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#12 CHRIS BOSH

Forward * 6’10” (209 cms) * 230 lbs. (104 kgs) * Toronto Raptors * Georgia Tech

17 minutes of action.
USA BASKETBALL NOTES • Recipient of NBA's Community Assist Award for March 2005.
• Participated in the July 20-22, • Recorded 26 points and game highs of 14 rebounds and four
2007, Senior National Team steals as a member of the Sophomore Team that competed in
mini-training camp in Las the 2005 Rookie Challenge Game during All-Star Weekend.
Vegas, but he was unable to • Played in the 2004 Rookie Challenge Game and scored eight
participate in the team's august points.
training camp or the 2007 • Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January
FIBA Americas Championship 2007.
because of plantar fasciitis in • Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week four times, -
his left foot. Jan. 17-13, 2008; March 26-April 1, 2007; Jan. 30-Feb. 5,
• Played for the USA White 2006; and Jan. 3-9, 2005.
Team in the 2007 State Farm
USA Basketball Challenge NBA MILESTONES
and recorded 13 points, • Became the third youngest player in NBA history to record
12 rebounds and two assists in 1000 career rebounds on Feb. 22, 2005, at New Jersey.
22 minutes of action. • Recorded 24 points and 22 rebounds versus Philadelphia
• Helped lead USA to an 8-1 record and bronze medal at the (3/25/2005) to become the fourth youngest player in the NBA
2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. history to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game.
• Averaged at the World Championship 6.8 ppg., 4.0 rpg., while • Is Toronto’s all-time leader in double-doubles with 139
shooting a team leading 65.4 percent from the field. (through 2007-08), also owns Raptors’ single season record
• Finished the 2006 FIBA World Championship ranked sixth with 42 double-doubles (2006-07), and posted a franchise
overall in field goal shooting percentage. record 10 consecutive double-doubles (3/26/07 - 4/13/07).
• Named on August 17, 2006, a member of the 2006 USA
World Championship Team. NBA NOTES
• Helped lead the USA Senior National Team to a 5-0 record • Completed in 2007-08 his fifth NBA season, all with the
during its pre-World Championship tour averaging 5.0 ppg. and Toronto Raptors.
3.0 rpg. • Helped lead Toronto in 2007-08 to a 41-41 regular season
• Named on March 5, 2006, to the 2006-2008 USA Basketball record, an Eastern Conference Atlantic Division runner-up
Men's Senior National Team. finish and the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
• Member of the 2002 USA Basketball Junior World • Played in and started 67 games in 2007-08 NBA regular
Championship Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-1 record season and averaged 22.3 ppg., 8.7 rpg., 2.6 apg., 1.0 bpg, and
and the bronze medal; qualified the United States for a berth in 0.9 apg., while shooting 49.4 percent from the field and a career
the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship. best 84.4 percent from the foul line.
• Finished as the USA’s top rebounder (9.2 rpg.) and second • Finished 2007-08 ranked 10th in points per game; 10th in free
leading scorer (10.2 ppg.) and shot blocker (1.6 bpg.). throws made (472) and attempted (559); 11th in efficiency
• Recorded 11 points and nine rebounds in the USA’s 67-65 ranking (24.18); 25th in double-doubles (28); 27th in free throw
semifinal loss to Venezuela, posted a double-double of 15 percentage; 33rd in field goal percentage; 35th in total rebounds
points and 10 rebounds in the USA’s 109-70 victory over (583); 39th in minutes per game (36.2); 39th in field goals
Dominican Republic. made (507); 41st in field goals attempted (1027).
• Among all NBA rookies, ranked first in rebounds and blocked
NBA HONORS shots, second in double-double (13), fifth in scoring, fifth in
• Named 2007 All-NBA second team. field goal percent age and fifth in minutes (33.5).
• Named 2004 NBA All-Rookie first team. • First-round draft choice (fourth overall) by Toronto in 2003.
• Started for the 2008 NBA All-Star Eastern Conference Team, • Was an early entry candidate for the 2003 NBA Draft after
recorded 14 points and seven rebounds in 21:32 of action. one season at Georgia Tech.
• Voted a starting member of the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference
All-Star Team. Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and one COLLEGIATE NOTES
assist in 21:32 of action. • Named 2003 Freshman All-America by the United States
• Named a member of the 2006 Eastern Conference All-Star Basketball Writers Association, 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference
Team, recorded eight points and eight rebounds in just under (ACC) Rookie of the Year and 2003 All-ACC Second Team.

