CHICAGO BULLS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 2003

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1 CHICAGO BULLS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER 2003 No. Player Pos Ht Wt. D.O.B. College (Last Team) 0 Soumaila Samake C /18/78 Mali Greenville Groove (NBDL) 7 Tommy Smith F /04/80 Arizona St. 03 Arizona St. 11 Dalibor Bagaric C /02/80 Croatia Chicago Bulls 12 Kirk Hinrich G /02/81 Kansas 03 Kansas 17 Kenny Gregory G/F /16/78 Kansas 01 Chester Jets (England) 24 Terry Black G /05/78 Baylor 01 Adirondack Wildcats (USBL) 25 John Jackson F /03/74 Mississippi 96 Kansas City Cagerz (USBL) 30 James Singleton F /20/81 Murray St. 03 Murray St. 31 Roger Mason, Jr. G /10/80 Virginia 02 Chicago Bulls 34 Mario Austin F /26/82 Mississippi St. 03 Mississippi St. 35 Lonny Baxter F /27/79 Maryland 02 Chicago Bulls 44 Trenton Hassell G /04/79 Austin Peay 01 Chicago Bulls SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACH: TRAINER: EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Bob Thornton Mike Wilhelm Fred Tedeschi John Ligmanowski BULLS SCHEDULE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE 2003 Date Opponent Time (MST) 7/18 Dallas Mavericks 8:00 PM 7/20 Phoenix Suns 4:00 PM 7/21 San Antonio 4:00 PM 7/22 Denver 4:00 PM 7/24 Portland (ESPN) 6:00 PM 7/25 New York 4:00 PM

2 MARIO AUSTIN #34 6-9/260 Born 02/26/82 Mississippi St. 03 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (36 th overall) of NBA Draft College Career: Named Honorable Mention All-America by AP as a junior named All-Southeastern Conference First Team as a junior following Second Team nod as a sophomore helped lead the Bulldogs to a three-year record of 66-31, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament ranks 17th on MSU s scoring list with 1,199 points ranks 18th with 570 career rebounds owns the school s all-time record for charges taken with 51 ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in scoring (15.5 ppg; 9th), rebounding (7.7 rpg; 5th) and field goal percentage (53.4%;2nd) as a junior as a sophomore, led team in scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg) posted the highest single-season scoring average (7.9 ppg) for an MSU freshmen since current Golden State Warriors center Erick Dampier (11.9 ppg in ). Mississippi St: Season Team G MIN FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot A PF DQ Stl TO Blk Pts RPG APG PPG MSU MSU MSU TOTALS DALIBOR BAGARIC #11 Center 7-1/290 Born 07/02/80 Croatia Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (24 th overall) of NBA Draft Last Season: Appeared in 10 games in his third season with the Chicago Bulls averaged 1.9 ppg and 2.0 rbg, shooting.333 from the floor and.750 from the free throw line scored a season-high 4 points on three occasions grabbed a season-best 5 rebounds at New Jersey (12/23) missed five games on the injured list with lower leg tenosynovitis (10/30-11/ 6) missed a total of 30 games on the injured list with left knee tendinitis (11/19-12/14, 12/28-1/31) missed 12 games with right knee tendinitis (2/12-3/3) missed 10 games with a left ankle sprain (3/22-4/9). Career: Registered a career-best 16 points at New York on 4/11/02 grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Charlotte on 2/13/ Chicago Chicago Chicago TOTALS

3 LONNY BAXTER #35 6-8/260 Born 01/27/79 Maryland 02 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (44 th overall) of NBA Draft Last Season: Appeared in 55 games in rookie season averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.0 rpg (13 th among NBA rookies), shooting.466 from the floor posted one double-double scored 10+ points seven times and grabbed 10+ rebounds once scored a season-high 17 points with five rebounds at Sacramento (11/19) scored 10 points with 10 rebounds versus Dallas (11/8) team-leader in rebounding once and scoring once recorded 21 DNP-Coach s Decisions missed five games on the injured list with left knee tendinitis (1/31-2/11). College Career: Appeared in 138 games, making 115 starts in four seasons at Maryland averaged 13.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 1.64 bpg, shooting.553 from the floor and.600 from the free throw line finished second in school history in total rebounds (998), sixth in career points (1,858) and fourth in career blocked shots (227) as a senior, helped the Terrapins to the 2002 NCAA National title, averaging 15.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg and 1.97 bpg, shooting.545 from the floor and a career-best.623 from the free throw line named Second Team All-ACC, NCAA East Region Most Outstanding Player, John R. Wooden All-American and AP Honorable Mention All-American posted 10 double-doubles as a senior scored 20+ points nine times as a senior a finalist for the Wooden and Naismith Awards scored 15 points with a team- and season-high 14 rebounds in NCAA National Championship game victory over Indiana scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in NCAA East Regional final victory over Connecticut as a junior, appeared in 36 games, making 35 starts and averaging 15.6 ppg and 7.9 rpg, shooting a team-high.566 from the floor helped the Terrapins to the Final Four, averaging 16.2 ppg and 10.0 rpg in five NCAA Tournament games scored a career-high 32 points versus Norfolk State pulled in a career high 16 rebounds versus Duke started all 35 games as a sophomore, averaging 15.6 ppg and 8.8 rpg, getting named First Team All-ACC appeared in 32 games, making 10 starts as a freshman averaged 6.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg en route to earning ACC All-Freshman team honors Chicago TOTALS TERRY BLACK #24 Guard 6-5/210 Born 06/05/78 Baylor 01 Last Season: Averaged 18 ppg and 10 rpg in leading LG Sakers to a first place finish in the Korean Basketball League during the season appeared in six games for the Adirondack Wildcats of the USBL finished with totals of 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 3.0 apg for the Wildcats. College Career: Earned First Team All-Big 12 honors in 2001 after averaging 15.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 3.4 apg selected to Big 12 All-Newcomer team in 2000 after transferring from Indian Hills Community College, where he was a two-time junior college All-American started all 29 games his junior season at Baylor, averaging 11.2 ppg and 7.7 rpg led the Big 12 in steals per game with 2.66 member of two junior college national championship teams while at Indian Hills averaged 12.8 ppg and 7.7 rpg for his junior college career.

