the West Coast Conference's Player of the Year and all-league first team after pacing the WCC in scoring (21.0 ppg, 26th in the nation) and three-point field goals made (117, 2nd in the nation), and ranked second in free throw percentage (.864), three-point percentage (.457, 10th in the NCAAs) and assists (4.7 apg) A two-time WCC Tournament MVP, he concluded his career ranking seventh all-time in school history in assists (299) and 16th in scoring (1,125 points) Last year ( ), Dickau scored a career-high-tying 39 points against Portland, and ended his collegiate career with 26 in a first round NCAA Tourney loss to Wyoming As a junior ( ), he was selected to the WCC's first team all-league squad despite missing nine games with a dislocated and broken left index finger Led Gonzaga to the Sweet Sixteen before they were beaten by Michigan State He averaged 18.9 points and 6.3 assists that season Dickau spent his first two years at the University of Washington, averaging 4.0 points in 41 games In his sophomore season, he played in only 13 games prior to being sidelined for the remainder of the year with a fractured left heel He had surgery on that area on January 15, PERSONAL INFO: Daniel David Dickau was born September 16, 1978 in Portland, Oregon He married the former Heather Nevenner on August 2, 2002 His wife was a former team member on the Portland Trail Blazers dance team, the BlazerDancers He graduated with a degree in broadcasting from Gonzaga, earning a 3.4 GPA and was a two-time Verizon/College Sports Information Directors of America District 8 All-Academic pick and a two-time WCC All-Academic selection Enjoys playing golf and listening to various types of music (R&B, hip-hop and country) He says if he wasn't playing pro ball, he'd be playing pickup games with friends back home in the Portland area As you might imagine, he admires former Gonzaga and Utah Jazz guard John Stockton Parents are Randy and Judy Dickau and he has one sister, Amy His favorite TV show is ESPN SportsCenter Loves eating barbeque A big Milwaukee Brewers fan, Dickau's favorite actor/actress is Matt Damon Once his playing career ends, he would like to become a high school coach and play lots of golf Dickau was a teammate of current Sixers center Todd MacCullough while both played at Washington An active instructor in summer camps around the Washington area, he also served as the Hawks spokesperson for the All-Star Teacher Award program, which spotlighted area educators who positively enhanced the lives of students. 44

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18 HOW DION BECAME A HAWK: Selected in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft, Glover was the 20th selection overall. LAST SEASON ( ): With more playing time over the second half of the year, Glover s impact was clearly evident when you looked at the Hawks won-lost record He started in 42 games - and the final 41 - and Atlanta recorded a.500 mark (21-21) with him in the starting lineup Glover was the only player to have a 50% or better record as a starter He increased his numbers significantly in those appearances, averaging 12.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in those games, while shooting.449 from the field and.822 from the FT line Over the final 13 games, Glover tallied double figures in all but one game (a 16.2 ppg average) as the Hawks went 8-5 On the season he surpassed his career high totals from the year before, averaging 9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.9 apg (.427 FG%,.354 3FG%,.784 FT%) He played in a total of 76 games, the most of his career and only missed two games because of injury (with a sprained left ankle) The other four games were missed due to coach s decision Glover finished as the Hawks fourth-leading scorer and fifth-best rebounder He enjoyed his best game of the year in Atlanta s first contest after hosting the All-Star Game, when he poured in 28 points on FGs and 4-5 FTs in 40 minutes against Golden State (2-11), equaling his career-high Glover s 11 boards in the season finale at New Orleans tied his personal best as well SEASON HIGHS: 28 pts v/gst (2/11), 11 (4/16), 8 assts v/milw (3/12), 5 stls v/gst (2/11), 3 blks v/port (1/22), 52 mins v/port (1/22), 12 FGM v/gst (2/11), 3 3FGM (4x), 8 (3-5). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: The four-year veteran has averaged 8.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 218 games as a pro (.420 FGs,.750 FTs) Glover has missed 57 games over his career because of injury CAREER HIGHS: 28 pts (2x), 11 rebs (2x), 8 assts v/milw (3/12/03), 5 stls v/gst (2/11/03), 3 blks v/port (1/22/03), 52 mins v/port (1/22/03), 12 FGMs v/gst (2/11/03), 4 3FGM v/bost (11/17/01), 8 (3/5/03) : Capped off a career year with averages of 8.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.5 apg and 0.8 spg, while shooting.421 from the field Glover played in 55 games and started in 25 In those starts he lifted his overall numbers to 10.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 1.8 apg (.442 FG%) On January 12 against Boston, his 19 points and 11 rebounds was the first double-double effort of his career He missed the final 25 games of the year with a stress fracture in his right foot : Averaged 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 57 games, with a career-high 28 points on 10-of-20 field goals in the season finale against Washington (4/17) Missed 16 games because of injury or illness - the majority coming as a result of a stress fracture in his left foot which occurred on the first day of training camp : Took advantage of an increase in playing time over the final 19 games, averaging 8.7 ppg and 1.9 rpg He had scored a total of just 29 points in the team s first 63 games Finished his rookie season with 6.