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• Played and started in 31 games in 2002-03, averaged
15.6 ppg., and a team-leading 9.0 rpg. and 2.2 bpg.
• Led the ACC in field goal percentage (.560), joining
Antawn Jamison as the only freshman ever to do so.
• Led the ACC in blocked shots with 67, was second in
rebounding (278), fourth in in free throws attempted and
eighth in points (485).
• His 248 rebounds rank as Georgia Tech's 14th best single-
season effort and his 67 blocks ties as the sixth highest for
a single season.

PERSONAL NOTES
• Born March 2, 1984 in Dallas, Texas.
• Son of Freida and Noel Bosh, has one brother, Joel.
• Named 2002 Parade Magazine All-American first team,
Basketball America All-American first team and USA
Today All-American second team.
• Named to the 2002 McDonald's Boys All-America West
Team, scored 14 points (5-7 FGs) and added seven
rebounds as the West was defeated by the East 138-107.
• As a senior in 2001-02, averaged 20.0 ppg., 9.5 rpg. and
4.0 blocked shots for Lincoln High School (Dallas, Texas)
and helped Lincoln to a 40-0 record, the No. 1 national
ranking by USA Today and to the Texas state championship.
• Earned MVP honors of the 2002 Texas State Tournament
and was named all-state first team and all-district.
• As a junior in 2000-01, averaged 19.2 ppg., 11.5 rpg.,
3.0 bpg. and helped lead Lincoln to a 32-3 record and a
third place finish in the state tournament.

USA Basketball Statistics


TEAM G/S FGM-FGA PCT 3PM-3PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST BLK STL
2007 SNT 1/ 1 6-11 .545 0- 1 .000 1- 4 .225 12/12.0 13/ 13.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WC 8/ 0 17-26 .654 2- 5 .400 18-28 .643 32/ 4.0 54/ 6.8 0.4 0.5 0.3
2006 SNT 5/ 2 7-17 .412 1- 4 .250 0-12 .833 15/ 3.0 25/ 5.0 0.2 0.0 0.4
2002 JWCQ 5/ 0 19-33 .576 0- 0 .--- 13-20 .650 46/ 9.2 51/ 10.2 0.8 1.6 1.0
Totals 19/ 3 49-87 .563 3- 8 .375 42-64 .656 105/ 5.5 143/ 7.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
2007 SNT - 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge USA White Team, Las Vegas, Nevada (the USA Blue Team defeated USA White Team 105-104).
2006 WC - 2006 USA World Championship Team, Saitama, Japan (the USA finished 8-1 and won the bronze medal).
2006 SNT - 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team (the USA compiled a 5-0 record).
2002 JWCQ - 2002 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela (the USA finished 4-1 and won the bronze medal).

NBA Statistics
YEAR G/S FGM-FGA PCT 3PM-3PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST BLK STL
2007-08 67/67 507-1027 .494 10-25 .400 472- 559 .844 583/ 8.7 1496/ 22.3 2.6 1.0 0.9
2006-07 69/69 543-1094 .496 12-35 .343 463- 590 .785 741/10.7 1561/ 22.6 2.5 1.3 0.6
2005-06 70/70 549-1087 .505 0-13 .000 474- 581 .816 647/ 9.2 1572/ 22.5 2.6 1.1 0.7
2004-05 81/81 473-1005 .471 3-10 .300 412- 542 .760 718/ 8.9 1361/ 16.8 1.9 1.4 0.9
2003-04 75/63 327- 712 .459 5-14 .357 202- 288 .701 557/ 7.4 861/ 11.5 1.0 1.4 0.8
Totals 362/350 2399-4925 .487 30-97 .309 2023-2560 .790 3246/ 9.0 6851/ 18.9 2.1 1.2 0.8

College Statistics
YEAR G/S FGM-FGA PCT 3PM-3PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST BLK STL
2002-03 31/31 168-300 .560 22-46 .478 127-174 .730 278/ 9.0 485/ 15.6 1.2 2.2 1.0

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