Position:Center
Number:33
Born:8/2/70
Height:6-10
Weight:261
High School:Indian River, Chesapeake, Virginia
COLLEGE:
GEORGETOWN UNIV.: PLAYING FOR THE HOYAS, TWICE LED THE NATION IN BLOCKED
SHOTS AND FINISHED HIS COLLEGE CAREER AS THE ALL-TIME DIVISION LEADER IN
REJECTIONS. WAS THE FIRST PLAYER IN BIG EAST HISTORY TO EARN THE CONFERENCE
AWARDS FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND TOURNAMENT
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, AFTER AVERAGING 21.3POINTS, 10.7REBOUNDS AND
5.0BLOCKED SHOTS IN HIS SENIOR YEAR. RECEIVED A DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY.
DRAFTED:SELECTED BY CHARLOTTE IN THE FIRST ROUND (SECOND OVERALL) OF THE
1992 NBA DRAFT. TRADED BY THE HORNETS WITH PETE MYERS AND LERON
ELLIS TO MIAMI FOR GLEN RICE, MATT GEIGER, KHALID REEVES AND A
1996 FIRST ROUND DRAFE PICK.
PRO HIGHLIGHTS:
A MEMBER OF DREAM TEAM 2 THAT WON THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE 1994 WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS. A UNANIMOUS NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM SELECTION AFTER
AVERAGING 21.0 POINTS AND 10.3 REBOUNDS FOR CHARLOTTE, WHICH PLACED HIM
IN THE LEAGUE'S TOP 15 IN BOTH CATEGORIES. SET A CLUB RECORD 271 BLOCKS
IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR WHICH WAS MORE THAN THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE RECORDS FOR
MOST BLOCKED SHOTS IN A CAREER (684), IN A SEASON (271) AND IN A GAME (9).
NAMED TO THE ALL-STAR GAME FOUR CONSECUTIVEYEARS FROM 1993-1997 BUT DID
NOT PLAY LAST SEASON DUE TO INJURY. LED MIAMI IN SCORING, REBOUNDING AND
SHOTSBLOCKING IN 1995-96 AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR HELPED THE HEAT TO A
RECORD 61 VICTORIES, THEIR FIRST EVER ATLANTIC DIVISION TITLE AND A PLCAE
IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS.
PERSONAL:FOUNDED 'ZO'S SUMMER GROOVE', A CHARITY BANQUET, CONCERT AND
CELEBRITY BASKETBALL GAME TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
AND 100 BLACK MEN OF SOUTH FLORIDA. ALSO DONATES $100 PER BLOCKED
SHOT TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY AND JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
IN MIAMI. IS THE NBA'S NATIONAL SPOKESMAN FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CHILD ABUSE AND IS A BIG PART OF THE NBA'S HEALTHY FAMILY
AMERICA PROGRAMME.
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