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg In addition, after playing a total of 53 minutes over the first 63 games, Glover averaged 20.7 mpg over the last 19 contests Averaged 8.3 ppg in 16.1 minutes (.459 FG%) on the road and 4.9 ppg in 13.8 minutes (.314 FGs) at home. COLLEGIATE CAREER: Played only one year of NCAA basketball Averaged 18.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33 games as a freshman at Georgia Tech ( ) Was forced to miss the entire campaign (sophomore) with a knee injury (tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee in Tech's first preseason practice on October 17th) Underwent surgery on November 12th Named honorable mention All-ACC and was the top vote-getter on the ACC All-Freshman Team Named ACC Rookie of the Week on five occasions - more than any other player in Tied the Georgia Tech scoring record with 33 points against Seton Hall in the first round of the NIT Third-leading scoring freshman (18.4 ppg) in the nation Ranked fourth among all ACC players in scoring, as well as second in steals (2.1 spg), fifth in minutes (35.2 mpg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.441) Led all ACC freshman in scoring, steals and minutes, and was third in assists (2.6 apg) Only ACC freshman to start every game Averaged 17.4 points in ACC action His 608 points scored is the third-highest point total recorded by a Tech freshman, trailing only Kenny Anderson (721, ) and Stephon Marbury (679, ) Tallied 29 points and 11 rebounds in the Yellow Jackets' win over Louisville and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Delta Airlines Classic for Kids Earned a gold medal as a member of the USA Basketball team at the Goodwill Games in the summer of 1998, averaging 8.4 points per game as a starter CAREER TOTALS: 18.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists (.441 FG%,.271 3FG%,.640 FT%). PERSONAL INFO: One of the most celebrated high school products to ever come out of the state of Georgia, Micaiah Diondae (Dion) Glover was born October 22, 1978 in Marietta, Georgia He was a Prep All-America First Team selection by Parade Magazine and McDonald s out of nearby Cedar Grove High in Decatur Glover studied business management at Georgia Tech Hosted a youth basketball camp for the third straight summer at Life University in Marietta Prefers listening to gospel music Greatest personal achievement has been becoming involved in church Parents are Lewis and Loretta Glover and he has four brothers and one sister His father is the person he admires the most Favorite television show is Sanford and Son If he wasn t playing professional basketball, he d be a minister Wears size 13 1/2 basketball shoes Favorite food is spaghetti Favorite actor/actress is Adam Sandler Favorite singer is Shirley Caesar His idea of relaxing is going fishing. 46

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20 HOW TRAVIS BECAME A HAWK: The Hawks' second round pick in the 2003 Draft, Hansen was the 37th choice overall. COLLEGIATE CAREER: A tough-nosed player from BYU, Hansen spent the final three years with the Cougars after starting his career at Utah Valley State College ( ) He joined the BYU squad following a two-year LDS mission in Santiago, Chile He returned to UVSC in and sat out as a redshirt before transferring to BYU prior to the season Hansen concluded his career as the 24th all-time leading scorer with 1,137 points (13.2 points in 86 contests) and this summer was selected to the All-Tournament team at the 2003 Portsmouth Invitational Tourney after averaging 15.7 points and shooting 57.6 percent of his shots As a senior ( ) last year, he was a consensus first team All-Mountain West Conference and was named co-defensive Player of the Year with UNLV's Marcus Banks after leading the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and blocked shots, and ranking second in rebounding and assists In two of his best games, Hansen tallied a season high 27 points at Colorado State and finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds against Utah He averaged a team-leading 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds as a junior ( ), with a career high effort of 30 points and 17 rebounds at Pepperdine Missed nine games due to a stress fracture in his right foot as a sophomore ( ), limiting him to 24 games on the season Scored 5.5 points and grabbed 3.0 rebounds In his only season at Utah Valley State ( ), Hansen averaged 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists and received his team's Iron Man Award. PERSONAL INFO: Travis Mitchell Hansen was born April 15, 1978 to Scott and Laurie Hansen in Provo, Utah He is one of five children His twin sisters, Heather and Hollie, are freshman guards on BYU s women s basketball team His wife s name is Laree and they have one son, Ryder During the summer Hansen calls Bradenton, Florida his home The BYU graduate ('03) majored in health science and business management Attended Mountain View High in Orem, Utah Enjoys playing ping-pong in his leisure and eating mexican and chilean food Lists his family as his most important possession His favorite TV shows - Seinfeld and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Calls the two Mountain West Conference championships he won at BYU to be his greatest personal achievement. 48

