 |
|
 | Class:
Sophomore
|
| Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| High School:
Patrick Henry HS
|
|
| Height / Weight:
6-8 / 230
|
| Position:
Forward
|
|
|
|
|
2001-02
Played in six games before missing rest of season due to shoulder and hip injuries ... Came off bench in season opener but started next five games ... Averaged 4.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots in his six outings ... Eight of his 11 blocks came in the first three games of the season ... Rejected four shots in first game against Central Connecticut ... Scored a season-high seven points at Michigan State in season's second contest ... Grabbed season-high seven boards in each of first two games ... Shot .618 from the field (11-for-18) and .750 from the foul line (3-for-4).
2000-01
Played in 26 games and started in six ... Came off the bench in his last 12 games ... Averaged 2.3 points and 4.3 rebounds (board average ranked fifth on team) in 16.0 minutes per contest ... Registered seven rebounds in three of the last eight games ... Grabbed 17 boards over a two-game span at Texas Tech and Kansas State ... Scored a career-high seven points and had seven boards, two assists and two blocks in a two-point win at Missouri Feb. 19 ... Blocked a career-high five shots (all in first half) against Kansas Jan. 13 ... Shot .523 from the field but just .389 from the free throw line ... Made six of his final 10 free throws attempts ... Led team with 23 blocked shots (0.9 per game) ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and missed two games in December while recovering.
High School
Earned first-team All-State honors at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minn., his senior season... Named Minneapolis City Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year ... Averaged 17.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocked shots per game as a senior ... Led team to a 29-1 record and Class 3A state title ... Named to the state tournament's all-tournament team ... Squad finished the season ranked 22nd by USA Today ... Surpassed the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks for his career ... A four-year varsity starter ... Coached by Larry McKenzie.
Personal
Full name is Johnnie Robert Lamont Gilbert ... Born March 8, 1981, in Chicago, Ill. ... Parents are Vivian and Adolphus Kiyee ... Earned two high school letters in football ... Shoe size of 18 is largest on team ... Favorite athlete of all-time is Shaquille O'Neal ... Says Red Foxx is the person he'd most like to meet ... Also recruited by Iowa State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers and Saint Louis ... Says he selected OU because of its family atmosphere ... Claims the most impressive thing about Coach Sampson is his walk ... Hobbies and interests include playing golf, water polo and horseback riding ... Favorite sport other than basketball is ice hockey ... Majoring in journalism and minoring in education.
|
