| #21 ARTHUR TROUSDELL |
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Coach
Ruscoe Comment:
"Young, big forward, quick, great hands, will help on the
boards. NZ Junior Captain."
Favourite
aspects about playing for Rams: Fast style of play. Also older, more experienced
players encourage and teach me new things every training
2000
Basketball Ambitions/Goals: Contribute all I can to Canterbury Rams, Win U20
Nationals (in Wellington)
Personal
Motto: "If you
think you can or can't do something you're right!" and
"Believers are achievers"
Most
Embarrassing Moment (Basketball): Dribbling the ball off my foot when I had a chance
to dunk on a fast- break against my old High School
Most
Difficult Opponent (Team) and Why?: Vic Metro (Australian state age group team)
great athletes with strong fundamentals, unstoppable
Most
Respected Teammate and Why?: Dave Langrell - he voices opinions and helps other
players realise mistakes in a positive manner
Favourite
NBA Team: Los Angeles
Lakers
When
and where did you start playing basketball?: Hawkes Bay 95, aged 13
How
old were you when you first dunked?: 14
Pre-game
routine: Sit quietly
for a while, shoot-around, get warm, ready to play
Superstitions: Don't get haircut on game day
2000 Game Statistics
| Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | TR | AS | ST | BL | TO | FL | PTS | |
| vs Waikato | 14 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| @ Auckland | 25 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| vs Wellington | 25 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| @ Hawkes Bay | 20 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| @ Palmerston North | 27 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| vs North Harbour | 10 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| vs Nelson | 21 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| @ Otago | 38 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| vs Auckland | 16 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| @ Nelson | 17 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| @ North Harbour | 17 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| vs Palmerston North | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Season and Career Statistics
Scoring Statistics:
| Minutes | Field Goals | 3 PT Field Goals | Free Throws | Points | |||||||||||
| GP | Tot | Avg | Made | Att | % | Made | Att | % | Made | Att | % | Tot | Avg | ||
| 2000 | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 37 | 65 | 56.9 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 429 | 82.8 | 98 | 8.2 | |
Other Statistics:
| Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers | Fouls | |||||||||
| Off | Def | Tot | Avg | Tot | Avg | Tot | Avg | Tot | Avg | Tot | Avg | Tot | Avg | |
| 2000 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.8 | 20 | 1.7 | 24 | 2.0 |
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