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22 HOW ALAN BECAME A HAWK: Re-signed with the Hawks on January 24, 1999 Selected in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft, Henderson was the 16th overall pick. LAST SEASON ( ): For the first time in four seasons, Henderson was able to avoid major injuries and play in all 82 games He was the only Hawks player to achieve that mark last year Relegated to a reserve role at power forward, he was also forced to step in an play additional minutes at center due to the absence of Nazr Mohammed (stress fracture in his right foot) While his scoring output dropped for the second straight year, Henderson showed more aggressiveness on the boards He finished with the season with averages of 4.8 points and 4.9 rebounds (.468 FG%,.638 FT%) In addition to starting in place of Shareef Abdur-Rahim (back injury) in the season opener, Henderson made two more starts during the year, and in his second (vs. Seattle, November 26) he pulled down a career-high 21 rebounds It was the best rebounding effort by a Hawks player in He played well in those three starts, averaging 8.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks (500 FG%,.643 FT%) In Atlanta's win at Denver (11-6), Henderson contributed 17 points - a season-high He also reached a personal milestone in a February game at Miami by grabbing his 2,500th career rebound SEASON HIGHS: 17 (11/5), 21 rebs v/sea (career-high, 11/26), 4 assts v/was (4/3), 2 stls (5x), 4 (10-30), 42 mins (2x), 6 FGM (2x), 7 Clev. PLAYOFF HISTORY: Henderson has played in 24 playoff games and recorded 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds (.554 FG%,.704 FT%) In the 1998 Playoffs, he had his best postseason numbers to date, with 12.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in four games (.526 FG%,.611 FT%) PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS: 22 (4/25/98), 9 (4/25/98), 2 assts (3x), 2 (4/25/98), 2 blks v/ind (4/29/96), 44 (4/25/98), 9 (4/2/5/98), 5 (5/6/97). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: As he enters his ninth NBA season, Henderson has career averages of 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds (.461 FG%,.641 FT%) CAREER HIGHS: 39 pts v/76ers (4/14/98), 21 rebs v/seat (11/26/02), 5 assts v/vanc (2/20/98), 4 blks (2x), 6 (2/26/01), 48 mins v/ny (1/28/00), 16 FGM v/76ers (4/14/98), 11 (12/27/99) : Saw action in the fewest number of games ever (26), missing 56 because of a sore right knee The lack of playing time resulted in career lows in scoring (5.5 ppg) and rebounding (3.7 rpg) In his only starting assignment, Henderson finished with his best game of the year, producing 16 points and 11 rebounds in 38 minutes against Chicago (3-23) : His overall numbers declined for the first time in three years, as Henderson finished with 10.5 ppg and 5.6 rpg (.444 FG%) Suffered a huge drop in production when you consider he totaled double-digit scoring games in each of the first 23 games, but only 17 times the rest of the year He averaged 15.3 ppg over those 23 games His string of 105 straight games was snapped v/nj (12/6) : For the first time in his career, Henderson played in all 82 games He turned in 13.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.7 bpg (.461 FG%) Used his quickness to his advantage when operating around the basket Had 14 double-doubles Scored 20 pts or more (14x) and 10 or more (60x) Grabbed 10 or more rebounds (15x) Led Hawks in scoring (14x), rebounding (3x) and assists (1x) : Finished the season as the team's third-leading scorer (12.5 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (6.6 rpg), despite having battled another injury-plagued season Missed the final two games of the season, and all of the playoffs because of an eye abrasion which caused him to see double Also missed six games (4/14-4/27) due to a bruised tailbone, and four contests (2/25-3/3) resulting from severe back spasms Shot.442 from the field and.671 from the free throw line Averaged 11.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game over the last five (.542 FG%,.642 FT%) Led the team in scoring on seven occasions, and in rebounding three times Scored 10 points or more 26 times, and 20 or more twice Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on four occasions : Named the NBA's Most Improved Player after averaging a career-high 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists on the year (69 games) Ironically enough for a guy who has missed a lot of games because of illness, Henderson's season exploded after stepping into the starting lineup following an illness to then-starter Christian Laettner (flu) In his first start (2-10) at Milwaukee, he registered 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds From that point on (the final 33 games), the job was his for the remainder of the year He averaged 17.8 points and 7.0 rebounds as a starter His 39 points against Philadelphia on Apr. 14 was the most by any Hawks player that season He also established personal game highs in rebounds, assists, steals, FGs and FTs made Missed 13 games due to injury (right ankle sprain) : Battled acute viral pancreatitis (a secondary result of severe viral gastroenteritis) over most of the early season after suffering the illness at the end of training camp Henderson's setback caused him to missed 48 games, and when he returned to action he ended the year with numbers of 6.6 points and 3.9 rebounds (.475 FG%,.600 FT%) : Saw action in 79 games as a rookie, with four starting assignments He posted 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds (.442 FG%,.595 FT%), in addition to finishing second in blocks with 52, and third in offensive rebounds with 164 Had three double-doubles (pts/rebs) Participated in the Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend (San Antonio) and totaled 11 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assts and 1 stl in 19 mins. 50

