Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Fullname Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Nickname Z
Position C
Height 7′ 3”
Weight 260
Born 6/5/1975, in Kaunas, Lithuania
High School  4 School, in Kaunas Lithuania
College none
Drafted 1996, 1st round (20th overall)
Attained Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft.
Signed for the remainder of the 2010 season on March 23rd, 2010. Deal for $1.m5 covered the money Z lost in the Wizards buyout.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
   

Notes Tallest player in Cleveland Cavaliers history
Has played with the Cavaliers longer than any other player in history
Cavs All-Time Leader in:
* Games Played
* Offensive Rebounds
* Total Rebounds
* Blocked Shots
Cavs 2nd All-Time in Points Scored

REGULAR SEASON

PER GAME STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
1996-1997 DID NOT PLAY – INJURED
1997-1998 82 29.0 .518 .250 .762 3.40 5.41 8.82 0.9 1.65 0.63 1.78 3.51 13.9
1998-1999 5 34.2 .509 .000 .600 3.40 5.40 8.80 0.8 1.40 0.80 1.80 4.80 15.2
1999-2000 DID NOT PLAY – INJURED
2000-2001 24 25.7 .487 .000 .679 2.71 3.96 6.67 0.8 1.54 0.62 2.50 3.25 11.7
2001-2002 62 21.4 .425 .000 .754 2.19 3.19 5.39 1.1 1.35 0.27 1.52 3.02 11.1
2002-2003 81 30.0 .441 .000 .781 2.96 4.58 7.54 1.6 1.88 0.69 2.59 3.38 17.2
2003-2004 81 31.3 .483 .286 .746 3.44 4.62 8.06 1.2 2.48 0.48 2.01 3.42 15.3
2004-2005 78 33.5 .468 .286 .799 3.83 4.78 8.62 1.3 2.12 0.68 2.45 4.01 16.9
2005-2006 78 29.3 .506 .000 .834 3.14 4.44 7.58 1.2 1.74 0.49 1.99 3.59 15.6
2006-2007 78 27.3 .485 .000 .807 3.10 4.58 7.68 1.6 1.26 0.62 1.81 3.29 11.9
2007-2008 73 30.4 .474 .000 .802 3.60 5.74 9.34 1.4 1.64 0.47 1.85 3.38 14.1
2008-2009 65 27.2 .472 .385 .799 2.42 5.12 7.54 1.0 1.29 0.43 1.38 2.82 12.9
2009-2010 64 20.9 .443 .478 .743 1.78 3.61 5.39 0.8 0.78 0.22 0.98 2.86 7.4
Totals 771 28.3 .475 .313 .780 3.03 4.63 7.66 1.2 1.65 0.52 1.89 3.36 13.8
TOTALS STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA OFF DEF TOT AST BLK STL TO PF DQ PTS
1996-1997 DID NOT PLAY – INJURED
1997-1998 82 2379 454-876 1-4 230-302 279 444 723 71 135 52 146 288 4 1139
1998-1999 5 171 29-57 0-0 18-30 17 27 44 4 7 4 9 24 1 76
1999-2000 DID NOT PLAY – INJURED
2000-2001 24 616 114-234 0-2 53-78 65 95 160 18 37 15 60 78 0 281
2001-2002 62 1329 241-567 0-5 208-276 136 198 334 70 84 17 94 187 4 690
2002-2003 81 2432 495-1122 0-5 400-512 240 371 611 127 152 56 210 274 4 1390
2003-2004 81 2539 466-965 2-7 303-406 279 374 653 97 201 39 163 277 3 1237
2004-2005 78 2615 458-979 2-7 402-503 299 373 672 100 165 53 191 313 3 1320
2005-2006 78 2283 450-889 0-5 317-380 245 346 591 91 136 38 155 280 2 1217
2006-2007 78 2130 385-793 0-1 155-192 242 357 599 123 98 48 141 257 2 925
2007-2008 73 2222 417-879 0-1 195-243 263 419 682 104 120 34 135 247 1 1029
2008-2009 65 1765 342-724 15-39 139-174 157 333 490 64 84 28 90 183 0 838
2009-2010 64 1339 194-438 11-23 75-101 114 231 345 48 50 14 63 183 1 474
Totals 771 21820 4045-8523 31-99 2495-3197 2336 3568 5904 917 1269 398 1457 2591 25 10616

PLAYOFFS

PLAYOFF PER GAME STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
1997-1998 4 36.8 .571 .000 .520 3.50 4.00 7.50 0.5 1.25 0.50 2.50 5.50 17.2
2005-2006 13 27.2 .454 .000 .075 2.54 3.77 6.31 0.8 2.08 4.23 1.85 3.54 10.4
2006-2007 20 32.5 .492 .000 .838 3.30 6.35 9.65 0.8 0.80 0.45 1.60 3.00 12.6
2007-2008 13 30.2 .479 .000 .818 2.54 5.00 7.54 1.6 1.08 0.38 1.62 2.69 13.1
2008-2009 14 29.1 .449 .154 .636 1.93 5.86 7.79 1.2 0.93 0.36 0.64 3.36 10.5
2009-2010 7 9.9 .385 .000 .667 1.00 0.57 1.57 0.4 1.00 0.00 0.14 1.43 1.7
Totals 71 28.4 .477 .154 .292 2.54 4.83 7.37 1.0 1.15 1.07 1.37 3.10 11.0
PLAYOFF TOTALS STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA OFF DEF TOT AST BLK STL TO PF DQ PTS
1997-1998 4 147 28-49 0-0 13-25 14 16 30 2 5 2 10 22 2 69
2005-2006 13 354 54-119 0-0 27-361 33 49 82 10 27 55 24 46 1 135
2006-2007 20 649 97-197 0-0 57-68 66 127 193 17 16 9 32 60 1 251
2007-2008 13 393 67-140 0-0 36-44 33 65 98 21 14 5 21 35 0 170
2008-2009 14 407 62-138 2-13 21-33 27 82 109 17 13 5 9 47 0 147
2009-2010 7 69 5-13 0-0 2-3 7 4 11 3 7 0 1 10 0 12
Totals 71 2019 313-656 2-13 156-534 180 343 523 70 82 76 97 220 4 784

ALL-STAR

All-STAR PER GAME STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
2002-2003 1 4.0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.0
2004-2005 1 17.0 .625 .000 1.000 3.00 4.00 7.00 1.0 2.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 12.0
Totals 2 10.5 .556 .000 1.000 1.50 2.00 3.50 0.5 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.50 6.0
ALL-STAR TOTALS STATISTICS
REBOUNDS
Year G MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA OFF DEF TOT AST BLK STL TO PF DQ PTS
2002-2003 1 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2004-2005 1 17 5-8 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 2 0 12
Totals 2 21 5-9 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 1 2 0 2 3 0 12

| datetime August 10, 2009 8:13 pm

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