40 Facts About Chris Mihm

1.

Christopher Steven Mihm was born on July 16,1979 and is an American former professional basketball center who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association.

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2.

Chris Mihm's opponents included future US Open champion Andy Roddick and NFL quarterback Drew Brees, both of whom resided in the area.

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3.

Chris Mihm was classmates with Brees and NFL offensive lineman Seth McKinney at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where he became an all-state player by his senior year.

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4.

Chris Mihm played his college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was one of the top players in school history.

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5.

Chris Mihm was the first person in Texas history to record 1,100 points, 800 rebounds, and 200 blocks.

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6.

Chris Mihm was the second player in Texas history to post 300 rebounds in back-to-back seasons.

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7.

Chris Mihm played in all 96 games during his first three years.

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8.

At the time of his graduation, Chris Mihm was the Big 12 career leader in blocked shots, a record since broken by former University of Kansas center Jeff Withey.

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9.

Chris Mihm was limited to four practices before the season opener.

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10.

Chris Mihm began his freshman season playing in all 31 games, including 28 straight starts to end the season.

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11.

Chris Mihm was a three-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, he was named third-team All-Freshman choice by Basketball Weekly after he led the team in with 8 rebounds per game, and set a new school record with 90 blocked shots, ranking him eighth nationally in blocks per game.

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12.

Chris Mihm tied the UT freshman record for rebounds in a game with 17 boards at Texas Tech.

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13.

Chris Mihm recorded a team-high of eight double-doubles, and pulled down 10 or more rebounds in a game 10 times.

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14.

Chris Mihm was an Associated Press honorable mention all-American choice, named to the Basketball Times all-southwest team, and was declared Big 12 Conference Player of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and was a consensus first-team All-Big 12 pick by coaches and media.

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Chris Mihm was a first-team NABC All-District 9 selection and USBWA All-District 7 choice, while being named to the Big 12 all-Improved and All-Defensive squads by the media at the end of the season.

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16.

Chris Mihm was tied for the NCAA lead in double-doubles with 19.

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17.

Chris Mihm was the only player on the Texas squad to start all 32 games, he averaged a double-double on the season with 13.

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18.

Chris Mihm became just the sixth player in school history to average at least 10.

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19.

Chris Mihm was a dominating player over the last 21 games of the season, posting 14.

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20.

Chris Mihm had 22 double-figure rebounding efforts, while posting at least one block in 30 of the 32 games, including 15 games with at least three rejections.

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21.

Chris Mihm dominated UMass senior center and projected NBA first-round pick Lari Ketner, posting 20 points while tying his career high with 17 rebounds.

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22.

Chris Mihm earned a spot on the five-man Phillips 66 Big 12 All-Tournament team, after averaging 21.

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23.

Chris Mihm had another breakout season his junior year, putting up one of the best seasons in Longhorns history while entering his junior season as the starting center for a third straight year.

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24.

Chris Mihm was selected a first-team all-American choice by the Associated Press, NABC, CNNSI.

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25.

Chris Mihm was a Wooden Award All-American Team choice, earning second-team all-American honors by Basketball Times, USBWA and The Sporting News, While being chosen as a consensus first-team All-Big 12 pick for the second straight year, Mihm was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team, and first-team NABC All-District 9 pick for a second time.

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26.

Chris Mihm led Texas in points 23 times, rebounds 26 times, and blocks 25 times, he reached double-figures in scoring in all but one of his 33 games.

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27.

Chris Mihm registered 21 double-digit board performances, while he earned Tournament MVP honors at the Puerto Rico Shootout, he averaged 20.

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28.

Chris Mihm earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors for the second straight year, in the tournament he averaged 19.

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29.

Chris Mihm was picked 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls but was then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jamal Crawford.

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30.

Chris Mihm was traded by the Cavaliers with Ricky Davis, Michael Stewart and a second-round draft choice to the Boston Celtics for Tony Battie, Kedrick Brown and Eric Williams.

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31.

Chris Mihm played in 54 games for the Celtics but missed a game due to a strained left hamstring.

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32.

Chris Mihm was then in the off-season acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers along with Chucky Atkins and Jumaine Jones in exchange for Gary Payton, Rick Fox and a future first round draft pick.

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33.

Chris Mihm missed seven games due to injury with a gastrointestinal disorder and to a sprained right ankle.

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34.

Chris Mihm had his career-highs of 25 points, 11 field goals made, and 18 field goal attempts versus Orlando.

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35.

Chris Mihm missed six games due to a sprained right shoulder and missed 17 regular season games plus with playoffs due to a severely sprained right ankle.

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36.

Chris Mihm was sought by the Chicago Bulls to help with their low-post scoring but the Bulls signed Joe Smith.

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37.

Chris Mihm eventually re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the off-season, as reported by NBA.

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38.

Chris Mihm was traded to the Grizzlies for a failed conditional 2013 second-round pick on February 18,2009.

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39.

Chris Mihm did not play for the Grizzlies after undergoing right ankle surgery.

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40.

Chris Mihm holds Longhorns individual, single season records, and career records.

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