23 COLLEGIATE CAREER: A four-year letterwinner at Indiana, Henderson pumped in a career-high 23.5 points as a senior ( ) for the Hoosiers In addition to leading the team in scoring, he paced Indiana in rebounding (9.7 rpg), blocked shots (2.1 bpg), steals (1.4 spg), and field goal percentage (.597) The.597 FG shooting was the second-best single season FG% in school history He registered 15 double-doubles, finishing with 48 over his career, en route to earning honorable mention AP All-America (for the second straight season) and first-team All-Big Ten honors (unanimous pick) in his final year Prior to his senior season, Henderson was a member of Team USA in the 1994 Goodwill Games, averaging 10.2 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds As a junior ( ) he led the Big Ten in rebounding (10.3 rpg), and was second on the team in scoring with 17.8 ppg Shot.531 percent from the field During his sophomore season ( ), Henderson led IU to a 31-4 record overall and 17-1 finish in the Big Ten, as the Hoosiers finished as the outright league champions He suffered ligament damage to his right knee and missed the last six games of the regular season, returning for spot duty in the NCAA Tournament Henderson started 26 of 33 games as a freshman ( ), averaging 11.6 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten and third-team Freshman All-American honors COL- LEGE AVERAGES: 16.0 points and 8.8 rebounds (.540 FG%,.646 FT%) PLAYERS PERSONAL INFO: Alan Lybrooks Henderson was born December 2, 1972 in Morgantown, West Virginia Attended Brebuf Preparatory High in Indianapolis, where he conducts a summer basketball camp for local kids Named two years ago as one of the Top 50 players in Indiana state basketball history (along with former teammate Glenn Robinson) A college graduate with a BS in biology, Henderson has been accepted to medical school He plans to attend medical school when his career is over Assisted the Hawks Community Affairs Department in organizing a coat drive which collected well over 4,500 coats for the city's homeless He also donated $5,000 of his own money to help with the effort Created Hendu Entertainment, an Atlanta-based record label His musical likes include anything from the late Notorious BIG Parents are Ray and Annette Henderson, and his father is a cardiologist Nicknamed "Big Al," Henderson has one brother and one sister Lists his mom's spaghetti pie as his favorite dish Calbert Cheaney (Utah Jazz) and Greg Graham (last with Cleveland) were college teammates Henderson's favorite high school subject was math, his least favorite was organic chemistry Has chicken and pasta for his pre-game meal of choice One of his superstitions is to always make the last shot before leaving the court Wears size basketball shoes Henderson likes the TV show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," while his favorite movie is "Scarface" Considers Morgan Freeman and Halle Berry to be his favorite actor/actress Philips Arena and Portland's Rose Garden are his best NBA arenas and he says New York is his best city stop along the league tour A big fan of the Indianapolis Colts, Henderson has been seen in the locker room wearing his hometown's NFL jersey on occasion. 51

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25 HOW RANDY BECAME A HAWK (career transactions): Obtained by the Hawks in the fourteam trade (Atlanta, Philadelphia, Minnesota and New York) of July 23, 2003, the Sixers sent Holcomb and a future first-round draft pick (2007) to Atlanta for Glenn Robinson He was originally selected in the second round (57th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft by San Antonio, but his draft rights (and those of John Salmons) were traded with Mark Bryant to Philadelphia for Speedy Claxton Holcomb, who has never played in an NBA regular season game, has past professional experience with Wroclaw in the Polish League (2002). COLLEGIATE CAREER: Holcomb began his college playing days at Fresno State, where as a freshman ( ), he averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds He scored in double-figures in five of the 31 games he played in, and scored a season-high 30 against Sacramento State As a sophomore at Los Angeles City College ( ) he led the team with 23 points and 12 rebounds per contest Holcomb also averaged 6.5 assists, three blocks and two steals The Cubs finished with a 34-3 record and participated in the California state tournament Selected as the league s most valuable player and a first-team all-state choice, he also was a member of the junior college USA national team Considered at the time to be the first prominent player to sign with San Diego State in the Steve Fisher era, Holcomb was picked as the Mountain West Conference s Newcomer of the Year as a junior ( ) Among the league s leaders in scoring (15.9 ppg, 6th), rebounds (6.6 rpg, 6th) and blocked shots (0.68, 11th), he also earned MWC first-team honors He tallied double-digits in 26 of 28 games, with 18 straight coming at the start of the year - the longest streak to open a career by an Aztec player In his final collegiate season ( ), Holcomb helped SDSU earn it s first NCAA tournament berth in 16 years as the Aztecs finished with a record He started in all 33 games and led the MVC in rebounding (9.0 rpg), while finishing fourth in scoring (16.9 ppg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.516) He capped off a fine regular season by taking home the MVC Tournament MVP award after averaging 16.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in three contests. PLAYERS PERSONAL INFORMATION: Randy Alfred Holcomb was born August 8, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois He attended Lincoln Park High in Chicago, were he spent four years on the varsity squad, picking up three letters An all-city, all-state and team and conference MVP, Holcomb turned in 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as a senior A criminal justice administration major at SDSU, his parents are Gloria and Randy Holcomb, Sr. 53

