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Michael Doleac
Michael Doleac at the White House
Personal information
Born (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977 (age 47)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral Catholic (Portland, Oregon)
CollegeUtah (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career1998–2008
PositionPower forward / center
Number51
Career history
1998–2001Orlando Magic
2001–2002Cleveland Cavaliers
2002–2004New York Knicks
2004Denver Nuggets
2004–2007Miami Heat
2007–2008Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,882 (4.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,955 (3.3 rpg)
Assists343 (0.6 apg)
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Michael Scott Doleac (born June 15, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.

Career

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Doleac was selected 12th overall in the 1998 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon in 1994 before going on to play college basketball at the University of Utah. As a senior at Utah, Doleac helped lead the team to the 1998 NCAA National Championship game, in which they lost to the University of Kentucky in Doleac's hometown of San Antonio, Texas. After four years at Utah, he established himself among the program's all-time greats, finishing in the Top 10 in three career statistical categories: 10th in scoring (1,519 points), 8th in rebounds (886) and 4th in free throws made (472).

In 1998, the Orlando Magic drafted Doleac with the 12th pick in the 1st round. As a rookie in 1999, Doleac was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. On the day of the 2001 NBA draft, Doleac was traded from the Magic to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Brendan Haywood, who was then traded to the Washington Wizards for Laron Profit and a future first-round draft pick.

Doleac later played for the New York Knicks from 2002 to 2004, when he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade. Doleac was waived by the Hawks, and signed with the Denver Nuggets for the remainder of the season. Doleac then played for the Miami Heat from 2004 to 2007, when he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Antoine Walker and Wayne Simien, for Mark Blount and Ricky Davis. The highlight of his career was in 2005–2006, when he won an NBA title with the Miami Heat as the team's backup center behind the Hall of Famer, Shaquille O'Neal.

Doleac retired after a 10-year NBA career after the 2007–2008 NBA season.

After retirement, Doleac returned to the University of Utah initially planning to pursue a medical degree, but switched to studying for his master's degree in physics. In 2009, Doleac became a graduate manager for the University of Utah men's basketball team.[1]

Personal life

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Doleac had several songs created for him on ESPN's The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.

Coaching

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Doleac taught physics, and coached the boys' varsity basketball team at Park City High School in Park City, Utah.[2]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Orlando 49 0 15.9 .468 .000 .675 3.0 .4 .4 .3 6.2
1999–00 Orlando 81 29 16.5 .452 .500 .842 4.1 .8 .4 .4 7.0
2000–01 Orlando 77 21 18.2 .417 .000 .847 3.5 .8 .5 .5 6.4
2001–02 Cleveland 42 15 16.8 .417 .000 .826 4.0 .6 .4 .3 4.6
2002–03 New York 75 0 13.9 .426 .000 .783 2.9 .6 .2 .2 4.4
2003–04 New York 46 0 14.9 .444 .000 .861 4.1 .7 .4 .6 5.0
2003–04 Denver 26 0 13.2 .412 .000 .875 2.9 .5 .2 .2 3.6
2004–05 Miami 80 8 14.7 .447 .000 .610 3.2 .6 .3 .3 4.0
2005–06† Miami 31 3 12.0 .420 .000 .800 2.7 .3 .3 .2 3.2
2006–07 Miami 56 0 12.5 .469 .000 .878 2.8 .4 .3 .3 3.6
2007–08 Minnesota 24 8 10.7 .444 .000 .500 2.0 .3 .4 .4 2.4
Career 587 84 15.0 .439 .125 .791 3.3 .6 .3 .3 4.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999 Orlando 4 0 10.8 .278 .000 .778 3.0 .0 .0 .2 4.3
2001 Orlando 4 0 11.3 .375 .000 .000 3.5 .3 .8 .0 3.0
2004 Denver 5 0 9.8 .500 .000 .000 1.4 .6 .0 .0 2.0
2005 Miami 9 0 7.2 .438 .000 1.000 1.6 .0 .1 .1 1.8
2006† Miami 8 0 9.0 .538 .000 1.000 2.8 .0 .1 .0 2.0
2007 Miami 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 31 0 8.9 .411 .000 .846 2.2 .1 .2 .1 2.3

Notes

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  1. ^ "Utah Alumni". www.alumni.utah.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Kragthrope, Kurt. "Kragthorpe: Ex-Ute Michael Doleac back in the game as Park City coach (with video)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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