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PLAYOFFS RECORDS 10-11 REVIEW PLAYERS BBALL OPS FRONT OFFICE
HISTORY
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PLAYERS
2007-08
Averaged 8.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 28.1 minutes for
Phoenix… Was one of only two Suns to play in every game in 2007-08,
along with Leandro Barbosa… Scored in double figures 31 times (11 as
a starter, 20 as a reserve), including two 20-point efforts… Posted four
double-doubles (three pts/rebs, one pts/asts) and had seven double-digit
rebounding efforts… Led all NBA centers and power forwards in assists,
ranking second on the team behind only Steve Nash… As a reserve
averaged 7.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 62 appearances
compared to 11.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a starter…
Averaged 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 35.6 minutes in
five playoff games.
2006-07
Played in 73 games for the Suns, averaging 9.7 points, 4.8 assists and
4.3 rebounds in 31.1 minutes… Shot a career-high .538 from the field
(305-569) and .333 from beyond the three-point line (15-45)… Recorded
a triple-double with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists on Dec. 15
vs. Golden State… The 14 rebounds set a career high, which he tied on
March 22 vs. Sacramento… Scored in double figures 36 times, including
two 20-point efforts… Had five double-figure assists games and three
double-figure rebound games… Averaged 6.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and
3.0 assists in 23.5 minutes in 10 playoff games
2005-06
Named NBA Most Improved Player in his first season with Phoenix…
Averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 35.5 minutes over
81 games, all career highs… Ranked 17th in the NBA in assists and tied
for 31st in rebounds… Was one of only three NBA players (LeBron James,
Jason Kidd) to average at least six rebounds and six assists… Tallied four
triple-doubles – April 16, 2006 (11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs.
L.A. Lakers), April 14, 2006 (11 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists at Golden
State), March 5, 2006 (24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), Jan. 31,
2006 (14 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists at Philadelphia) – trailing only
Kidd (8) and James (6)... His 16 assists at Golden State marked a career
high… Scored in double figures 61 times and reached 20 points 11 times,
including a career-high 31 points on Dec. 26 at Minnesota… Recorded
18 double-figure rebound games and nine double-figure assist games…
Averaged 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 39.8 minutes in
20 playoff games.
2004-05
Played in 66 games for Atlanta, averaging 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and
2.3 assists in 18.2 minutes… Scored in double figures nine times, including
a season-high 20-point outing on April 17 at New York.
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2003-04
Appeared in 76 games for the Hawks as a rookie, averaging 4.5 points,
4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.3 minutes… Scored in double figures
six times and recorded double-figure rebounds on four occasions, posting
one double-double – a 13-point, 12-rebound effort on April 14 at Boston.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Member of the France Senior National Team since 2003… Averaged 9.3
points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the French National Team at
the 2007 European Championships in Madrid, Spain, as France finished
in eighth place… Named captain of the French National Team and led
his club to a fifth-place finish at the 2006 FIBA World Championships
in Japan… Averaged 11.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in nine
games (5-4 record)… Also competed in the European Championships
in 2003 and 2005… Played for Pau Orthez in France from 2000-03,
averaging 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 93 games…
In 2002-03, averaged 7.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 23
contests and connected on 59.6 percent of his shots… Two days after being
drafted by the Hawks, helped his team to their second French League
championship, along with teammate Mickael Pietrus, who was selected by
the Warriors with the 11th overall pick in the 2003 draft… Named 2001
Pro A Newcomer of the Year for Pau Orthez as they took home the league
championship… Played in the league’s All-Star Game and won the slam
dunk contest in 2001-02.
PERSONAL
Full name is Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod… The son of Issa Diaw, a lawyer
in Dakar, Senegal, and Elisabeth Riffiod, who played 13 years and 247
international matches for the French National Team… According to the
Suproleague Yearbook, a basketball publication in France, his mother is
considered to be the best center in French women’s basketball history,
while his father is a former Senegalese high jump champion… He has
two brothers, Martin, who played in the French B (second league) at
Golbey-Epinal, and younger half-brother Papa “Paco” who previously
played guard at Georgia Tech… Created a not-for-profit organization in
2005 (Babac’Ards) to help young Senegalese children become productive
citizens with a focus on education and basketball… Babac’Ards is named
after his Senegalese middle name, Babacar, and a few letters standing
for: Association to Realize Development based on international Solidarity…
Annually holds a basketball camp in Dakar, Senegal… Joined fellow
French NBA players, including Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus, Golden State’s
Ronny Turiaf and Miami’s Yakouba Diawara, at Basketball Without Borders
Europe in Paris, France… Participated in the 2006 Basketball Without
Borders Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa at the America International
School of Johannesburg, where he helped teach awareness of AIDS and
the importance of education.