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27 HOW NAZR BECAME A HAWK (career transactions): Obtained in the two-team trade with Philadelphia on February 21, 2001, Mohammed came to Atlanta with Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoc and Pepe Sanchez for Dikembe Mutombo and Roshown McLeod A free agent, Mohammed re-signed with the Hawks on July 18, 2001 An early-entry candidate in the 1998 NBA Draft, he was selected after his junior season by Utah in the first round (29th overall) His draft rights were traded to Philadelphia for future first-round considerations on June 24, LAST SEASON ( ): Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks felt extremely confident with their center tandem of Mohammed and Theo Ratliff, and with Ratliff coming off a season-and-a-half of injuries, the position was considered one of the strongest spots on the team until Mohammed went down with his own set of problems His consecutive games played streak ended at 111 when he was placed on the injured list (October 31) with a stress fracture to the fifth metatarsal of his right foot Once he returned to action, Mohammed never found a consistent groove and saw his minutes reduced significantly Unfortunately for him, he continued to have issues with his foot in March and tests revealed another stress fracture to the same right foot he had surgery on during the preseason He was operated on by Dr. David Caborn on March 17 and missed the final 20 games of the season Having averaged 26 minutes a night in his first year and half with the Hawks, he only played 12.7 in 35 game appearances Naturally, his production suffered as he recorded 4.6 ppg and 3.7 rpg (.421 FG%,.634 FT%) He only scored in double figures on four occasions and pulled down 10 or more rebounds once SEASON HIGHS: 16 pts v/sac (1/24), 10 rebs v/orl (2/2), 1 asst (6x), 3 (2/18), 4 blks v/port (1/22), 7 FGM v/sac (1/24), 3 FTM (3x), 26 mins v/port (1/22). PLAYERS PLAYOFF HISTORY: Mohammed saw three minutes of action in three playoff games - all during the 1999 Playoffs (no stat line). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Starting his sixth NBA season, Mohammed has career numbers of 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds, in addition to shooting.455 FG% and.639 FT% CAREER HIGHS: 30 (11/5/01), 19 rebs (2x), 3 assts v/milw (1/19/02, 3 stls (3x), 5 blks (3x), 14 (11/5/01), 8 FTM v/det (4/14/01), 44 mins v/milw (1/19/02) : Capped off a fine season with career highs in scoring (9.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg) in 82 games - one of three players to see action in every outing - and Mohammed started in 73 of them He hit 46.1 percent of his FGs to lead the Hawks in that category Fourth on the squad in scoring, Mohammed led Atlanta in that category in five games with a career-high 30 points on November 5 against the LA Clippers He had 39 double-digit scoring games and pulled down 10 or more rebounds 28 times : A pleasant surprise for the Hawks, Mohammed certainly wasn t considered one of the key pieces of the trade involving Ratliff and Kukoc for Mutombo, but his contributions proved otherwise Following 2fi seasons in Philadelphia, he only played in 9.7 minutes per game After joining the Hawks, Mohammed delivered 12.3 ppg and grabbed 9.0 rpg in 25.6 mpg in 28 games For the season he averaged 7.6 ppg and 5.3 rpg (.477 FG%,.706 FT%) Set then career-highs in several categories - points (24), rebounds (19), blocked shots (5) and minutes played (40) He scored 20 points or more (4x), and 10 or more (14x), and grabbed 10 rebounds or more (11x) Led Hawks in scoring three times and in rebounding 17 times : Saw action in 28 games (three starting assignments) and averaged 1.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.8 minutes Did not play in 32 games due to coach s decision Spent three different occasions on the injured list : Appeared in 27 games and scored 1.6 points and grabbed 1.4 rebounds in 4.7 minutes Sat out 24 games (coach s decision). COLLEGIATE CAREER: A member of Kentucky's 1996 and 1998 NCAA champions, Mohammed entered the 1998 NBA Draft as an early-entry candidate He earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a junior, scoring 12.0 ppg and grabbing 7.2 rpg with the Wildcats (.597 FG%) As a sophomore ( ), he registered a double-double (12 pts/11 rebs) in the 1997 NCAA championship game. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Nazr Tahiru Mohammed was born September 5, 1977 in Chicago The pronunciation of his first name is Nah-zee Considers his 1998 NCAA title at UK his greatest moment in sports Loves watching college football His hometown is his favorite place to visit He and his wife Mandy were married in August 2001, and they are the parents of a baby girl, Amani The person he admires most is Andre Feavy, his junior varsity basketball coach Played high school ball at Kenwood High in Chicago Mohammed studied business management at Kentucky His mother is Abuyamma Tahiru and he has three brothers and seven sisters His brother Alhaji plays for his former college coach Rick Pitino at the University of Louisville Alhaji is a 6-2 junior guard who averaged 1.9 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 18 contests last season Lists The Cosby Show as his favorite TV show and Scarface as his favorite movie Likes eating spaghetti His favorite music is hip-hop, and Jay-Z and Brian McKnight are his favorite artists Mohammed is the spokesperson for the Hawks Home Team Hero award, which recognizes individuals who make a difference in their local communities. 55

