1. Joel Przybilla is an American former professional basketball player who played the center position for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
10 Facts About Joel Przybilla
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Joel Przybilla was named 1998 Minnesota Mr Basketball, along with Darius Lane.
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Joel Przybilla was named to USA Today's All-USA second team and earned Parade All-American honors, and was a two-time Associated Press Minnesota Player of the Year honoree.
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Joel Przybilla spent two years at the University of Minnesota and left as second on the Golden Gophers' all-time single-season list with 84 blocks.
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Joel Przybilla finished his sophomore season first in the Big Ten in field goal percentage, second in blocks and third in rebounding.
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Joel Przybilla was selected with the 9th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, but was later traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for their first-round pick, Jason Collier, and a future first-round pick on draft night.
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On March 22,2008, Joel Przybilla recorded a career-high 25 rebounds, two shy of the franchise record overall and one shy of the franchise record in a regulation game.
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On February 24,2011, Joel Przybilla was traded, along with Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks and two future first-round draft picks, to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Gerald Wallace.
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On February 27,2012, Joel Przybilla re-signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Joel Przybilla was born the third of four children of Doug, an American Express employee, and Linda Joel Przybilla, a middle school teacher's assistant.