MINESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Donatas Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas (born September 20, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) tall and weights 101 kg (223 lb).[1] He plays the power forward and center positions.
Motiejūnas is projected by various sources to be a lottery pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.[2]
| Position | Forward-Center |
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| Height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| League | Italian League |
| Team | Benetton Treviso |
| Born | September 20, 1990 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Career history | Žalgiris Kaunas (2007-2008) Aisčiai-Atletas (2008-2009) Benetton Treviso (2009-present) |
| Awards | Euroleague Youth Championship MVP (2007) FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP (2008) LKL All-Star (2009) Eurocup Rising Star (2011) |
Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas (born 6 May 1992 in Utena, Lithuania) is a professional basketball player, currently playing for BC Lietuvos Rytas.
| Position | Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 10¾ in (2.10 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| League | LKL Euroleague BBL VTB |
| Team | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
| Number | 17 |
| Born | 6 May 1992 Utena, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Career history | Perlas (2008–2009) Lietuvos Rytas (2009-present) |
| Awards | U-16 European Championship MVP (2008) 2x LKL All-Star (2010, 2011) U-18 European Championship MVP (2010) LKL All-Star Game MVP (2011) |
Brandon Knight
Brandon Knight (born December 2, 1991 in Miami, Florida), is an American college basketball player for the University of Kentucky. He is a 6-foot-4, 185-pound point guard. He was the winner of the 2009 and 2010 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award. He became just the third junior to receive the prestigious award following LeBron James (2002 and 2003) and Greg Oden (2005 and 2006).[1]
| Brandon Knight | |
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| College | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Jersey # | 12 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 2, 1991 Miami, Florida |
| High school | Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý (born April 24, 1990 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), Veselý plays the small forward position, but he is also capable of playing at the power forward position. Veselý is now one of the most promising young players in Europe. He decided not to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, but he is predicted to be a lottery pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
| Position | Small Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| League | Serbian League Adriatic League Euroleague |
| Team | Partizan Belgrade |
| Number | 24 |
| Born | April 24, 1990 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Career history | Geoplin Slovan (2007–08) |
| Awards | FIBA European Young Player of the Year 2010 |
Tristan Thompson
Tristan Trevor James Thompson (born March 13, 1991 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian basketball player from who played for the 2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He is 6'8" and weighs 225 pounds. Thompson played as a cornerman.[1]
| College | Texas |
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| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Power forward |
| Jersey # | 13 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | March 13, 1991 Brampton, Ontario |
| High school | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) |
| Former school(s) | St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School (ON) Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (NJ) |
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| College | Connecticut |
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| Conference | Big East |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Point Guard |
| Jersey # | 15 |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Sociology |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 8, 1990 Bronx, New York |
| High school | Rice High School |
| Awards | |
| McDonald's All-American Team (2008) Big East Tournament Champion (2011) Big East Tournament MVP (2011) NCAA Champion (2011) NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2011) Bob Cousy Award (2011) Lute Olson Award (2011) | |
Alec Burks
Alec Burks (born July 21, 1991) is an American collegiate basketball player for the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Rivals.com listed Burks as the 31st rated point guard in the class of 2009.
| No. 10 University of Colorado | |
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| Date of birth | July 21, 1991 |
| Place of birth | Grandview, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Grandview High School |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Marcus Morris
Marcus Morris (born September 2, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American American basketball player and a former player for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.[1] He was named the 2010-11 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[2] He was also named a second team All-American for his play in the 2010–11 basketball season by both the Associated Press and by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[3] On March 30, 2011, Morris was named to the ten member John R. Wooden Award Men’s All American team.[4] He is the twin brother of Markieff Morris, who also played basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Morris and his brother have signed with a sports agent from Los Angeles and they have announced that they are going to be entering the 2011 NBA draft.[5
Jimmer Fredette
James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette[3][4] (born February 25, 1989) is an American basketball player who gained national fame during his college career at Brigham Young University. In 2011, he was the leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball, and earned several National Player of the Year honors, including the Wooden Award[5], the Naismith Award[6], the Adolph Rupp Trophy[7], and the Oscar Robertson Trophy[8]. Fredette is a native of Glens Falls, New York[9
| College | Brigham Young |
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| Conference | Mountain West |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 32 |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | American studies |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 25, 1989 Glens Falls, New York |
| High school | Glens Falls High School |
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Bismack Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese professional basketball player. As of April 19th, 2011, Biyombo was rated the 6th best draft prospect for the 2011 NBA Draft by Draftexpress.com.[1]
| Position | Forward-Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| League | Spanish ACB League |
| Team | Fuenlabrada |
| Born | August 28, 1992 Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| Career history | Illescas (2009-10) |
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Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Andrew Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an Australian-American college basketball player for the Duke University Blue Devils men's basketball team. He was one of the top-rated high school basketball players in the United States in the class of 2010.
| College | Duke |
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| Conference | ACC |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Point guard |
| Jersey # | 1 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Nationality | American/Australia |
| Born | March 23, 1992 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| High school | St. Patrick's High School, Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Derrick Williams
Derrick Williams (born May 25, 1991) is an American college basketball player with the University of Arizona Wildcats. He is considered one of the top prospects for the 2011 NBA Draft.[1]
| College | Arizona |
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| Conference | Pac 10 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Small Forward |
| Jersey # | 23 |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Nickname | D Will, Superman |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 25, 1991 La Mirada, California |
| High school | La Mirada |
Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter (born May 20, 1992) is a Turkish basketball player. A 6-foot-11 center, he is currently at the University of Kentucky serving as a student assistant coach. He was recruited to play for the Wildcats, but the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible as a collegiate athlete because he received approximately $33,000 from Fenerbahçe Ülker in excess benefits. The NCAA ruled that this amount was above and beyond what was considered acceptable.[1][2][3][4][5] On January 7, 2011, the NCAA rejected Kentucky's appeal, upholding that Kanter is permanently ineligible.[6]
| Position | Center/Power Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| League | Turkish Basketball League Euroleague |
| Team | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| Born | May 20, 1992 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| College | University of Kentucky |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Career history | Fenerbahçe Ülker (2008-2009) |