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29 HOW THEO BECAME A HAWK (career transactions): Ratliff was traded to Atlanta by Philadelphia along with Toni Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed and Pepe Sanchez, for Dikembe Mutombo and Roshown McLeod on February 21, 2001 Originally selected in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons (18th pick overall), he was traded with Aaron McKie and a conditional first round pick to the Sixers for Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Montross (12/18/97). LAST SEASON ( ): Hawks fans finally got the opportunity last year to view a healthy and dominant Ratliff patrolling the paint, the 6-10 center bounced back from his injuryplagued season the year before to finish ninth in balloting for the NBA s Defensive Player of the Year award Reminding many of the shot-blocking abilities of former Atlanta post players Tree Rollins and Dikembe Mutombo, he turned away a career-best 262 blocks and took home his second league shot blocking title in the last three years Speaking of Rollins and Mutombo, Ratliff s season total was the sixth-highest in team history, trailing those two guys In addition to forcing players to think twice before coming down the lane, his overall production improved tremendously over the last three months of the year From February 1 to the season s end, he totaled 9.8 points and 8.0 rebounds and rejected a staggering 4.2 shots in 33 minutes On the season, Ratliff averaged 8.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.2 bpg (.464 FG%,.720 FT%) He had nine double-doubles and 16 double-digit rebounding games In an early-season game against the Hornets (11/16), Ratliff pulled down 17 boards - tying his career best, and he missed out on a triple-double on two occasions (9 pts/9 rebs/9 blks v/orl (2/2), and 16 pts/14 rebs/9 (2/14)) He also set or tied single game career highs in assists, steals and blocks Saw action in 81 of the 82 regular season games, missing the only one because of illness (flu) He has missed 108 games since joining the Hawks SEA- SON HIGHS: 20 pts v/tor (3/8), 17 rebs v/no (11/16), 5 assts v/milw (12/5), 4 stls (2x), 9 blks (3x), 48 (11/22), 9 FGM v/tor (3/8), 7 FTM (2x). PLAYERS PLAYOFF HISTORY: Ratliff s played in 21 career playoff games and has averaged 8.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks (.479 FGs,.671 FTs) Best postseason stretch came during the 2000 Playoffs when he tallied 13.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 37.4 minutes Scored a playoff personal-best 26 points against Indiana on May 15, 2000 CAREER HIGHS: 26 pts v/ind (5/15/00), 12 (5/19/00), 2 assts (5x), 3 stls (2x), 6 blks v/char (4/28/00), 44 (5/01/00), 10 (5/15/00), 6 (5/15/00). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Ratliff has eight NBA seasons under his belt He has career numbers of 8.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks (.499 FG%.728 FT%), with 68 career double-doubles (pts/rebs) CAREER HIGHS: 27 (3/22/98), 17 rebs (2x), 5 assts v/milw (12/5/02), 4 stls (3x), 9 blks (5x), 12 (2/03/00), 11 FTM v/milw (4/16/97), 52 mins v/orl (2/02/01) : After starting the first two games of the year and providing the Hawks with a solid presence in the middle, Ratliff needed to have surgery to his right hip once doctors discovered a small cartilage tear He was placed on the injured list and didn t return to action until January 11 (at Toronto), but the pain continued to affect him and he was forced to shut it down for the remainder of the season An aggressive rehab program was arranged through the Alex McKechnie Physiotherapy Clinic, and McKechnie, who worked previously with the NHL s Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings, spent the rest of the year working with Ratliff to correct his problems with an assortment of drills to improve his body alignment He averaged 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in the games he played : Voted the starting center for the NBA Eastern Conference All-Stars for the first time in his career, Ratliff missed the game because of a stress fracture in his right wrist He suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of a February 7 game against Houston, four nights before the annual classic The injury caused him to miss the final 28 games of the year One of the major contributors to Philly s early season push to the top record in the East by the break, Sixers management elected to trade Ratliff (and three teammates to Atlanta) for Dikembe Mutombo He still won the NBA s blocked shots crown with 3.74 bpg, in addition to posting career highs in scoring average (12.4 ppg) and rebounding average (8.3 rpg) He made 49.9-percent of his shots from the field and 76 percent from the FT line Ratliff finished the season with 12 double-doubles (pts/rebs) : Led Sixers in blocked shots for second consecutive year with 171 (3.0 bpg), and finished third in rebounds (7.6 rpg) and fourth in scoring (11.9 ppg) His 3.0 blocks per game were the fourth-highest in the NBA Converted 50.3 percent of his field goal attempts and made 77.1-percent of his FT attempts Missed 25 games due to various ankle problems Shot 50-percent from the field 31 times during the season : Selected to the league s second team All-Defensive unit after leading Philadelphia in blocked shots (2.98 bpg) and finishing third in the NBA The only Sixer player to start all 50 games, Ratliff also registered 11.2 points and 8.1 rebounds (team- 57

