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As A Collegian: Early entry into 2002 NBA Draft following his junior season at Illinois...Three-year averages of
14.3 points, 4.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 31.7 minutes...Started 97 of his 101 career games...First Team all-Big
Ten selection as both a sophomore and junior, and was the 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year as a
sophomore...Had 25 career 20+ scoring games, two 30-point games...Three career double-figure assist
games...Career .807 FT shooter (371-460)...Played in all 32 games, starting 29, as a freshman in 1999-
2000...Second on team in scoring (11.4), and led squad in assists (4.1) and steals (2.3), logging 30.4
minutes...Dished off career-high 13 assists against Loyola-Chicago on Dec. 30, 1999...Career-high 10 rebounds
on Feb. 2, 2000 vs. Minnesota...Named 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year in both the coaches’ and media polls in
sophomore season of 2000-01...First Team all-Big Ten pick for the first of two times...Third-team All-American
selection by The Associated Press...One of 10 finalists for AP National Player of the Year (seventh in voting)...Led
Illini with 14.9 ppg in 34 games, all starts...Had 10 20+ scoring games...Season-highs 30 points vs. Kansas, Mar.
23, 2001 (career high), 11 assists vs. Purdue, Mar. 9, 2001, and 10 rebounds vs. NC-Charlotte on Mar. 18, 2001
(tied career high)...Capped three-year college career with second straight First Team all-Big Ten selection in
2001-02...Honorable mention AP All-American, and one of 20 finalists for Wooden Award and Naismith
Award...Fifth in Big Ten in scoring (16.2)...Overall, notched 16.2 ppg, 4.4 apg and 4.7 rpg (all career highs) with
.393 FG pct. (174-443) over 32.4 mpg in 35 games (34 starts)...Shot career-best .340 (54-159) from
Downtown...Led Illini in scoring 17 times and recorded 12 20+ scoring games...Had one double-digit assist game
(11 vs. Minnesota, Mar. 8, 2002 in Big Ten Tournament)...Tied career high with 30 points vs. Arizona, Dec. 4,
2001...Went 18-24 FTA en route to 25 points vs. Arkansas, Dec. 8, 2001 (24 FTA were school record)...Tied
career high with six steals vs. Penn State, Feb. 20, 2002...Averaged 20.0 points and 5.7 assists in NCAA
Tournament, leading Illinois to Sweet 16...Practiced with team but unable to play in redshirt season of 1998-99.
Personal: Frank Lowell Williams...Named Illinois’ Mr. Basketball in 1998 after averaging 24 points for Peoria
Manual HS...Helped lead Manual to 1995, 1996 and 1997 state titles...Nicknamed "Nitty" by high school coach
Wayne McClain...Sister Marlena played on the women’s team at Missouri. Quoting Frank: "We did everything
together. Movies, basketball, playing jokes on people, but especially basketball. She used to beat me all the time
when I was little. She was more of an inside player. I was more of an outside player. But then times
changed."...Enjoys tennis...Favorite pro athlete is Michael Jordan, but says he patterns his game after Gary
Payton...Majored in speech communications at Illinois...Budding singer. Quoting sister Marlena: "Frank thinks he
can sing really well. He walks around the house and whatever comes on the radio he starts singing it. But he’s not
as good as he thinks he is."
NBA Regular Season Record
Season Team G Min FGM FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast Stl TO Blk Pts RPG APG PPG
02-03 NYK 21 167 9 33 .273 6 16 .375 4 6 .667 3 15 18 34 7 17 2 28 0.9 1.6 1.3
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Maciej Lampe #6
Forward
HEIGHT: 6-11
WEIGHT: 275
BIRTHDATE: FEB. 5, 1985
BIRTHPLACE: LODZ, POLAND
Career Transactions: Selected in the second round (30th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft…Signed
to contract on Aug. 13, 2003.
As A Professional: 2002-03: Played briefly for Real Madrid (Spain), then was sent on loan to
Universidad Complutense of LEB1, one of the highest minor leagues in Spain, in order to receive more playing time...In 17 games
for Universidad Complutense, averaged 18.6 points and 7.5 rebounds, shooting .555 from the field (95-171). Went 23-52 (.442)
from Downtown...In five Euroleague games with Real Madrid, notched 2.0 ppg and 1.2 rpg over 7.6 mpg…2000-01: Played for
Alvik’s second team in Stockholm, Sweden...Spent summer with Real Madrid’s summer league entry in Alcoi Summer
League...2001-02: Played majority of the season for Real Madrid II in the EBA league, with 17.4 ppg and 8.7 rpg over 15 games.
Shot .518 from the field (88-170), and was 17-88 (.193) from three-point range...Elevated to Real Madrid when injuries struck
team. Notched 1.7 ppg and 1.0 rpg over 6.7 mpg in six games, becoming (at 16) the youngest player ever to appeared for Real
Madrid’s varsity squad.
Personal: Maciej Boleslaw Lampe...Name pronounced MAH-chick LOMP-ay...Moved with his family at age six from Poland to
Stockholm, Sweden...Gave up ice hockey for basketball at age 12, when he was already nearly six feet tall...Played in the
European Championships for Juniors in 2002...Member of the Polish Junior National Team and previously a member of the Cadet
Team...Speaks five languages (English, Polish, Swedish, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian)...Admires the games of Magic Johnson
and Poland’s Pawel Malesa...Hosted 250 youngsters at a clinic at Basketball City hours before the Aug. 14, 2003 blackout.
Slavko Vranes #29
Center
HEIGHT: 7-5
WEIGHT: 275
BIRTHDATE: JAN. 30, 1983
BIRTHPLACE: MONTENEGRO
Career Transactions: Selected in the second round (39th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft…Signed
to contract on Jul. 23, 2003.
2002-03 (Euroleague): Saw limited action in Euroleague play for Buducnost (Serbia &
Montenegro), appearing in all 14 games...Played an average of 9.9 minutes in Euroleague play
with 0.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 1.2 bpg...Saw increased playing time in YUBA League play, where Buducnost finished fourth in regular
season...Had 3.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg and was 14-20 FGA (.700) over 10 games.
As A Professional: One of the tallest players in Europe...Sometimes listed as tall as 7-foot-6...Has been a member of top
European teams, including FMP Zeleznik (Serbia & Montenegro), Efes Pilsen (Turkey) and Buducnost...Runs up and down the
court well for a player of his height, with marked ability to rebound and block shots.
Personal: Vladimir (Slavko) Vranes...Name pronounced SLAV-ko VRA-nich...Has been playing basketball since age 14...Wears a
size 20 shoe...Quote: “I really enjoy being 7-foot-6. Everyone recognizes me, and my friends like the way I am. I don’t want to
change. God made me this way, and I like it.”...Lists Shaquille O’Neal as his hoop idol...Lived in Manhattan during the summer of
’03 with countryman (and fellow Draftee) Darko Milicic of the Pistons.
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