#21 ARTHUR TROUSDELL



Position: Small / Power Forward
DOB: 21/4/81
Height: 2.01m
Weight: 93kg
Birthplace: Lower Hutt, Wellington
Occupation: Student
High School: Hastings Boys High
University: Canterbury
Seasons in NBL: 2nd
2000 Club Team: University
Marital Status: Single

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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