1. Dajuan Wagner is the son of former University of Louisville and National Basketball Association player Milt Wagner and left the NBA early into his career because of debilitating health problems.
18 Facts About Dajuan Wagner
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Dajuan Wagner was drafted sixth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2002 NBA draft.
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Dajuan Wagner debuted on December 19,1997, against Highland High School, scoring 12 points.
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Dajuan Wagner went on to play in 27 games his first season, averaging 27.3 points and recording a season-high of 45 points against Red Bank on February 13,1998, and at the end of the season he received the Freshman of the Year award from ESPN.
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Dajuan Wagner finished the season averaging 35.3 points per game, and won the ESPN Sophomore of the Year award.
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Dajuan Wagner converted 42 of his 61 field goals and 6 free throws: he scored 25 points in the first quarter, 21 in the second, 26 in the third and 28 in the fourth.
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Dajuan Wagner went on to score 50 or more points 4 more times during the season, and averaged 42.5 points in 29 games played as a senior.
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Dajuan Wagner scored 3,462 points in high school, and scored 25 points in the McDonald's All-American Game.
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Dajuan Wagner is considered by many to be the greatest high school basketball player in New Jersey history.
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Dajuan Wagner considered offers from Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis and Miami, and signed with Memphis in June 2000.
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Dajuan Wagner played one year of college basketball at the University of Memphis.
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Dajuan Wagner scored a season-high 32 points against Old Dominion on November 14,2001, in his 2nd game with Memphis, and tied his season high on March 26,2002, against Temple during the NIT semifinal.
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Dajuan Wagner contributed with 16 points in the title game win against South Carolina and at the end of the season he earned several NIT and conference honors, including the MVP award of the 2002 NIT.
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Dajuan Wagner broke the record for points in a single season for Memphis with 762.
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Dajuan Wagner was chosen with the sixth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On September 22,2006, Dajuan Wagner signed a two-year $1.6 million contract with the Golden State Warriors.
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Dajuan Wagner has been a resident of West Deptford Township, New Jersey.
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Dajuan Wagner is the son of Milt Dajuan Wagner, who was a second-round pick in the 1986 NBA draft.