4 KENNY GREGORY #17 Guard/ 6-5/208 Born 11/16/78 Kansas 01 Last Season: Played for the Chester Jets of the British Basketball League, averaging a league-best 24.9 ppg named BBL Player of the Year, becoming just the third rookie in league history to win the award also named to BBL All-Star Team...finished second in the league in field goal percentage, shooting 58.8% from the floor. College Career: Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior, All-Big 12 Conference Second Team by the coaches, All-Big 12 Third Team by AP and the NABC Second Team All- District 12 started all 30 games he played as a senior, scoring in double figures every time, averaging 15.6 ppg and grabbing 7.3 rpg as a junior, was named to All-Big 12 Second Team by the coaches and All-Big 12 Third Team by AP led KU in scoring and field goal percentage his junior year averaging 12.8 ppg and shooting was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team by coaches and to the Big 12 All-Bench Team his sophomore season with averages of 11.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg selected to the Big 12 All-Bench Team as a freshman...was a college teammate of Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich. TRENTON HASSELL #44 Guard 6-5/200 Born 03/04/79 Austin Peay 01 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (30 th overall) of NBA Draft Last Season: Appeared in all 82 games, making 53 starts for the Chicago Bulls averaged 4.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 1.8 apg in 24.4 mpg, shooting.367 from the field led the team in rebounding two times reached double figures in scoring on six occasions scored a season-high 15 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists versus Cleveland (12/7) grabbed a season-high nine rebounds versus Boston (11/6) and versus Cleveland (1/4) dished a career-high 9 assists at Milwaukee (11/13) set career-highs in both free throws made (7) and free throw attempts (8), while totaling 11 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots versus Utah (1/6) played in a career-high 82 games and only one of two Bulls to appear in all 82 games scored 14 points with nine rebounds versus Cleveland (1/4) scored 11 points with 6 rebounds at Atlanta (11/2) despite standing just 6-5, he blocked 61 shots and is the shortest person in the NBA s top 55 shot blockers. College Career: Appeared in 84 games in three seasons at Austin Peay, averaging 19.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg and 4.5 apg, shooting.471 from the floor and.345 from three-point range a three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team selection as a junior, started 32 games and averaged 21.7 ppg (13 th in the nation), 7.8 rpg and 4.5 apg en route to earning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Chicago Chicago TOTALS

5 KIRK HINRICH #12 Guard 6-4/190 Born 01/02/81 Kansas 03 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (7 th overall) of NBA Draft College Career: Named Third Team All-America by AP as a senior after earning Honorable Mention acclaim as a junior led team to Final Four last two seasons at Kansas as a senior, named to NCAA All-Final Four Team, All-Big 12 Conference First Team (coaches and media), Big 12 All-Defense Team, Wooden All- America Team, NABC All-District 12 First Team and NABC All-America Third Team guided Kansas to NCAA Championship Game and was named NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player averaged 17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.9 spg scored career-high 29 points and hit career-best seven threes against Missouri-Kansas City concluded career third at Kansas in assists behind Jacque Vaughn and Cedric Hunter and third in steals behind Darnell Valentine and Danny Manning also finished eighth in scoring and third in three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made as a junior, named to All-Big 12 Second Team (coaches and media) also earned Kansas Ted Owens Defensive Player Award led the league in three-point shooting,.478, while averaging 14.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 5.0 apg his sophomore season he was named to Big 12 All-Improved Team and won Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award for the second year in a row, while also earning All-Big 12 Second Team distinction (AP) and Third Team status (coaches) averaged 6.9 assists (8th in nation) established school record with.505 three-point shooting, leading the conference took home Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award handed out 3.6 apg and his single-season sum of 123 was the fourth most ever by a Kansas freshman. Kansas: Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas TOTALS JOHN JACKSON #25 6-7/220 Born 03/03/74 Mississippi 96 Last Season: Earned All-USBL First Team honors in 2003, averaging 15.0 ppg and 11.1 rpg (2 nd in league) for the Kansas City Cagerz collected 22 double doubles in 30 games named to USBL s All-Defensive Team appeared in 34 games for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA, averaging, 8.8 ppg and 7.1 rpg. College Career: Played two seasons at the University of Mississippi where he averaged 8.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg received the team s Top Rebounder Award, after averaging a team-best 5.1 rpg his junior year selected as a NJCAA All-America in at Butler C.C., while averaging 12.9 ppg and 6.2 rpg and shooting.700 from the field.

