Career Highlights: Earned First Team All-Pac-10 honors as a senior. Named Honorable Mention All-Conference his sophomore and junior seasons. Finished collegiate career as Arizona’s seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,818 points. Also ranks second in steals (238) and eighth in blocked shots (85). Is the only player in Pac-10 history to record 1,800 points, 700 rebounds, and 200 steals in a career.
Senior (2005-06): Ranked third in the Pac-10 in scoring (17.5 ppg) and 12th in rebounding (5.0 rpg). Also led the conference in steals (2.6 spg). Scored 20 or more points 14 times, registering a career-high 32 points on 13-for-24 shooting (including 5-for-7 from three-point range) at Washington. Recorded 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Michigan State. Tallied 21 points, five rebounds, and six assists vs. UCLA. Dished out a career-high nine assists vs. Oregon State. Led team with 21 points on 10-for-14 shooting vs. Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Scored 20 points vs. Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2004-05): Averaged 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds. Ranked second in the Pac-10 in steals (1.86 spg). Recorded four double-doubles, including two in the NCAA Tournament. Tallied 19 points and eight rebounds in the Preseason NIT vs. Wake Forest. Recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds at Stanford. Posted 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds vs. Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. Led team with a season-high 21 points vs. Illinois in the Elite Eight.
Sophomore (2003-04): Led the team in points scored (515, 17.2 ppg) and averaged 7.3 rebounds. Ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.542). Scored 20 or more points 12 times, and hit the 30-point mark twice. Recorded six double-doubles. Set season high with 30 points while also pulling down 10 rebounds vs. Texas. Scored 26 points and matched a career-high with 14 rebounds at Oregon. Tallied 21 points and 14 rebounds in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament and matched season-high with 30 points vs. Washington in the very next game.
Freshman (2002-03): Averaged 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. Started five times. Posted season-high 22 points in his collegiate debut vs. Western Kentucky. Scored 21 points vs. Northern Arizona and at USC. Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors. Shot 7-for-9 from the field on his way to 14 points vs. Notre Dame in the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Strengths: Exceptional leaping ability and natural aggressiveness allow him to play much bigger than his listed height. Excellent rebounder from the backcourt and wing. Gives good effort defensively.
Personal: Majored in sociology. Hobbies are movies and working out.
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Charlie Villanueva, Chris Paul and other recent draftees recall their Draft day memories in the 
NBA Draft 2006