30 high) on the season His personal streak of 68 consecutive games with a blocked shot ended Mar. 1 at Washington Also led 76ers in dunks with 50 Made.470 FG% and.725 FT% : Saw action in all 82 scheduled games for the first time in his pro career Traded from Detroit to Philadelphia on Dec. 18 Played in 58 games with the Sixers, averaging 11.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg On the season he finished with a 9.9 scoring average and a 6.7 rebounding mark Had his first bouts with synovitis in his right knee over the last third of the year In a Mar. 22 game against the Boston Celtics, Ratliff scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting : The Pistons shot-blocking leader for the second straight year, his average (1.46 bpg) ranked 19th in the league despite playing only 17.9 minutes per game Participated in 76 games, and started in half of them at center Ratliff averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg, and scored a then-career-high 25 points against Milwaukee : Converted a career-high 55.7% of his FG attempts as a rookie, in addition to averaging 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks Missed seven games that year (six due to coach s decision and one because of illness). COLLEGIATE CAREER: He finished his collegiate career as the NCAA's second all-time leading shot blocker behind Georgetown's Alonzo Mourning Ratliff blocked 425 shots for his career, for an average of 3.83 per game (third-highest average in NCAA history) Efficient in other areas of his game, he averaged 10.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg at Wyoming Finished his Cowboys' career as the school's 15th all-time leading scorer and its 10th all-time leading rebounder He was a two-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year in In his final year at Wyoming he averaged 5.14 blocks per game, ranking him second in the nation. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Theophalus Curtis Ratliff was born April 17, 1973 in Demopolis, Alabama He and his wife Kristina have four children, Stacia, Yasmeen, Alexis and Sasha His mother s name is Camillia and he has two brothers, Thad and Tim A member of the NBA s All-Star Reading Team, Ratliff is a frequent participant in the Hawks Read to Achieve program Not only has he been active in several of the team s community activities, but he has also sponsored a local reading contest for metro Atlanta students the last two years Enjoys reading, listening to music and watching TV His favorite food is his wife s lasagna Loves watching football games Most memorable movie is Malcolm X His boyhood idols were Magic Johnson and Walter Payton In the summer of 1993, he played on USA Basketball s Under-22 World Championship team Ratliff majored in communications at Wyoming His favorite actor/actress are Samuel L. Jackson and Ashley Judd He is a fan of R&B music and anything by Gerald Levert His favorite TV show - BET s ComicView Loves playing at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, but considers Atlanta the best of the NBA cities Next to the Hawks, Ratliff s favorite sports team is the NFL s St. Louis Rams. 58

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32 HOW JASON BECAME A HAWK: Atlanta s top selection in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft, Terry was the 10th pick overall. LAST SEASON ( ): With the addition of Glenn Robinson and the scoring he brought to the lineup, Terry became more of an adept passer as evidenced by his career-high 7.4 assists That's not to imply he was holding back offensively, because the 6-2 speedster's 17.2 points a night was the third-highest on the team JT made 160 three-pointers on the year, the fifth-highest total in team history and seventh-best in the NBA last year Showing more balance than ever before, he recorded his first career triple-double in a February 28 win at Chicago Terry s nice night ended with 23 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds He became the third Atlanta player to finish the season with 600 assists - joining Glenn Doc Rivers and Mookie Blaylock as the only players to accomplish that feat He achieved that mark in the season s final game at New Orleans when he needed all eight of his assists to reach that level Terry also ended the year with 502 career three-pointers, passing Dominique Wilkins for third place on the all-time team chart Not only was he among the league leaders in triples, he was tied for 39th place in scoring, tied for sixth in assists, sixthbest in FT percentage and tied for 20th in steals Terry was tops on the Hawks season lists in FT%, 3FG%, assists and steals He missed one game due to injury (a right hip contusion) On the season, JT recorded 17.2 ppg, 7.4 apg, 3.4 rpg and 1.6 spg (.428 FG%,.371 3FG%,.887 FT%) He had 20 double-doubles (t25th in the NBA) and dished out a careerhigh 16 assists against the Lakers (March 25) Unfortunately for him, his most productive month came at the end when he registered 20.6 ppg in April and made.508 of his FG attempts SEASON HIGHS: 33 pts v/hou (1/10), 10 (2/28), 16 assts v/lal (3/25), 6 (12/3), 2 blks v/mia (11/29), 52 (3/26), 13 FGM v/hou (1/10), 6 (11/8), 12 FTM v/mia (11/29). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Now entering his fifth NBA season, Terry has career averages of 16.1 ppg, 5.6 apg, 3.1 rpg and 1.4 spg (.429 FG%,.373 3FG%,.849 FT%) CAREER HIGHS: 46 pts v/dall (1/15/02), 16 assts v/lal (3/25/03), 10 (2/28/03), 6 stls (2x), 2 blks (4x), 54 mins v/clev (4/13/02), 16 FGM v/clev (4/13/02), 6 3FGM (2x), 13 FTM v/dall (1/15/02) : Began the season as the starter at shooting guard and made the permanent switch to the point in January 03 That month, Terry turned in his best performance of the year with averages of 21.3 ppg, 5.3 apg and 3.9 rpg, while shooting 44.6 FG% On Jan. 15, he almost reached the half-century mark when he ripped the nets for 46 points against Dallas Terry was second on the team in scoring at 19.3 ppg (t25th in the NBA) and led Hawks in FT% (.835), steals (1.9 spg, t10th in NBA) and assists (5.7 apg, t17th in NBA) He scored 40 points or more twice, 30 or more (7x), 20 or more (31x) and 10 or more (70x) : The only Hawk to play in all 82 games, Terry led the team in scoring (19.7 ppg) with the highest average by an Atlanta player since Steve Smith s 20.1 ppg in His breakout season saw him more than double his scoring output from his rookie season Switched to the shooting guard spot after 12 games and developed a dangerous outside game to complement his quick slashing ability to the basket Participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge as a member of the winning sophomore team during NBA All-Star Weekend He scored 30 points or more (14x), 20 or more (28x) and 10 or more points (28x) Finished with 10 or more assists (3x) Terry led the team in scoring a team-high 39 times and in assists 36 times : Upon averaging 8.1 points, 4.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game (.415 FG%,.293 3FG%,.807 FT%) over 81 contests in his rookie season, Terry was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team Became the first Hawk since Stacey Augmon in 1992 to be named to the first or second team All-Rookie squad Had an opportunity to learn on the job, and improved as his minutes increased and as the season progressed Started the final 27 games of the season, averaging 10.6 points and 7.0 assists Finished the season ranked 32nd in the NBA in assists (a team-leading 4.3 apg) Scored 20 points or more on three occasions, and 10 or more 31 times Dished out 10 or more assists on six occasions Posted five double-doubles (pts/assts) and led the team in scoring in six outings and assists 36 times). COLLEGIATE CAREER: Named First Team All-America by the Associated Press as a senior at Arizona, averaging 21.9 points per game (.443 FG%,.839 FT%) Also received first team honors by The Sporting News, and was selected as the National Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated, CBS/Chevrolet and Basketball Times Was a finalist for the John R. Wooden, USBWA/Oscar Robertson and Naismith National Player of the Year awards Finished four-year career as the Wildcats all-time leader in steals with 245, placing him fourth on the all-time Pac-10 list Concluded his career at Arizona 12th on the school s all-time points list with 1,461, fifth in assists (493) and second in three-point field goals made with 192 Currently, he is the only player in Arizona history to finish with 1,000 career points and 200 career steals Compiled a record in his four years as a Wildcat Helped his Arizona 60

33 team win the NCAA Championship in 1997 Named Pac-10 Player of the Year, and was an All-Conference First Team selection as a senior Became the first player in the Pac-10 to lead the league in scoring (21.9 ppg, 14th best in the nation), assists (5.5 apg) and steals (2.8 spg) since (Gary Payton) Scored career-high 37 points against Oregon Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on three occasions during his final campaign Helped the Wildcats reach the NCAA "Elite Eight" in his role as sixth man as a junior, averaging 10.6 points per game As a sophomore on Arizona s NCAA Championship team, Terry made 18 starts and was the Wildcats fourth-leading scorer at 10.6 ppg (also averaged 4.4 assists and 2.5 steals) Saw action in all 31 games as freshman. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Jason Eugene Terry was born September 15, 1977 in Seattle, Washington He attended Franklin High School in Seattle His nickname is JT and he wears size 12fi basketball shoes On his chest, has a tattoo of the number "206," the telephone area code of his hometown Terry is one of 10 children raised by his mother, Andrea Cheatham and his father, Curtis Terry He and his wife Johniyka have two daughters: Jasionna and Jalayah Was an extremely superstitious player in college Terry majored in general studies at Arizona Among his superstitions was sleeping in his uniform the night prior to a game Trademark in college was his knee high "Cats" socks Continues his habit of eating chicken fingers before a game Held basketball camps last summer in Seattle and in Arizona, and has established his own Foundation supporting both community athletic and academic programs in his hometown Terry s foundation has built a computer lab in the Seattle area One of the Hawks leaders in the community, he has served as a member of the NBA s All-Star Reading Team, the Read to Achieve and Court Dedication programs He has previously hosted the UNCF/Jason Terry All-Star H.O.O.P.S. Showdown, a summer charity game held at Philips Arena to benefit his foundation and the United Negro College Fund universities in the metro Atlanta area In August 2001, he was a member of the United States squad that competed in the Goodwill Games basketball competition in Brisbane, Australia Loves watching ESPN s SportsCenter While Martin Lawrence and Halle Berry are his favorite actors, Richard Pryor s Harlem Nights is his favorite all-time movie Enjoys listening to music from the late Tupac Shakur The Seattle product is a big fan of the NFL s Seahawks and MLB s Mariners Loves eating any type of chicken dishes His favorite stop on the NBA tour - the city of Los Angeles. PLAYERS 61

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