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Paul Pierce
Position
Forward
Height
6'7''
Weight
220 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School
Inglewood HS
A consensus first team All-American in 1998 … Joined teammate Raef LaFrentz on that prestigious team … First team All-Big 12 selection in 1998 … Dallas Morning News Big 12 Player of the Year in 1998 … MVP of the Big 12 Tournament in both 1997 and 1998 … A finalist for the 1998 John Wooden Award … One of just seven players in KU history to score more than 700 points in one season … Ranks 14th in Kansas history for career rebounds (676) … Opted for the NBA draft following his junior season in 1998 and was the 10th pick in the draft by the Boston Celtics … Had his jersey retired at KU during the 2002-03 season.