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CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Houston in the First Round (15th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft... Traded with
Jim Jackson to the New Orleans Hornets for David Wesley on 12/27/04... Traded to the New Jersey Nets for Marc
Jackson, Linton Johnson and cash on 2/23/06. 2005-06: Averaged 4.1 ppg and 1.7 rpg this season … Averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.0 rpg in 11 games as a Net… Played in 25 games with New Orleans/Okla. City, making 13 starts… Averaged 5.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg as a member of the Hornets… Has recorded 24 DNP – Coach’s Decisions (six with Hornets and 18 with Nets) and was on the Inactive List for 23 games this season with the Hornets… Has recorded seven games with 10+ points… Missed 21 games with a sprained right knee… Tallied nine points and two rebounds in 23 minutes on 4/19 vs. New York… Recorded a season-high 14 points at Philadelphia on 4/18… Recorded two points, three rebounds and two assists in seven minutes off the bench on 3/27 vs. Phoenix… Had one assist and logged one minute off the bench in his first appearance as a Net on 2/26 vs. Indiana… Recorded 12 points and four rebounds on 11/18 vs. Atlanta as a member of the Hornets… Recorded 12 points and tied a season-high with five rebounds on 11/15 at Miami while with the Hornets… Tied his career-high with six assists on 11/2 at Cleveland as a member of New Orleans/Okla. City. PRO CAREER: Has averages of 4.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 166 games over four NBA seasons. 2004-2005: Averaged 8.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 55 games with the Hornets after being acquired from Houston… Finished 37th in the NBA in three-point percentage… Led or tied for the team lead in scoring twice, in rebounds once and in assists twice… Scored in double figures 23 times… Hit eight consecutive three-pointers over two games (2/9 at POR and 2/11 vs. GSW)… Started four games, averaging 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds… Had his best stretch of the season from 2/4-11 when he averaged 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting .656 (21-32) from the floor and .722 (13-18) from three-point range over five games… Shot .645 (20-31) from three-point range over 10 games from 2/5-28… Averaged 11.5 points when he played 20 or more minutes and 3.7 points when he played less than 20 minutes… Posted career-high totals in every statistical category… Scored a career-high 21 points 2/5 at UTA on 6-8 shooting from the field (including 4-5 from three-point range)… Went 5-5 from three-point range 2/11 vs. GSW and finished with 19 points on 7-9 shooting… Had 17 points 3/28 vs. CLE, including the jumper that sent the game to overtime… Seven points and seven rebounds in his Hornets debut 12/29 vs. PHO… Averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 16 games with Houston before being traded to New Orleans… Missed nine games on the Injured List from 12/4-22 with plantar fasciitis of his left foot. 2003-04: Averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 45 games (three starts)… Set a season high with 12 points 11/3 at CHI (made four of four three-point attempts)… Tied his season high of 12 points and set a career-high with six assists 4/14 vs. DAL… Scored 11 points in a career-high 41 minutes 4/12 at SEA… Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds 3/24 vs. TOR… Recorded a career-high three steals twice… Had nine points 11/28 at SAC, including a career-high seven free throws. 2002- 03: Averaged 2.1 points and 0.8 rebounds in 14 games as a rookie with Houston… Scored a season-high five points three times… Started in his second NBA game, scoring three points 11/1 at DEN…. Missed 24 games on the Injured List with a left groin strain. CAREER PLAYOFFS: Has played in a total of six playoff games with Houston and New Jersey, averaging 2.3 ppg and 1.0 rpg… 2006: Appeared in one game, playing one minute on 4/25 vs. Indiana… 2004: Played in five playoff games for the Houston Rockets, averaging 2.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg. EUROPEAN CAREER: 2001-02: Helped Benetton Treviso to the European Final Four in his first year as a starter with the team… Averaged 12.9 points and 3.7 rebounds on .475 shooting (including .333 from three-point range) in Euroleague play and 13.7 points and 4.1 rebounds on .604 shooting (including .374 from three-point range) in Italian League play… 2000-01: Averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in Italian play and 3.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in Euroleague play for Benneton… Was the youngest foreign player in the Italian A-1 League… 1999- 00: Averaged 9.0 points and 2.6 rebounds for Pivovarna Lesko in Slovenia… Also played in the Slovenian All-Star Game and the Nike Hoop Summit games… 1998-99: Averaged 12.3 points and 2.3 rebounds for Maribor in Slovenia… Also played in the Slovenian All-Star Game and the Nike Hoop Summit games… 1997-98: Began his professional career by averaging 7.4 points and 2.4 rebounds to help Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana win the Slovenian national championship. |
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| First name is pronounced “BOAST-jon” and last name is pronounced “NOCK-bar”… Nicknamed “Boki”… Participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program in Beijing, China in summer 2005 (consists of basketball instructional camps for kids that promotes leadership, education, sportsmanship and healthy living) along with former teammate Yao Ming… Played for current Phoenix coach Mike D’Antoni and alongside Nikoloz Tskitishvili while with Benetton Treviso in Italy… Has a younger brother, Grega, who played basketball for the University of Houston… Enjoys surfing on the Internet, playing cards and reading in his spare time… Also a fan of baseball. | ||
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