6 ROGER MASON, JR. #31 Guard 6-5/200 Born 09/10/80 Virginia 02 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (31 st overall) of NBA Draft Last Season: Appeared in 17 games as a rookie averaged 1.8 ppg in 6.6 mpg, shooting.355 from the field scored a season-high six points with two rebounds, two assists and two steals at Houston (3/14) DNP -Coach s Decision in 10 games missed the first 55 games of the season on the injured list while recovering from right shoulder surgery (10/30-2/19). College Career: Appeared in 89 games, making 68 starts, in three seasons at Virginia averaged 13.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 2.6 apg, shooting.436 from the floor,.375 from three-point range and.869 from the free throw line finished with highest career free throw percentage in Virginia history ( ,.869), including a school single-season record as a sophomore ( ,.884) and ranked 25 th in all-time scoring (1,231 points) started all of the Cavaliers 29 games as a junior, averaging career-highs of 18.6 ppg (ranked second in the ACC), 4.1 apg and 36.1 mpg, and earning Second Team All-ACC honors due to injuries in the Virginia backcourt, was frequently shifted between point guard and shooting guard in his final season shot.409 from the floor,.367 from three-point range and.881 from the free throw line, which ranked second in the ACC scored a career-high 31 points at Wake Forest and recorded 25 points with seven three-point field goals in the re-match with Wake Forest later in the season before scoring 8 points in the season finale versus South Carolina in the NIT, had reached double figures in 39 straight games led Virginia with 81 three-point field goals, the sixth-highest total in school history started 29 of 28 games as a sophomore and earned Third Team All-ACC honors averaged a team-high 15.7 ppg (sixth in the ACC), 3.7 rpg and 2.5 apg, shooting.476 from the floor,.442 from three-point range and a school-record and ACC-leading.884 from the free throw line (11 th in NCAA Division I) recorded a streak of 45 consecutive free throws made and made 29 of his final 30 from the line over Virginia s final eight games led the Cavs in minutes played (32.0) and threepoint field goal percentage (.442), along with finishing second in assists (72) and fourth in steals (33) scored a season-high 30 points in the season finale versus Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman, appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts, and averaged 7.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg, shooting.430 from the floor and.818 from the free throw line earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors on one occasion after scoring a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the floor and grabbing 3 rebounds in an overtime loss to Duke started nine of the final 10 games, averaging 9.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 1.7 apg, shooting.897 from the free throw line Chicago TOTALS

7 SOUMAILA SAMAKE #0 Center 7-0/245 Born 03/18/78 Mali Career Transactions: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (36 th overall) of NBA Draft Last Season: Began the year with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing in 13 games and starting one scored a career-high 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds at Portland on 10/30 joined the Greenville Groove of the NBDL on 12/23, appearing in 33 games, starting 27 averaged 8.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.6 bpg finished tied for the league lead in blocked shots per game, while ranking fifth in the league in rebounds per game shot.558 from the floor, ranking third in the league. Career: Played in 34 games with the Nets during the season, averaging 1.4ppg and 1.6 rpg acquired by the Bulls, along with a 2003 second-round draft pick (Matt Bonner), on 10/29/01 in the trade that sent Jake Voskuhl to Phoenix NJ LAL TOTALS JAMES SINGLETON #30 6-8/215 Born 07/20/81 Murray St. 03 College Career: Averaged a double-double during his two seasons at Murray St., posting averages of 13.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg became the first Murray St. player since Popeye Jones in to average a doubledouble was second-leading scorer his senior year with 14.9 ppg, while leading the Racers in boards with 11.0 rpg made.567 of his shots at Murray St transferred from Pearl River (Miss.) Junior College averaged 14.0 ppg and 15.0 ppg his last year at Pearl River. Murray St: MSU MSU TOTALS

8 TOMMY SMITH # /200 Born 12/04/80 Arizona St. 03 Career Transactions: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (53 rd overall) of NBA Draft College Career: Finished second at ASU all-time in blocks, trailing only former NBA forward Mario Bennett (195) ended his career 20th in total points...did not miss a game in his four-year career, playing 122, with 71 games started at 2003 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 17.7 points and 2.33 blocks, earning all-tournament honors senior year led the Pac-10 Conference in blocks with 2.16 bpg, while earning All-Pac - 10 Honorable Mention honors also earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors with back-to-back doubledoubles during final weekend of regular season posted 24 points (matching career high), 11 boards and four blocks vs. Oregon, then followed up with 17 points and 11 boards in a win over Oregon State was second on the team with 6.2 rpg and 2.7 apg...averaged 11.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg his junior campaign. Arizona St: ASU ASU ASU ASU TOTALS