Christian Laettner

School: 

Duke

Height: 
6-11
Position: 
Center/Forward
Hometown: 
Buffalo, NY
High School: 
Nichols High School
  • Named national player of the year by AP, UPI, USBWA and NABC in 1992
  • Naismith Award and Wooden Award winner in 1992
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1992 and consensus second-team All-American in 1991
  • All-American Recognition: 1991 (Associated Press 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd Team) and 1992 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
  • Ranked 33rd in the nation in scoring in 1992
  • Leading scorer and rebounder for NCAA Tournament champions in 1992 (34-2 record) and 1991 (32-7)
  • Leading rebounder and second-leading scorer for Final Four team in 1990 NCAA Tournament (29-9)
  • Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1991 (46 points, 17 rebounds, 91.3 FT%)
  • Named to All-NCAA Tournament team in 1991 and 1992
  • Averaged 17.7 points and 7.3 rebounds in 23 NCAA Tournament games from 1989 through 1992 (21-2 record)
  • Member of 1992 U.S. Olympic team (4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
  • Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in first round of 1992 NBA draft (3rd pick overall).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1988-89

36

115

159

.723

1

1

1.000

88

121

.727

170

4.7

319

8.9

1989-90

38

194

380

.511

6

12

.500

225

269

.836

364

9.6

619

16.3

1990-91

39

271

471

.575

18

53

.340

211

263

.802

340

8.7

771

19.8

1991-92

35

254

442

.575

54

97

.557

189

232

.815

275

7.9

751

21.5

Totals

148

834

1452

.574

79

163

.485

713

885

.806

1149

7.8

2460

16.6